is a Japanese professional

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player who plays for

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of the B.League in Japan. He plays as

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and is a native of

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. Ando is the first Japanese player ever to play in the

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. He started 34 games and finished the season averaging 10.4 points, 3.02 rebounds, 3.82 assists and 1.2 steals per game. After playing for the Meralco Bolts of the

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, he signed with the Link Tochigi Brex, but he did not start at all and was mostly benched by Thomas Wisman. He has inked with the "Pink" Akita Happinets.

Career statistics

, - , align="left" , 2014-15 , align="left" , Halifax Rainmen , 45 , , 34 , , 28.1 , , 40.3 , , 31.0 , , 71.9 , , 3.02 , , 3.82 , , 1.20 , , 0 , , 10.04 , - , align="left" , 2015 , align="left" , Meralco Bolts , 11 , , 8 , , 27.9 , , 39.8 , , 23.8 , , 66.7 , , 2.73 , , 1.91 , , 1.09 , , 0 , , 8.00 , - , align="left" , 2015-16 , align="left" , Tochigi , 25 , , 0 , , 6.4 , , 45.2 , , 38.5 , , 87.5 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0 , , 2.3 , - , style="background-color:#FFCCCC" align="left" , 2016-17 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60, , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 33.8 , , 38.7 , , 34.1 , , 70.7 , , 4.5 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 10.4 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2017-18† , align="left" , A Tokyo , 55, , 55, , 24.5, , 43.7, , 39.4, , 78.5, , 2.7, , 2.6, , 0.9, , 0.0, , 8.8 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2018-19† , align="left" , A Tokyo , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60, , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60, , 23.36, , 43.2, , 38.4, , 88.2, , 2.1, , 3.2, , 0.61, , 0.03, , 9.7 , - , align="left" , 2019-20 , align="left" , A Tokyo , 41, , 38, , 26.9, , 42.1, , 28.7, , 76.2, , 2.3, , 4.4, , 1.0, , 0.0, , 11.5 , -

Playoff games

, - , align="left" , 2014-15 , align="left" , Halifax , 9 , , , , 26.4 , , 30.6 , , 27.0 , , 71.4 , , 2.8 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 7.1 , - , align="left" , 2016-17 , align="left" , Akita , 2 , , , , 34.0 , , 46.2 , , 58.3 , , 75.0 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 13.5 , - , align="left" , 2017-18 , align="left" , A Tokyo , 5 , , , , 23.0 , , 37.5 , , 37.5 , , 100 , , 2.4 , , 2.8 , , 0.8 , , 0 , , 7.2 , - , align="left" , 2018-19 , align="left" , A Tokyo , 6 , , 6 , , 24.44 , , 50.0 , , 42.1 , , 75.0 , , 2.0 , , 3.0 , , 0.33 , , 0 , , 12.0 , -

Early cup games

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;", A Tokyo , 3 , , 3 , , 22.59 , , .500 , , .500 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.33 , , 0 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018 , style="text-align:left;", A Tokyo , 2 , , 2 , , 27.55 , , .316 , , .000 , , .900 , , 4.0 , , 4.5 , , 0.5 , , 0 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 , style="text-align:left;", A Tokyo , 2 , , 0 , , 23.08 , , .462 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , 3.5 , , 6.0 , , 2.0 , , 0 , , 10.0 , -

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

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National team

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Trivia

*As of May 2018, he puts on

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Dame 4 basketball shoes for the games. *He has started his

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Gallery

File:Seiya Ando.jpg, File:Seiya_Ando_2018_(cropped).jpg,

External links

Halifax Rainmen vs Island Storm Jan 18th, 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ando, Seiya 1992 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players Alvark Tokyo players Basketball players from Tokyo Halifax Rainmen players Japanese men's basketball players Utsunomiya Brex players Meralco Bolts players Meiji University alumni People from Edogawa, Tokyo Philippine Basketball Association imports Point guards Sendai University Meisei High School alumni Japanese expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Shimane Susanoo Magic players