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Yuta Watanabe
Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese student athlete to win a basketball scholarship to the NCAA Division I. He was named the No. 10 Atlantic defense player in 2018. He also represented the Japanese national team, helping them win bronze medals at the 2013 East Asian Basketball Championship. University, Watanabe attended Jinsei Gakuen High School in Zentsūji, Kagawa. He was then transferred to St. John's Foundation School. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut in 2013. Watanabe rose to fame in his high school program and was one of their brightest players in the National Prep School Invitational as a senior. In college, he became the fourth Japanese-born basketball player of all time.
BornOctober 13, 1994, Yokohama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 9 in
Listed weight215 lb
High schoolJinsei Gakuen, (Zentsūji, Kagawa), St. Thomas More, (Oakdale, Connecticut)
CollegeGeorge Washington (2014–2018)
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueNBA
NBA draft2018 / Round / Pick
TeamToronto Raptors
Number18

About Yuta Watanabe

Basketball Player Yuta Watanabe was born in Yokohama, Japan on October 13, 1994. He's 30 years old today.

Basketball player from Japan who signed with the Team Toronto Raptors for the 2020-21 NBA season. In 2018, he was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year while attending School George Washington University.

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Yuta Watanabe before becoming famous

Yuta Watanabe was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1994 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 2013, he went to St. Thomas More Preparatory School in Oakdale, Connecticut, in the aim of playing basketball in an American college.

Achievement of Yuta Watanabe

He made his NBA debut on October 27, 2018, with the Team Memphis Grizzlies, coming off the bench in a 117-96 win over the Team Phoenix Suns. During the 2004 season, he became the second Japanese player to play in the NBA, behind Basketball Player Yuta Tabuse.

Yuta Watanabe's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His mother, Kumi, was a professional basketball player for the Chanson V-Magic as well as the Japanese women's national team, hence he comes from a basketball family. His father was a professional basketball player for the Kumagai Gumi Bruins, and his sister, Yuki, was also a professional basketball player.

Yuta Watanabe on Social Media

Yuta Watanabe's news on his Twitter: @wacchi1013.

Yuta Watanabe Collabed with

His favorite basketball player as a kid was Basketball Player Kobe Bryant.

Yuta Watanabe Income & Net worth

Yuta Watanabe's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a basketball player. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Yuta Watanabe.

Yuta Watanabe Height and Weight

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Latest information about Yuta Watanabe updated on March 20 2023.