Takuya Kawamura

Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice. 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" 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. Video
 * In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. 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. Video

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
 * 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
 * }
 * 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
 * }
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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;"|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.