Yuta Watanabe
Career averages
6.6PPG
3.2RPG
1.0APG
269 games · 9 seasons
At a glance
PHX hubLatest gamesBox score
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
L vs PHI 96 - 880 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Thu, Apr 20, 2023
L vs PHI 102 - 970 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Mon, Apr 17, 2023
L at PHI 84 - 960 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast Sat, Apr 15, 2023
L at PHI 101 - 1213 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast Sun, Apr 9, 2023
L vs PHI 134 - 1059 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast Fri, Apr 7, 2023
W vs ORL 84 - 1010 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast Position rank2022-23
#111PPG rank
#128PER rank
#124Win shares rank
Guard-ForwardPosition
Among 133 Guard-Forward players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
9Seasons
269Games
1,771Career points
9.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Toronto Raptors · 88 games · 2020-21 to 2021-22
Career highsSingle season
17.2PPG · 2019-20 · Hustle
7.2RPG · 2018-19 · Hustle
2.6APG · 2018-19 · Hustle
12.2PER · 2020-21 · TOR
1.5Win shares · 2020-21 · TOR
Career by team
Phoenix Suns
2023-24 - 2023-24 · 1 seasons
3.6 PPG
1.6 RPG
0.3 APG
29 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2018-19 - 2023-24 · 3 seasons
2.3 PPG
1.6 RPG
0.5 APG
38 games
Toronto Raptors
2020-21 - 2021-22 · 2 seasons
4.4 PPG
2.9 RPG
0.7 APG
88 games
Raptors 905
2021-22 - 2021-22 · 1 seasons
24.0 PPG
10.0 RPG
0.0 APG
1 games
Memphis Hustle
2018-19 - 2019-20 · 2 seasons
15.4 PPG
6.6 RPG
2.5 APG
55 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | MEM | 15 | 0 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 29.4 | 12.5 | 70.0 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| 2018-19 | Hustle | 33 | 0 | 33.9 | 14.2 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 43.6 | 33.1 | 82.7 | - | - |
| 2019-20 | MEM | 18 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 44.1 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.2 | 0.1 |
| 2019-20 | Hustle | 22 | 0 | 32.7 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 53.8 | 36.4 | 81.6 | - | - |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 50 | 4 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 82.8 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 38 | 4 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 40.6 | 34.2 | 60.0 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | 905 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 44.4 | 40.0 | 100.0 | - | - |
| 2022-23 | NBA | 58 | 1 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 49.1 | 44.4 | 72.3 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 29 | 0 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36.1 | 32.0 | 66.7 | - | - |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 5 | 0 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 31.6 | 10.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | Memphis Grizzlies | Toronto Raptors | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on October 13
About Yuta Watanabe
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League. He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student athlete to secure an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship. He was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. He has also represented the Japan national team, helping them win the bronze medal at the 2013 East Asia Basketball Championship.