Yukinori Suzuki

Yukinori Suzuki (鈴木裕紀, Suzuki Yukinori) is the former head coach of the Shimane Susanoo Magic in the Japanese B.League.^[1] He played college basketball for Nippon Sport Science University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft.

Yukinori Suzuki

Suzuki in 2011
Iwate Big Bulls
Position	Head coach
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1977-05-27) May 27, 1977 (age 48) Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Shonan Institute of Technology (Fujisawa, Kanagawa)
College	Nippon Sport Science University
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
As a player:
2001-2005	Niigata Albirex BB
2005-2011	Oita Heat Devils
As a coach:
2011-2015	Oita Heat Devils
2015-2017	Kanazawa Samuraiz
2017-2020	Shimane Susanoo Magic
2022-present	Iwate Big Bulls
Career highlights
2x bj League Three-point field goal leader bj League Best 5

Power harassment

B.League suspended Suzuki for two months on January 21, 2020. For his power harassment to an assistant and a player, he is not allowed to coach.^[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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005-06	Oita	39		31.46	.427	.437	.820	2.41	4.10	0.51	0.00	8.00
2006-07	Oita	34		33.03	.400	.337	.780	1.74	3.53	0.62	0.00	9.41
2007-08	Oita	35		30.80	.425	.504	.776	1.69	3.20	0.49	0.00	9.69
2008-09	Oita	48	38	28.31	.401	.369	.705	2.33	3.52	0.65	0.02	5.90
2009-10	Oita	52		23.06	.431	.344	.778	1.65	1.88	0.52	0.00	5.69
2010-11	Oita	48	19	13.77	.360	.268	.778	0.79	0.81	0.15	0.00	2.46
Career		256

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Oita Heat Devils	2011-12	52	23	29	.442	7th in Western	-	-	-	–	-
Oita Heat Devils	2012-13	52	21	31	.404	8th in Western	-	-	-	–	-
Oita Heat Devils	2013-14	52	20	32	.385	8th in Western	-	-	-	–	-
Oita Heat Devils	2014-15	52	18	34	.346	7th in Western	3	1	2	.333	Lost in 1st round
Kanazawa Samuraiz	2015-16	50	27	23	.540	7th in Western	2	0	2	.000	Lost in 1st round
Kanazawa Samuraiz	2016-17	42	36	6	.857	1st in B3	10	8	2	.800	2nd in Final stage
Shimane Susanoo Magic	2017-18	60	11	49	.183	6th in Western	-	-	-	–	relegated to B2
Shimane Susanoo Magic	2018-19	60	43	17	.717	2nd in B2 Western	4	2	2	.500	promoted to B1
Shimane Susanoo Magic	2019-20	29	10	19	.345	-	-	-	-	–	-

Suzuki at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium