is a Japanese professional

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currently signed to the

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. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following

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's advice. In 2009, he decided to leave the

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and try to earn a contract in the

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. In the 2009

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, the

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added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine" 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

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to a win 17–16
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*In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer
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*On February 4, 2017, in a B.League regular season game, he sank a buzzer-beating to win the game against the

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, 72–70
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*One of the greatest clutch shooters in basketball world history

Career statistics

NBA Summer League

, - , 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 , -

Regular season

, - , 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

, - , 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 , -

Early cup games

, - , 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 , -

All-star games

, - , 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 , -

National team statistics

, - , 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 , -

Personal

His older brother also plays basketball. Takuya has been married with two children.

References

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 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawamura, Takuya 1986 births Living people Japanese men's basketball players Utsunomiya Brex players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players San-en NeoPhoenix players SeaHorses Mikawa players Shooting guards Wakayama Trians players Yokohama B-Corsairs players 2006 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Morioka, Iwate