Seiya Ando
No. 3 – Shimane Susanoo Magic
PositionPoint guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 31)
Edogawa, Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolMeisei (Sendai, Miyagi)
College
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Halifax Rainmen
2015Meralco Bolts
2015-2016Link Tochigi Brex
2016-2017Akita Northern Happinets
2017-2021Alvark Tokyo
2021-presentShimane Susanoo Magic
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x B.League champion (2018, 19)
  • B.League All-star (2016-17)
  • Canadian NBL All-Rookie Team (2015)
  • FIBA Asia Under-18 Scoring Leader, Best Five (2009)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Thailand Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 ROC Team

Seiya Ando (安藤 誓哉, Andō Seiya, born July 15, 1992) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan.[1] He plays as Playmaker and is a native of Tokyo.[2]

Ando is the first Japanese player ever to play in the National Basketball League of Canada.[3] He started 34 games and finished the season averaging 10.4 points, 3.02 rebounds, 3.82 assists and 1.2 steals per game. After playing for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association, he signed with the Link Tochigi Brex, but he did not start at all and was mostly benched by Thomas Wisman.[4][5] He has inked with the "Pink" Akita Happinets.

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 Ando won an championship
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Halifax Rainmen 45 34 28.1 40.3 31.0 71.9 3.02 3.82 1.20 0 10.04
2015 Meralco Bolts 11 8 27.9 39.8 23.8 66.7 2.73 1.91 1.09 0 8.00
2015-16 Tochigi 25 0 6.4 45.2 38.5 87.5 0.9 0.8 0.1 0 2.3
2016-17 Akita 60 60 33.8 38.7 34.1 70.7 4.5 3.0 1.0 0 10.4
2017-18† A Tokyo 55 55 24.5 43.7 39.4 78.5 2.7 2.6 0.9 0.0 8.8
2018-19† A Tokyo 60 60 23.36 43.2 38.4 88.2 2.1 3.2 0.61 0.03 9.7
2019-20 A Tokyo 41 38 26.9 42.1 28.7 76.2 2.3 4.4 1.0 0.0 11.5

Playoff games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Halifax 9 26.4 30.6 27.0 71.4 2.8 3.9 1.0 0 7.1
2016-17 Akita 2 34.0 46.2 58.3 75.0 3.5 1.5 1.0 0 13.5
2017-18 A Tokyo 5 23.0 37.5 37.5 100 2.4 2.8 0.8 0 7.2
2018-19 A Tokyo 6 6 24.44 50.0 42.1 75.0 2.0 3.0 0.33 0 12.0

Early cup games

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 A Tokyo 3 3 22.59 .500 .500 .000 2.0 2.0 1.33 0 5.0
2018 A Tokyo 2 2 27.55 .316 .000 .900 4.0 4.5 0.5 0 10.5
2019 A Tokyo 2 0 23.08 .462 .429 1.000 3.5 6.0 2.0 0 10.0

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 A Tokyo 5 24.7 .391 .308 1.000 1.6 3.4 1.4 0.0 8.6
2019 A Tokyo 5 20.2 .353 .294 1.000 1.4 2.6 1.2 0.0 7.2

National team

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Japan 8 20.9 .409 .360 .815 3.8 2.9 0.6 0.0 10.6
2019 Japan 3 21.0 .250 .250 .667 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 3.0
Seiya Ando

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References

  1. ^ "選手/スタッフ/チアリスト". 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ.
  2. ^ Alvark guard Seiya Ando developing into a star Ed Odeven (The Japan Times), 15 March 2018. Accessed 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "RAINMEN SIGN NBL CANADA'S FIRST JAPANESE PLAYER". www.rainmenbasketball.ca.
  4. ^ Sports Hochi (24 September 2016). "【バスケット】秋田・安藤、古巣・栃木相手に１８得点！敵将も脱帽「彼を手放したのは…」". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ Basket-count.com (30 September 2016). "B」の主役たち～安藤誓哉（秋田ノーザンハピネッツ） ギラギラの向上心で目指すは秋田の勝利と日本代表". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ FromOne co., Ltd (18 May 2018). "【この一足～バッシュへのこだわり】安藤誓哉「一体感と、足首が自由になる感覚が好きです」". バスケットボールキング.
  7. ^ Shimane, Jun (27 November 2016). "秋田、今季３度目東北ダービー完勝 全Ｑ得点上回る". Retrieved 28 November 2016.


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