| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Taiji Sakai F #28
Height: 6-3 (191cm)
Weight: 194 lbs (88kg)
Born: Aug 28, 1984 (41 years old)
Hometown: Nagasaki, Japan
Nationality: Japan
Taiji Sakai Player Profile
2015-16 International Season Stats
2015-16 International Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 34.5% | 16.7% | 50.0% |
Recent Games
| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/2016 | Aishin Sea Horses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2016 | Nishinomiya Storks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/24/2016 | Toyota Alvark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/16/2016 | Link Tochigi Brex | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2016 | Ibaraki Robots | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NBA Career
0 Years Of Service
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2006 | Taiji Sakai went undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft making him an Unrestricted FA. |
International Basketball Career
International Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 43 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .383 | .100 | .758 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 34 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .400 | .250 | .750 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .262 | .000 | .667 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .386 | .333 | .750 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 32 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .345 | .167 | .500 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 43 | 31 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .383 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .100 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .758 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 34 | 28 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 18 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | .262 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .667 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .386 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 32 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .345 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .167 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 43 | 31 | 783.4 | 150 | 62 | 162 | .383 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 25 | 33 | .758 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 61 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 34 | 28 | 638.3 | 104 | 46 | 115 | .400 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 63 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 18 | 415.2 | 38 | 17 | 65 | .262 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 42 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 1 | 240.2 | 55 | 22 | 57 | .386 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 32 | 0 | 136 | 23 | 10 | 29 | .345 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 43 | 31 | .425 | .386 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 13.7 | 124.0 | -2.0 | 0.9 | 87.7 | 104.1 | 5.8 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 34 | 28 | .432 | .413 | 5.3 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 140.0 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 92.3 | 100.7 | 7.3 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 18 | .281 | .262 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 92.8 | -1.5 | 0.6 | 70.0 | 112.7 | 3.2 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 1 | .442 | .404 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 14.4 | 146.9 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 91.2 | 95.2 | 7.8 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 32 | 0 | .374 | .362 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 101.1 | -2.1 | 0.8 | 77.4 | 98.8 | 4.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | League | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 43 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 24 | 19 | .558 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | JBL | 34 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 17 | 17 | .500 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .044 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8 | 23 | .258 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| 2014-15 | 30 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .033 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 26 | 5 | .839 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2015-16 | 31 | Hitachi Sun Rockers | NBL Japan | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .016 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 22 | 10 | .688 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
