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Yuta Watanabe

Japanese basketball player

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  • Momentum10.0
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  • Age
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    Born 1994
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Updated 2026-06-20

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.

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  • Memphis Grizzlies
    2024–2024
  • Chiba Jets Funabashi
    2024–present
  • Phoenix Suns
    2023–2024
  • Brooklyn Nets
    2022–2023
  • Toronto Raptors
    2020–2022
  • Memphis Grizzlies
    2018–2020
  • George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball
    2014–2018
20142026
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57.3
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Momentum10.0
Historical17.7
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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