Player Profile
Yuta Tabuse | 1
Position:  G
Born: Oct 5, 1980
Height: 5-9 /  1,75
Weight: 165  lbs. / 74,8  kg.
College : BYU-Hawaii

 2005-06 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
No Statistics Data Available.
Career Highlights

  • Looking to become first Japanese-born player to play in the NBA
  • Averaged 4.2 ppg in nine 2004 Suns summer league games
  • Played for the 2004 ABA Champion Long Beach Jam, averaging 5.3 ppg, 2.4 boards and a tream-leading 6.3 assists in 18 games
  • Won Rookie of the Year honors while with the Toyota Alvark of the Japan Basketball League

    • Personal

  • Name pronounced You-TA Ta-BOO-say
  • Parents Naoto and Setsuko live in Yokohoma, Japan
  • His tryout with the Nuggets was documented on NBA TV's "Real Training Camp."
  • Played with the Japanese National Team at the 2001 World Championship for Young Men
  • Spent two seasons at Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii
  • Began playing basketball at the age of 8 years old
  • Favorite basketball players as a child included Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas
  • Click here to check out a Yuta Tabuse photo gallery

    •  Season Highs / Career Highs
      2005-06 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
     Points 7 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Field Goals Made 1 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Field Goals Attempted 3 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Three Point Field Goals Made  1 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Three Point Field Goals Attempted 1 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Free Throws Made 4 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Free Throws Attempted 4 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     Offensive Rebounds 2 vs. Orlando 12/13/04
     Defensive Rebounds 2 @ New Jersey 11/06/04
     Total Rebounds 2 2 Times
     Assists 2 @ New Jersey 11/06/04
     Steals None
     Blocks None
     Minutes Played 10 vs. Atlanta 11/03/04
     CAREER AVERAGES
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
    YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
     04-05 PHO   4 0 4.3 .167 1.000 1.000 .5 .5 1.0 .8 .00 .00 .25 .30 1.8
     Career   4 0 4.3 .167 1.000 1.000 .5 .5 1.0 .8 .00 .00 .25 .30 1.8

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