{{short description|Japanese basketball player}} {{for|the quiz player and QuizKnock member|Takuya Kawamura (QuizKnock)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Takuya Kawamura | image = 川村卓也.jpg | league = B.League | team = Nishinomiya Storks | number = 0 | height_cm = 193 | weight_kg = 92 | position = Shooting guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|24}} | birth_place = Morioka, Iwate, Japan | high school = Morioka Minami | career_start = 2005 | career_end = | years1 = 2005–2008 | team1 =OSG | years2 = 2008–2013 | team2 = Link Tochigi Brex | years3 = 2013–2015 | team3 =Wakayama Trians | years4 = 2015–2016 | team4 = Mitsubishi Electric | years5 = 2016–2019 | team5 = Yokohama B-Corsairs | years6 = 2019–2021 | team6 = SeaHorses Mikawa | years7= 2021–present | team7 = Nishinomiya Storks | highlights = * Japan Basketball League Rookie of the Year (2006) * 3× JBL Scoring leader (2009–2011) * 4× JBL Best5 (2006, 2008–2010) * JBL All-star (2009) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{bk|JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA Asia Challenge}} {{MedalSilver | 2010 Beirut|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|William Jones Cup}} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Taipei|Team}} }} {{nihongo|'''Takuya Kawamura'''|川村 卓也|Kawamura Takuya|extra=born 24 April 1986}} is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://b-corsairs.com/roster/takuya_kawamura.html |title=Takuya Kawamura |access-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketballking.jp/news/japan/20170302/8722.html|title = 【連載】"破天荒Bリーガー"川村卓也の「意趣タク逸」Vol.01 100問100答チャレンジ}}</ref> In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itplanning.co.jp/home-en/inoue/log/161129 |title=INOUE TAKEHIKO ON THE WEB {{!}} The Offense Machine and Japanese Basketball |website=itplanning.co.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704041200/http://itplanning.co.jp/home-en/inoue/log/161129 |archive-date=2017-07-04}} </ref> and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.
==His notable buzzer beaters==
*On May 14, 2017, he hit a buzzer beater in a relegation game 3 against Akita Northern Happinets to a win 17–16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/24537/|title=【試合結果】5/14（日）B1残留プレーオフ2016-17 1回戦 vs横浜ビー・コルセアーズ＠CNAアリーナ☆あきた（秋田市立体育館）}}</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTOnwVRqK2Y Video] *In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMi8eMJLp0 Video] *On February 4, 2017, in a B.League regular season game, he sank a buzzer-beating to win the game against the Chiba Jets, 72–70. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=hC9tPduLbYQ Video] *One of the greatest clutch shooters in basketball world history
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
=== NBA Summer League ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|2009-10 |style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix Suns | 1 || 0 || 4.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 |- {{end box}}
=== Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | align="left" | 2005-06 | align="left" rowspan="3" | OSG | || || || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" | 2006-07 | || || || || || || || || || || |- | align="left" | 2007-08 | 35 ||34 ||35.9 ||.436 || .417 ||.812 || 4.1 || 1.7 ||1.2 || 0.1 || 14.6 |- | align="left" | 2008-09 | align="left" rowspan="5" | Tochigi | 35 || || 35.7 || .408 || .408 || .742 || 4.5 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.4 |- | align="left" | 2009-10 | 40 || ||33.5 || .430 || .375 || .754 ||3.8 || 2.7 || 1.3 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.5 |- | align="left" | 2010-11 | 28 || ||34.2 || .395 || .354 ||.714 || 4.8 || 2.7 || 1.1 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|19.5 |- | align="left" | 2011-12 | 37 ||36 ||35.0 || .412 || .404 ||.838 || 3.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|4.5 || 1.7 || 0.1 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|20.4 |- | align="left" | 2012-13 |30 || 28||34.5 ||.428 || .435 || .776 || 3.9 || 3.7 ||1.2 || 0.0 || 18.3 |- | align="left" | 2013-14 | align="left" rowspan="2" | Wakayama | 46 ||39 || 35.3 || .430 || .396 || .811 || 3.1 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 19.2 |- | align="left" | 2014-15 | 9 ||4 || 27.0 || .388 || .321 || .914 || 2.2 || 3.6 || 1.8 || 0.2 || 15.9 |- | align="left" | 2015-16 | align="left" | Mitsubishi | 42 ||30 || 21.6|| .394 || .397 || .667 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | 2016-17 | align="left" rowspan="3" | Yokohama | 59 || 57||29.5 ||.402 || .321 || .781 || 3.1 || 3.3 || 0.9 ||0.1 ||13.4 |- | align="left" | 2017-18 | 57 || 43||29.6 ||.416 || .368|| .807 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.8 ||0.1 || 13.6 |- | align="left" | 2018-19 | 59 ||53 ||31.3 ||.426 ||.360 ||.856 ||2.6 ||4.5 ||1.3 ||0.1 ||15.6 |- |}
=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|2016-17 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 4 ||4 || 26.37 || .353 || .286 || .826 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.25 || 0.75 || 15.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2016-17 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 1 || 1 || 19.48 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 2.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2017-18 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 4 || 4 || 28.42 || .411 || .333 || .826 || 4.8 || 5.8 || 0.75 || 0 || 18.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2018-19 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 3 || 3 || 25.21 || .429 || .125 || .929 || 2.3 || 5.7 || 1.0 || 0.67 || 12.7 |- {{end box}}
=== Early cup games ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|2017 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 2 || 2 || 29.59 || .438 || .500 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 9.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2018 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama |2 || 2 || 27.34 || .367 || .364 || 1.000 || 3.5 || 3.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 16.5 |- {{end box}}
=== All-star games ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|2019 |style="text-align:left;"|B.White | 1 || 1 || 20.01 || .545 || .375 || .000 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 15.0 |- {{end box}}
=== National team statistics ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |style="text-align:left;"|2006 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 5 || || 11.00 || .263 || .235 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 2.8 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2007 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 8 || || 22.07 || .451 || .477 || .500 || 2.1 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0 || 14.6 |-
|style="text-align:left;"|2011 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 9 || || 29.13 || .398 || .356 || .826 || 1.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || 0 || 13.4 |- {{end box}}
==Personal== His older brother also plays basketball.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1068120520565055489|user=jyounetuball|title=バスケバスケー3x3日本選手権U-18岩手代表のチームKARK(雫石中)の2回目強化練習を実施しました。今日は横浜Bコルセアーズの川村卓也選手(岩手出身)のお兄さんが特別コーチに来てくれて､最高のコーチ陣に加え､“DAYZ”と…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=29 November 2018}}</ref> Takuya has been married with two children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.townnews.co.jp/0104/2017/02/02/368440.html|title=川村 卓也さん | プロバスケのオールスターゲームに出場した横浜ビー・コルセアーズの | 都筑区|date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *http://www.nba.com/summerleague2009/players/index.jsp?player=sl_takuya_kawamura *http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=JPN&PlayerID=68479 *{{Twitter|takuyakawamura1}}
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