Position Point Guard Name Yusuke Okada Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Nationality Japanese League JBL Super League | |
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Born September 17, 1984 (age 39)
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Yusuke Okada (岡田 優介; born September 17, 1984) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. Okada also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, debuting for the team in the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.
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Okada averaged 8.9 points per game the Japanese team at the 2009 championship, including a game-high 30 points on 10 3-pointers in a 148-45 preliminary round victory over Sri Lanka. Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances.
Okada currently plays professionally with the Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League. In the current 2009-10 season, Yamada entered the month-long winter break averaging 8.1 points per game for the Alvark.