Yuto Otsuka (大塚 裕土, Ōtsuka Yūto, born August 23, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan.[1] He was selected by the Miyazaki Shining Suns with the third overall pick in the 2012 bj League draft. His nicknames are "Prince" in Akita and "Come on" in Toyama.

Yuto Otsuka
大塚裕土
Otsuka with Akita Happinets 
No. 24 – Altiri Chiba
PositionForward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-23) August 23, 1987 (age 37)
Nayoro, Hokkaido
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolTokai University No. 4
(Sapporo, Hokkaido)
CollegeTokai University (2006–2010)
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012TGI D-Rise
2013–2013Miyazaki Shining Suns
2013–2016Akita Northern Happinets
2016–2017Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya
2017–2019Toyama Grouses
2019-2021Kawasaki Brave Thunders
2021-presentAltiri Chiba
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× B.League All-Star (2018, 2019)
  • B.League All-Star game MVP (2019)

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 TGI 27 19 27 40.3% 38.5% 81.8% 2.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 9.4
2012-13 Miyazaki 50 47 33 35.6% 33.7% 71.0% 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 12.6
2013-14 Akita 52 51 26.1 38.9% 36.1% 75.8% 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 8.2
2014-15 Akita 52 51 26.4 39.4% 36.9% 68.8% 1.7 1.6 0.7 0.1 8.8
2015-16 Akita 52 52 32.0 38.8% 40.8% 75.0% 2.4 2.8 0.7 0.2 9.7
2016-17 Shibuya 52 5 10.9 37.2% 37.1% 50.0% 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 3.3
2017-18 Toyama 60 59 30.8 41.0% 39.7% 80.0% 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.2 9.3
2018-19 Toyama 58 58 25.4 41.7% 37.8% 85.0% 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 9.2
2019-20 Kawasaki 38 10 16.7 38.8% 35.6% 70.8% 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 5.5

All-star games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 B.White 1 1 22.12 .416 .462 .000 2.0 4.0 2.0 0 24.0

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14 Akita 6 6 24.33 .259 .375 .500 1.0 1.0 0.17 0 3.16
2016-17 Shibuya 2 0 15.43 .500 .000 .000 0.8 0 0 0 3.0
2017-18 Toyama 4 4 24.49 .382 .214 .600 0.8 0.5 0.5 0 8.0
2017-18 Toyama 1 1 33.43 .444 .429 .600 3.0 2.0 0 1.0 14.0
2018-19 Toyama 2 2 28.20 .412 .333 1.000 1.0 0 0 0 9.5

Early cup games

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Toyama 3 3 28:02 .360 .278 .833 1.0 0.3 0.33 0 9.3
2018 Toyama 2 2 24:02 .550 .500 1.000 0.5 1.0 0 0 15.5
2019 Kawasaki 2 1 20:56 .278 .250 .000 1.0 1.0 0 0 6.5


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References

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  1. ^ Hitachi Sunrockers Shibuya (28 June 2015). "大塚裕土選手 契約のお知らせ". Retrieved 15 April 2017.