Yuki Togashi

Yuki Togashi (富樫 勇樹, Togashi Yūki, born 30 July 1993) is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League in Japan.

Yuki Togashi

No. 2 – Chiba Jets Funabashi
Position	Point guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	30 July 1993 Shibata, Niigata
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Montrose Christian (Rockville, Maryland)
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Akita Northern Happinets
2014–2015	Texas Legends
2015–present	Chiba Jets
Career highlights and awards
B.League MVP (2019) B.League All-Star Game MVP (2017) bj league Best Five Team (2014) bj league All-Star Game MVP (2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Japan Asian Games 2014 South Korea Team competition

Early life

Born in Shibata, Niigata, Togashi moved to the United States in 2009 where he attended Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland.[1][2] During his three-year career at Montrose, he played on the Mustangs' nationally ranked teams including the 2011 squad that captured the ESPN RISE National High School Invitational (NHSI) with a double-overtime victory against Oak Hill Academy. He graduated in 2012, and after not receiving any NCAA Division I scholarship offers, he returned to Japan.[3]

Professional career

Japan

Akita years

In January 2013, Togashi signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj league. In his debut game on 2 February 2013, he recorded 15 points, 11 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in a win over the Toyama Grouses.[4][5] He went on to play 30 games for the Happinets in the second half of the 2012–13 season, averaging 14.5 points, 6.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 37.2 minutes per game.

Togashi re-joined the Akita Northern Happinets for the 2013–14 season where he managed his first full professional season. In 58 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 7.6 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 36.8 minutes per game. He subsequently became the youngest player to be named to the bj league's Best Five Team, and was named the MVP of the league's All-Star game, held in January 2014.[6]

NBA and D-League

In July 2014, Togashi joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he was the shortest player in the competition and subsequently became a fan favorite.[2][7] In four summer league games, he averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per game.[8] On 15 October 2014, he signed with the Mavericks,[9] only to be waived by the team six days later.[10]

On 1 November 2014, Togashi was selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[11] He was later traded to the Texas Legends on draft night, the Mavericks' D-League affiliate team.[12] He officially joined the Legends on 20 November 2014,[13] and made his debut the following day, playing four minutes and recording one steal in a loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors.[14] On 20 February 2015, Togashi suffered a left ankle injury which later ruled him out for the rest of the season.[15] A month later, he was waived by the Legends.[16] In 25 games for the Legends, he averaged two points and one assist in 8.3 minutes per game.[15]

Italy

On 12 August 2015, Togashi signed a try-out contract with Italian Serie A side Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari.[17][18] He later parted ways with Sassari on 20 September 2015 before appearing in a game for them.[19]

Return to Japan

On 9 October 2015, Togashi signed with the Chiba Jets of the Japanese National Basketball League.[20]

On 15 May 2019, Togashi was named B.League MVP for the 2018–19 season.[21]

International career

In 2014, Togashi was a member of the Japanese national team that competed in the William Jones Cup and the Asian Games, winning bronze in the latter tournament.[22]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Akita	26	23	36.7	.411	.371	.556	2.9	6.1	1.2	0.1	14.3
2013–14	Akita	52	52	36.4	.399	.351	.833	2.9	7.9*	1.1	0.1	15.6
2014–15	TEX	25	1	8.3	.429	.455	.667	0.4	1.0	0.2	0.0	2.0
2015–16	Chiba	43	5	16.6	.389	.394	.722	1.0	2.0	0.6	0.0	5.2
2016–17	Chiba	60	60	29.4	.391	.354	.881	2.4	4.0	0.8	0.0	13.2
2017–18	Chiba	50	46	27.8	.474	.418	.838	1.9	5.3	0.9	0.0	15.7
2018–19	Chiba	60	60	25.31	.426	.377	.778	1.9	5.5	0.78	0.07	14.0
2019–20	Chiba	40	35	27.0	.407	.344	.851	2.3	6.5*	0.7	0.0	14.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Akita	6	6	31.17	.544	.500	.800	2.33	6.17	0.5	0.17	21.33
2016–17	Chiba	2	2	33.46	.296	.000	.833	1.5	6.0	1.5	0.0	10.5
2017–18	Chiba	6	6	26.24	.291	.214	.857	1.2	5.5	1.17	0	7.3
2018–19	Chiba	5	5	28.31	.493	.421	.500	2.6	8.4	1.0	0	17.6

All-star games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	B.White	1	1	18.55	.385	.400	.000	0.0	5.0	3.0	0	12.0

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Chiba	3	3	23.52	.425	.308	.625	1.3	3.3	1.0	0	14.3
2019	Chiba	2	2	23:06	.278	.000	1.000	2.5	5.5	1.5	0	8.5

References

1. Odeven, Ed (13 July 2014). "Togashi debuts for Mavericks in Summer League loss to Knicks". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
2. Cato, Tim (18 July 2014). "Who is Yuki Togashi? Meet the NBA Summer League's fan favorite". SBNation.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
3. Simms, Brandy (24 July 2014). "NBA summer league features Montrose Christian alum". TheSentinel.com. Montgomery Sentinel Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
4. Odeven, Ed (3 February 2013). "Togashi shines in Northern Happinets debut". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
5. Odeven, Ed (15 February 2013). "Akita rookie Togashi shows talent, promise right away". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
6. Odeven, Ed (2 July 2014). "Togashi invited to Mavericks tryout camp". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
7. Carson, Dan (17 July 2014). "5'7" Japanese PG Yuki Togashi Is Taking over the NBA Summer League". BleacherReport.com. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
8. "2014 Summer League Player Profile – Yuki Togashi". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
9. "Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent guard Yuki Togashi". Mavs.com. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
10. "MAVERICKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON GRIFFIN AND TOGASHI". Mavs.com. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
11. "2014 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT BOARD". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
12. "Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Rights to Millsavljevic, Vereen, Mollet, & Hubbard in 5 Team Trade". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
13. "Texas Legends Activate Yuki Togashi". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
14. "Felix, Williams Lead Warriors to Road Win Over Legends". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
15. "Legends guard Togashi sidelined for rest of D-League season". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
16. "NBA D-League 2014–15 Transactions". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
17. "In casa biancoblu arriva Yuki Togashi". DinamoBasket.com (in Italian). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
18. "Dinamo Sassari signs Yuki Togashi to a tryout contract". Sportando.com. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
19. "Dinamo Sassari, Yuki Togashi part ways". Sportando.com. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
20. "Yuki Togashi signs with Chiba Jets". Sportando.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
21. "Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP". The Japan Times. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
22. Nagatsuka, Kaz (26 August 2014). "Togashi, Takeuchi twins named to Japan's 12-man squad for Asian Games". JapanTimes.co.jp. The Japan Times Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

External links

• Eurobasket.com Profile
• NBA D-League Profile