Japanese basketball player
Kengo Nomoto 野本建吾 No. 11 – Gunma Crane Thunders Position Small forward League B.League Personal information Born (1992-04-25 ) April 25, 1992 (age 32) Amagasaki, HyogoNationality Japanese Listed height 6 ft 6.8 in (2.00 m) Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg) Career information High school Hokuriku (Fukui, Fukui) College Playing career 2015–present Career history 2015–2018 Kawasaki Brave Thunders 2018–2021 Akita Northern Happinets[ 1] 2021-present Gunma Crane Thunders Career highlights and awards NBL champion (2016) Japanese College champion Japanese High School champion[ 2]
Kengo Nomoto (野本 建吾 , Nomoto Kengo , born April 25, 1992) , nicknamed Nomoken , is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League in Japan.[ 3] The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016. He tested positive for the coronavirus on November 24, 2020.[ 4]
FIBA Events Stats Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2009-10 Japan U18 6 33.30 .313 .385 .588 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.7 11.2
Non-FIBA Events Stats Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2013 Universiade 8 20.20 .447 .500 .650 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.0 7.4 2015 Universiade 8 19.28 .367 .091 .684 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 6.2
Career statistics 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
† Denotes seasons in which Nomoto won an championship
Regular season Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2014-15 Toshiba 7 0 7.9 21.1 25.0 75.0 1.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.3 2015-16† Toshiba 39 8 10.1 38.5 14.3 76.2 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.4 2016-17 Kawasaki 54 9.5 52.8 0.0 58.5 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 3.0 2017-18 Kawasaki 56 8.0 37.0 0.0 55.3 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 1.8 2018-19 Akita 60 8 10.5 45.5 0.0 56.1 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 2.8 2019-20 Akita 41 9 13.2 40.1 14.3 65.2 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 3.4 2020-21 Akita 58 4 14.6 .446 .263 .606 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 3.5
Playoffs Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2014-15 Toshiba 2 9.0 .333 .500 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2015-16 Toshiba 3 3.3 .000 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2016-17 Kawasaki 5 0 7:34 .500 .000 .000 1.4 0.2 0 0 2.8 2017-18 Kawasaki 2 0 1:17 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0 0 0 0
Early cup games Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2017 Kawasaki 2 2 28:00 .563 .000 .500 5.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 9.5 2018 Akita 2 0 24:40 .231 .000 .750 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 4.5 2019 Akita 2 0 25:04 .375 .000 .000 1.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 6.0
Preseason games Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2018 Akita 2 0 9.3 .000 .000 .500 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 2019 Akita 3 1 15.1 .500 .000 .833 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 5.67
Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2014 Japan 5 5 .222 .000 .600 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.4 2016 Japan 7 14 .300 1.000 .750 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.3 2017 Japan 7 20 .450 .000 .680 4.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 7.6 Career 19 14 .377 .250 .677 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 4.0
Trivia Pink daruma dolls His favorite quote is "Nanakorobi Yaoki", meaning "seven times down, eight times up like a daruma doll ".[ 5] He ate 1,300 grams of rice a day at Kawasaki.[ 6] Nomoto with Kawasaki
References ^ "Nomoto provides spark for Akita". 4 March 2020. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (30 December 2010). "Hokuriku High captures All-Japan basketball title". Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ^ Akita Northern Happinets (29 June 2018). "【新入団】野本 建吾 選手 契約合意のお知らせ". Retrieved 29 June 2018 . ^ "【ご報告】秋田ノーザンハピネッツ選手の新型コロナウイルス陽性判定について". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ . ^ Colorful (12 May 2017). "川崎ブレイブサンダーズ メンバーの情報・その素顔を紹介!". Retrieved 28 August 2018 . ^ アスレシピ (12 May 2017). "食事量は川崎一番のノルマ、日本屈指の大型F野本建吾の肉体改造". Retrieved 28 August 2018 .
External links Stats Nomoto with Kawasaki