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Kengo Nomoto (野本 建吾, Nomoto Kengo, born April 25, 1992), nicknamed Nomoken, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League in Japan.[3] The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016. He tested positive for the coronavirus on November 24, 2020.[4]

Kengo Nomoto
野本建吾

No. 11 – Gunma Crane Thunders
Position	Small forward
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 30) Amagasaki, Hyogo
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 6.8 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	Hokuriku (Fukui, Fukui)
College	Aoyama Gakuin University
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2018	Kawasaki Brave Thunders
2018–2021	Akita Northern Happinets[1]
2021-present	Gunma Crane Thunders
Career highlights and awards
NBL champion (2016) Japanese College champion Japanese High School champion[2]

FIBA Events Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009-10	Japan U18	6		33.30	.313	.385	.588	3.3	1.2	1.2	0.7	11.2

Non-FIBA Events Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013	Universiade	8		20.20	.447	.500	.650	2.9	1.1	0.6	0.0	7.4
2015	Universiade	8		19.28	.367	.091	.684	3.0	1.0	0.6	0.4	6.2

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Nomoto won an championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014-15	Toshiba	7	0	7.9	21.1	25.0	75.0	1.3	0.1	0.4	1.0	2.3
2015-16†	Toshiba	39	8	10.1	38.5	14.3	76.2	1.2	0.5	0.4	1.0	2.4
2016-17	Kawasaki	54		9.5	52.8	0.0	58.5	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	3.0
2017-18	Kawasaki	56		8.0	37.0	0.0	55.3	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.8
2018-19	Akita	60	8	10.5	45.5	0.0	56.1	1.9	0.6	0.4	0.1	2.8
2019-20	Akita	41	9	13.2	40.1	14.3	65.2	2.0	1.1	0.7	0.1	3.4
2020-21	Akita	58	4	14.6	.446	.263	.606	2.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	3.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014-15	Toshiba	2		9.0	.333	.500	.000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
2015-16	Toshiba	3		3.3	.000	.000	.500	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
2016-17	Kawasaki	5	0	7:34	.500	.000	.000	1.4	0.2	0	0	2.8
2017-18	Kawasaki	2	0	1:17	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0	0	0	0

Early cup games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Kawasaki	2	2	28:00	.563	.000	.500	5.5	2.5	1.0	0.5	9.5
2018	Akita	2	0	24:40	.231	.000	.750	3.5	2.0	1.0	0.0	4.5
2019	Akita	2	0	25:04	.375	.000	.000	1.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	6.0

Preseason games

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018	Akita	2	0	9.3	.000	.000	.500	2.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5
2019	Akita	3	1	15.1	.500	.000	.833	2.3	1.7	1.7	0.0	5.67

Source: Changwon1Changwon2 Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

William Jones Cup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014	Japan	5		5	.222	.000	.600	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.4
2016	Japan	7		14	.300	1.000	.750	2.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	2.3
2017	Japan	7		20	.450	.000	.680	4.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	7.6
Career		19		14	.377	.250	.677	2.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	4.0

Trivia

• His favorite quote is "Nanakorobi Yaoki", meaning "seven times down, eight times up like a daruma doll".[5]
• He ate 1,300 grams of rice a day at Kawasaki.[6]

References

External links

• Stats
• Nomoto with Kawasaki

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