Takuma Sato (basketball)

Takuma Sato
No. 14 – Chiba Jets Funabashi
Position	Small forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	May 10, 1995 (age 29); Hokkaido
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Tokai University No. 4 High School (Minami-ku, Sapporo)
College	Tokai University
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018-2020	Shiga Lakestars
2020–present	Chiba Jets Funabashi
Career highlights and awards
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Takuma Sato (佐藤さとう卓たく磨すり, Satō Takuma, born May 10, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Chiba Jets of the B.League in Japan.^[1] He played college basketball for Tokai University.

On August 20, 2018, the Japanese Olympic Committee penalized Sato after he was found to have solicited prostitutes while visiting Jakarta.^[2]^[3] He was ultimately suspended from official competition for a year.

References

^ B.League (17 July 2018). "佐藤さとう卓たく磨すり". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Kyodo (20 August 2018). "Japanese basketball players punished for soliciting sex". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
^ (in Vietnamese) ‘Ham của lạ’ bốn đấu thủ bóng rổ Nhật bị án phạt nặng. 31 August 2018. Nguoi Viet. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[1] B.League (17 July 2018). "佐藤さとう卓たく磨すり". Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[2] Kyodo (20 August 2018). "Japanese basketball players punished for soliciting sex". Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[3] (in Vietnamese) ‘Ham của lạ’ bốn đấu thủ bóng rổ Nhật bị án phạt nặng. 31 August 2018. Nguoi Viet. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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