Shigehiro Taguchi (田口成浩, born March 25, 1990), nicknamed Shige, is a Japanese professional

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player for the

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of the B.League in Japan. He is a native of

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and the most popular player in the "Republic of Pink". He might be the B.League's best current 3-point shooter, and has won the 3 point contest three times. Taguchi was a new captain of Happinets in 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , bj League 2011-12 , align="left" , Akita , 14 , , 1 , , 11.6 , , 43.6 , , 39.2 , , 52.9 , , 1.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 0 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , bj League 2012-13 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , 25 , , 25.3, , 40.2 , , 36.6 , , 73.2 , , 3.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 10.3 , - , align="left" , bj League 2013-14 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , 47 , , 26.3 , , 46.8 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 44.5 , , 76.6 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.7 , - , align="left" , bj League 2014-15 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , 30.7 , , 46.9 , , 42.5 , , 86.7 , , 3.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 16.3 , - , align="left" , bj League 2015-16 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 52 , , 31.1 , , 43.7 , , 37.3 , , 90.1 , , 4.4 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 14.6 , - , style="background-color:#FFCCCC" align="left" , B League 2016-17 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60 , , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60 , , 32.4 , , 40.8 , , 39.1 , , 82.4 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.9 , , 0.1 , , 11.5 , - , align="left" , B League 2017-18 , align="left" , Akita , bgcolor="CFECEC", 60 , , 40, , 25.5, , 44.8, , 42.7, , bgcolor="CFECEC", 88.7, , 2.5, , 3.2, , 1.1, , 0.1, , 11.7 , - , align="left" , 2018-19 , align="left" , Chiba Jets , 59, , 1, , 15.0, , 43.9, , 44.5, , 79.4, , 1.3, , 0.8, , 0.4, , 0.1, , 5.1 , - , align="left" , 2019-20 , align="left" , Chiba Jets , 40, , 40, , 21.9, , 42.8, , 40.0, , 84.4, , 1.6, , 1.6, , 0.8, , 0.1, , 6.4 , - , align="left" , 2020-21 , align="left" , Chiba jets , 56, , 2, , 9.4, , 29.4, , 25.9, , 76.2, , 0.64, , 0.64, , 0.32, , 0.05, , 2.30

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 6 , , 6 , , 32.00 , , .425 , , .450 , , .833 , , 3.5 , , 0.0 , , 1.17 , , 0 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017-18 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 5 , , 4 , , 22.40 , , .447 , , .440 , , 1.000 , , 2.0 , , 2.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018-19 , style="text-align:left;", Chiba Jets , 5 , , 0 , , 20.45 , , .552 , , .583 , , .909 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 11.2 , -

Early cup games

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 2 , , 1 , , 21.32 , , .533 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , 3.5 , , 3.0 , , 2.0 , , 0 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018 , style="text-align:left;", Chiba Jets , 3 , , 1 , , 16.23 , , .600 , , .500 , , .667 , , 0.7 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , 0 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 , style="text-align:left;", Chiba Jets , 2 , , 0 , , 13.55 , , .250 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.5 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0 , , 1.0 , -

William Jones Cup The R. William Jones Cup (), also known as the Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in Taiwan. It was named in honor of basketball promoter ...

, - , align="left" , 2016 , align="left" , Japan , 7, , , , 5, , .063, , .000, , .000, , 0.7, , 0.3 , , 0.0, , 0.0, , 0.3 , -

East Asia Super League The East Asia Super League (Simplified Chinese:东亚超级联赛; Traditional Chinese: 東亞超級聯賽; Korean: 동아시아 슈퍼리그; Japanese: 東アジアスーパーリーグ), abbreviated as EASL, is a basketball league featuring cl ...

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, align="left" , Chiba Jets , 2, , , , 12.2, , , , , , .500, , 2.0, , 0.5 , , 0.0, , 0.0, , 5.5 , - , 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 ...

, align="left" , Chiba Jets , 2, , , , 19.6, , , , , , .000, , 1.0, , 0.5 , , 1.5, , 0.0, , 10.0 , -

Trivia

*His trademark call "Oisa" comes from the festival shout of Kakunodate, Semboku.

Personal

His sister Kiwako Hashimoto also plays basketball.

References

External links

B.League 3 Point Contest 2017Kanemaru vs TaguchiAdvanced to Finals in Ariake
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taguchi, Shigehiro 1990 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players Chiba Jets Funabashi players Japanese men's basketball players Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture Shooting guards