Shigehiro Taguchi

Shigehiro Taguchi (田口成浩, born March 25, 1990), nicknamed Shige, is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan.^[1] He is a native of Akita prefecture and the most popular player in the "Republic of Pink".^[2][3] He might be the B.League's best current 3-point shooter, and has won the 3 point contest three times.^[4][5][6][7] Taguchi was a new captain of Happinets in 2016.^[8]

Taguchi playing "Kazu" defence

Shigehiro Taguchi

Shige Taguchi in 2019
No. 5 – Akita Northern Happinets
Position	Shooting guard
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-25) March 25, 1990 (age 35) Kakunodate, Akita
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Meio (Akita, Japan)
College	Fuji University (2008–2012)
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2018	Akita Northern Happinets
2018–2021	Chiba Jets Funabashi
2021-present	Akita Northern Happinets
Career highlights
B2 MVP (2018) B.League 3 Point Contest Winner (2017) 2× B.League All-Star (2016, 2018) bj league Best Five (2015) 4× bj league All-Star (2012–2016) 2× bj league 3 Point Contest Winner

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

*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
bj League 2011-12	Akita	14	1	11.6	43.6	39.2	52.9	1.4	0.4	0.3	0	5.5
bj League 2012-13	Akita	52	25	25.3	40.2	36.6	73.2	3.1	1.0	0.8	0.1	10.3
bj League 2013-14	Akita	52	47	26.3	46.8	44.5	76.6	2.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	11.7
bj League 2014-15	Akita	52	52	30.7	46.9	42.5	86.7	3.5	2.0	0.9	0.2	16.3
bj League 2015-16	Akita	52	52	31.1	43.7	37.3	90.1	4.4	2.9	1.1	0.3	14.6
B League 2016-17	Akita	60	60	32.4	40.8	39.1	82.4	4.1	1.1	0.9	0.1	11.5
B League 2017-18	Akita	60	40	25.5	44.8	42.7	88.7	2.5	3.2	1.1	0.1	11.7
2018-19	Chiba Jets	59	1	15.0	43.9	44.5	79.4	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.1	5.1
2019-20	Chiba Jets	40	40	21.9	42.8	40.0	84.4	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1	6.4
2020-21	Chiba jets	56	2	9.4	29.4	25.9	76.2	0.64	0.64	0.32	0.05	2.30

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013-14	Akita	6	6	32.00	.425	.450	.833	3.5	0.0	1.17	0	8.0
2017-18	Akita	5	4	22.40	.447	.440	1.000	2.0	2.8	0.6	0.2	12.0
2018-19	Chiba Jets	5	0	20.45	.552	.583	.909	1.6	1.2	0.0	0.0	11.2

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Akita	2	1	21.32	.533	.500	1.000	3.5	3.0	2.0	0	11.5
2018	Chiba Jets	3	1	16.23	.600	.500	.667	0.7	1.3	1.0	0	5.7
2019	Chiba Jets	2	0	13.55	.250	.000	.000	0.5	2.5	0.5	0	1.0

William Jones Cup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016	Japan	7		5	.063	.000	.000	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

East Asia Super League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Chiba Jets	2		12.2			.500	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	5.5
2019	Chiba Jets	2		19.6			.000	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	10.0

Trivia

• His trademark call "Oisa" comes from the festival shout of Kakunodate, Semboku.^[9]

Personal

His sister Kiwako Hashimoto also plays basketball.^[10]