Makoto Hasegawa

Makoto Hasegawa (長谷川誠, born 2 April 1971) is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player.[6] Hasegawa was the head coach of Akita Northern Happinets.[7] He is the first Japanese player ever to play in the American Basketball Association. Because of his trademark bushy goatee, his nickname is "hige" in Akita.[8] He played for Kosei Club and Akita Northern Bisons as an amateur in his home prefecture.[9][10][11] Currently he serves as an unaffiliated director of the Akita Happinets and the Japan national 3x3 team coach.

For the Japanese dancer and actor, see Makoto Hasegawa (dancer).

Makoto Hasegawa

Hasegawa (2010)
Akita Northern Happinets
Position	Unaffiliated director
League	B.League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born	(1971-04-02) April 2, 1971 Omonogawa, Akita
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Noshiro Technical (Noshiro, Akita)
College	Nihon University
Playing career	1994–2013
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2014–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996	Matsushita Electric
1996–2000	Zexel Blue Winds
2000–2001	San Diego Wildfire
2001–2002	Isuzu Motors Giga Cats
2002–2010	Niigata Albirex BB
2010–2013	Akita Northern Happinets
As coach:
2014–2017	Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2018	Japan national 3x3 team
2018-present	Japan national 3x3 team (associate)
Career highlights and awards
As player: Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (1994) 2x Japan Basketball League MVP (1994, 1996) 2x JBL free throw percentage leaders (1994, 1997) Japan Basketball League All-Star JBL Assist Leader (1997) bj league All-Star (2006) 2x Japanese college champion (1992, 1993) 3x Japanese high school champion (1987–1989)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Japan FIBA Asia Cup 1995 Seoul Japan 1997 Riyadh Japan Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Japan Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Japan FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 1990 Nagoya Japan Basketball coaching Representing  Japan FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup 2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3 2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series 2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1] 2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2] 2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4] 2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

Professional career

San Diego Wildfire

In 2000 Hasegawa signed with the San Diego Wildfire, but the Japanese Jordan suffered from dirty uniforms and undelivered checks. SDW never had a single telecast or radio broadcast, a team that one night drew only 236 fans to the Sports Arena.[12] The team's trainer, equipment manager, and cheerleaders all left and the club folded in disgrace in 2001. Former NBA players, LaSalle Thompson and Dane Suttle served as head coach.[13]

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
2005-06	Niigata	26	3	14.8	.426	.364	.838	1.9	1.8	0.3	0.0	6.4
2006-07	Niigata	37	29	18.5	.476	.372	.861	1.5	2.2	0.6	0.0	7.9
2007-08	Niigata	34		11.8	.391	.273	.857	1.3	1.4	0.4	0.0	4.4
2008-09	Niigata	49	32	11.9	.451	.333	.811	1.1	1.6	0.2	0.0	4.9
2009-10	Niigata	15	9	7.6	.389	.286	.846	0.7	1.2	0.1	0.0	2.7
2010-11	Akita	33	1	10.8	.407	.352	.757	1.0	1.5	0.3	0.0	5.3
2011-12	Akita	18	2	6.8	.296	.214	1.000	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.0	1.3
2012-13	Akita	10		4.6	.353	.286	.000	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.0	1.4
Career 2005-13		222		12.1	.428	.331	.834	1.2	1.5	0.3	0.0	5.0

Playoff games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Akita	2		14.5	.375	.000	.000	3.0	4.5	0.5	0.0	3.0
2011-12	Akita	3		2.3	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

National team

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998	World Cup Japan	5		13.48	.269	.250	.875	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.8

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Akita	2014-15	52	41	11	.788	1st in Eastern	7	5	2	.714	Eastern Champions
Akita	2015-16	52	35	17	.673	3rd in Eastern	6	5	1	.833	3rd place
Akita	2016-17	60	18	42	.300	5th in Eastern	—	—	—	—	relegated to B2
Career		164	94	70	.573		13	10	3	.769

External links

• Universiade 1995

References

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3. "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
4. "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
5. "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
6. "Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
7. "Akita continues inspired play under rookie head coach Hasegawa". 27 December 2014.
8. "Akita veteran guard Hasegawa to retire after season". 3 April 2013.
9. Nagasan (2 July 2017). "秋田県民体育大会". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
10. Tamtam (8 July 2017). "ハピネッツの長谷川前監督の勇姿". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
11. achako (8 July 2017). "初めて観た3×3". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
12. San Diego Union-Tribune (16 April 2001). "MISADVENTURES OF THE SAN DIEGO WILDFIRE". Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
13. San Diego Magazine (17 May 2007). "Hoop Dreams". Retrieved 26 January 2017.