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Kengo Nomoto
野本建吾
No. 11 – Gunma Crane Thunders
Position	Small forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	April 25, 1992 (age 32); Amagasaki, Hyogo
Nationality	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	Aoyama Gakuin University;
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2018	Kawasaki Brave Thunders
2018–2021	Akita Northern Happinets
2021-present	Gunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
	NBL champion (2016); Japanese College champion; Japanese High School champion;

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 edit


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 edit


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 edit

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 edit


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 edit


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 edit


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 edit


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

William Jones Cup edit


Year	Team	GP	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 edit

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 edit

^ "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.