Yoshimune Sano

Yoshimune Sano (born Yoshimune Kato, April 30, 1979) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who played for the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj League in Japan.　He played college basketball for Nihon University.

Yoshimune Sano
佐野吉宗

Sano at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
Personal information
Born	(1979-04-30) April 30, 1979 Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Numazu Gakuen (Numazu, Shizuoka)
College	Nihon University
Playing career	2002–2015
Position	Center
Career history
2002-2006	Toyota Alvark
2006-2007	Hitachi SunRockers
2007-2008	Rera Kamuy Hokkaido
2008-2009	Ikai Red Chimps
2010	Red One
2011	Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2011-2014	Akita Northern Happinets
2014-2015	Rizing Fukuoka
Career highlights and awards
bj League Champions (2010-11)

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007-08	Hokkaido	16		8.7	.333	.000	.667	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.8
2010-11	Hamamatsu	13	2	3.5	.000	.000	.250	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1
2011-12	Akita	44	12	10.4	.607	.000	.459	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.1	1.2
2012-13	Akita	37	10	10.8	.467	.000	.467	1.8	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.9
2013-14	Akita	23	4	5.1	.667	.000	.500	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.4
2014-15	Fukuoka	38	18	11.7	.500	.000	.406	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.2
Career 2007-15		171		9.4	.476	.000	.467	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Hamamatsu	3		3.3	.000	.000	.500	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
2013-14	Akita	2	0	2.00	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	0	0	0