is a Japanese professional

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player who plays for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the

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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

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of the

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, he signed with the

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, but he did not start at all and was mostly benched by

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. He has inked with the "Pink"

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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" ,

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, 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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, style="text-align:left;", A Tokyo , 5 , , , , 24.7 , , .391 , , .308 , , 1.000 , , 1.6 , , 3.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.0 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, style="text-align:left;", A Tokyo , 5 , , , , 20.2 , , .353 , , .294 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , 0.0 , , 7.2 , -

National team

, - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , Japan , 8, , , , 20.9, , .409, , .360, , .815, , 3.8, , 2.9 , , 0.6, , 0.0, , 10.6 , - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , Japan , 3, , , , 21.0, , .250, , .250, , .667, , 1.3, , 1.3 , , 0.7, , 0.0, , 3.0 , -

Trivia

*As of May 2018, he puts on Adidas Dame 4 basketball shoes for the games. *He has started his

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External links

Halifax Rainmen vs Island Storm Jan 18th, 2015
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References

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 Philippine Basketball Association imports Point guards Sendai University Meisei High School alumni Sportspeople from Tokyo Japanese expatriate basketball people in the Philippines {{NBL Canada Finals