Daichi Taniguchi

Daichi Taniguchi
谷口大智
	At the pre-game show in 2016
No. 55 – Hiroshima Dragonflies
Position	Center / Forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	April 15, 1990; Tawaramoto, Nara[1]
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Rakunan (Kyoto, Japan); South Kent School (South Kent, Connecticut);
College	Arizona Western College (2010–2012); Southeastern Oklahoma State (2013–2015);
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2019	Akita Northern Happinets
2019-	Hiroshima Dragonflies
Career highlights and awards
	3× Japanese High School Champions[2]; Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Champion (2012);

Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League in Japan.[3]He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy.[4] In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges.[5][6][7] He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016-17. He has been named the new Akita captain after Toshino's departure in November 2018.[8]He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict.[9] Use of the moai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination, and it's also used frequently in Taniguchi's posts.[10][11] He signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies on June 24, 2019.[12][13]

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Arizona Western	32			.450	.380	.810	2.063	0.313	0.375	0.344	6.4
2011-12	Arizona Western	29			.350	.200	.570	1.828	0.448	0.103	0.310	3.8
2013-14	SE OK State	27	16	24.3	.372	.351	.667	2.67	1.74	0.52	0.37	5.52
2014-15	SE OK State	9	2	6.4	.100	.111	.000	0.22	0.33	0	0	0.33

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
bj League 2015-16	Akita	24		6.4	43.4	0	50	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	2.1
B League 2016-17	Akita	58	37	18.1	36.1	31.6	25	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.5	5.4
B League 2017-18	Akita	60	35	15.3	36.5	31.8	64	2.9	1.2	1	0.2	5.8
B League 2018-19	Akita	58		8.4	35.0	34.2	50.0	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.1	3.4
B League 2019-20	Hiroshima	45		9.0	43.1	39.0	72.2	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	3.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016-17	Akita	2		20.00	.118	.133	.500	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	3.5
2017-18	Akita	5	4	9.39	.435	.421	1.000	1.4	0.6	0.4	0	6.0

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Akita	2	2	18:04	.500	.571	.000	2.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2018	Akita	2	1	7:55	.143	.143	.500	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	2.0
2019	Hiroshima	3	0	14:03	.231	.000	.500	1.7	1.3	1.3	0.3	3.0

Preseason games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Akita	2	1	8.5	.333	.200	.000	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.5

Source: Changwon1 Changwon2

Personal

He is the son of Kimiya and Sachiko Taniguchi.[14] His brother Hiroki plays for the Shiga Lakestars of the B.League.[15]

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External links

References

"有名人ナビ出身都道府県編". 有名人ナビ　アイディーエス.
Abe, Kengo (30 December 2008). "洛南が日本人だけで３連覇／高校バスケ". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Odeven, Ed (September 15, 2015). "Dream Games provide taste of sport's future in Japan". The Japan Times.
Nikkan Sports (30 December 2007). "洛南連覇の立役者は谷口／高校バスケ". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
"第2回奨学生の近況報告｜奨学生経過報告｜スラムダンク奨学金". slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp.
"Shueisha Interviews Inoue Takehiko on Slam Dunk Scholarship and Basketball | ComiPress". www.comipress.com.
"Two Japanese Boys Chosen for 2nd Slam Dunk Scholarship". Anime News Network.
"チームキャプテン選出のお知らせ". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
"【イベント報告】#55 谷口大智選手が上新城小学校の皆様とヤマメの稚魚放流事業に参加しました！". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
Taniguchi, Daichi (7 January 2019). "無事帰宅しました". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
https://twitter.com/mayoayu6182/status/1107937252582125568
"#55谷口大智選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ". 広島ドラゴンフライズ.
"Japanese Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.
"Daichi Taniguchi - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics.
"選手/スタッフ/チアリスト". 川崎ブレイブサンダース.

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[1] "有名人ナビ出身都道府県編". 有名人ナビ　アイディーエス.

[2] Abe, Kengo (30 December 2008). "洛南が日本人だけで３連覇／高校バスケ". Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[3] Odeven, Ed (September 15, 2015). "Dream Games provide taste of sport's future in Japan". The Japan Times.

[4] Nikkan Sports (30 December 2007). "洛南連覇の立役者は谷口／高校バスケ". Retrieved 28 September 2016.

[5] "第2回奨学生の近況報告｜奨学生経過報告｜スラムダンク奨学金". slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp.

[6] "Shueisha Interviews Inoue Takehiko on Slam Dunk Scholarship and Basketball | ComiPress". www.comipress.com.

[7] "Two Japanese Boys Chosen for 2nd Slam Dunk Scholarship". Anime News Network.

[8] "チームキャプテン選出のお知らせ". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.

[9] "【イベント報告】#55 谷口大智選手が上新城小学校の皆様とヤマメの稚魚放流事業に参加しました！". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.

[10] Taniguchi, Daichi (7 January 2019). "無事帰宅しました". Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[11] ttps://twitter.com/mayoayu6182/status/1107937252582125568

[12] "#55谷口大智選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ". 広島ドラゴンフライズ.

[13] "Japanese Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC.

[14] "Daichi Taniguchi - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Oklahoma State University Athletics.

[15] "選手/スタッフ/チアリスト". 川崎ブレイブサンダース.