Daiji Yamada

Daiji Yamada (山田 大治、born June 8, 1981) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for Toyama Grouses of the Japanese B.League. Yamada also is a long-time member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1] He made his debut for the national team in 1999 at the FIBA World Championship for Junior Men

Daiji Yamada
No. 8 Toyama Grouses
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1981-06-08) June 8, 1981
Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolOsaka
CollegeNihon University

Yamada averaged 7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[2] In his most recent national team appearance, Yamada averaged 10 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for the Japanese at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 tournament.[3] Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.

Yamada played professionally with Hokkaido in the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Yamada entered the month-long winter break averaging 14 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for the Alvark.[4]

References

  1. Player Profile Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  2. "FIBA Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  3. "FIBA Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  4. Daiji Yamada at asia-basket.com
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