Yuta Watanabe (渡邊 雄太, Watanabe Yūta, born October 13, 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials (now Revolutionaries), 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.
Before moving to the collegiate level, Watanabe attended Jinsei Gakuen High School in Zentsūji, Kagawa. He later transferred to St. Thomas More Preparatory School in Oakdale, Connecticut in 2013. Watanabe rose to fame in his high school program, and was one of their most valuable players in the National Prep School Invitational as a senior in 2014. In college, he became the fourth Japanese-born Division I basketball player of all time.
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| Points | NBA | 2023-2024 | 13 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2023-2024 | 5 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2023-2024 | 3 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2023-2024 | 0 |
| Steals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 3 |
| Assists | NBA | 2023-2024 | 5 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 9 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 9 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 0 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .000 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 2 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2023-2024 | 0 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .342 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2023-2024 | .556 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 9 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 5 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .100 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 10 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 1 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .316 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 19 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 6 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2023-2024 | 82 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2023-2024 | 0 |
| Games | NBA | 2023-2024 | 5 |
| Points | NBA | 2023-2024 | 104 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2023-2024 | 34 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2023-2024 | 16 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2023-2024 | 7 |
| Steals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 9 |
| Assists | NBA | 2023-2024 | 10 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 45 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 34 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2023-2024 | 11 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .667 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 15 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2023-2024 | 10 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .485 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2023-2024 | .500 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 22 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 11 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .320 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 75 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 24 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2023-2024 | .361 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2023-2024 | 97 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2023-2024 | 35 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2023-2024 | 382 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2023-2024 | 0 |
| Games | NBA | 2023-2024 | 29 |
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| Points | NBA | 2022-2023 | 322 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2022-2023 | 80 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2022-2023 | 22 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2022-2023 | 17 |
| Steals | NBA | 2022-2023 | 25 |
| Assists | NBA | 2022-2023 | 48 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2022-2023 | 141 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2022-2023 | 111 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2022-2023 | 30 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2022-2023 | .723 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2022-2023 | 47 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2022-2023 | 34 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2022-2023 | .621 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2022-2023 | .557 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2022-2023 | 97 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2022-2023 | 54 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2022-2023 | .444 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2022-2023 | 135 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2022-2023 | 60 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2022-2023 | .491 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2022-2023 | 232 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2022-2023 | 114 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2022-2023 | 928 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2022-2023 | 1 |
| Games | NBA | 2022-2023 | 58 |
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| Points | NBA | 2021-2022 | 163 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2021-2022 | 38 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2021-2022 | 19 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2021-2022 | 16 |
| Steals | NBA | 2021-2022 | 11 |
| Assists | NBA | 2021-2022 | 21 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2021-2022 | 92 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2021-2022 | 74 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2021-2022 | 18 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2021-2022 | .600 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2021-2022 | 40 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2021-2022 | 24 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2021-2022 | .504 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2021-2022 | .492 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2021-2022 | 59 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2021-2022 | 29 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2021-2022 | .342 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2021-2022 | 79 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2021-2022 | 27 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2021-2022 | .406 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2021-2022 | 138 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2021-2022 | 56 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2021-2022 | 445 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2021-2022 | 4 |
| Games | NBA | 2021-2022 | 38 |
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| Points | NBA | 2020-2021 | 218 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2020-2021 | 57 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2020-2021 | 19 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2020-2021 | 19 |
| Steals | NBA | 2020-2021 | 26 |
| Assists | NBA | 2020-2021 | 40 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2020-2021 | 159 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2020-2021 | 123 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2020-2021 | 36 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2020-2021 | .828 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2020-2021 | 29 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2020-2021 | 24 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2020-2021 | .539 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2020-2021 | .478 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2020-2021 | 90 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2020-2021 | 43 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2020-2021 | .400 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2020-2021 | 90 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2020-2021 | 36 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2020-2021 | .439 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2020-2021 | 180 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2020-2021 | 79 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2020-2021 | 723 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2020-2021 | 4 |
| Games | NBA | 2020-2021 | 50 |
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| Points | NBA | 2019-2020 | 36 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2019-2020 | 9 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Steals | NBA | 2019-2020 | 5 |
| Assists | NBA | 2019-2020 | 5 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2019-2020 | 20 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2019-2020 | 13 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2019-2020 | 7 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2019-2020 | .375 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2019-2020 | 8 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2019-2020 | .485 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2019-2020 | .462 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2019-2020 | 26 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2019-2020 | 12 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2019-2020 | .375 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2019-2020 | 8 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2019-2020 | .441 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2019-2020 | 34 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2019-2020 | 15 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2019-2020 | 105 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2019-2020 | 0 |
| Games | NBA | 2019-2020 | 18 |
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| Points | NBA | 2018-2019 | 39 |
| Personal Fouls | NBA | 2018-2019 | 11 |
| Turnovers | NBA | 2018-2019 | 6 |
| Blocks | NBA | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Steals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Assists | NBA | 2018-2019 | 8 |
| Total Rebounds | NBA | 2018-2019 | 31 |
| Defensive Rebounds | NBA | 2018-2019 | 27 |
| Offensive Rebounds | NBA | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Free Throw Percentage | NBA | 2018-2019 | .700 |
| Free Throw Attempts | NBA | 2018-2019 | 10 |
| Free Throws | NBA | 2018-2019 | 7 |
| Effective Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2018-2019 | .314 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Average | NBA | 2018-2019 | .371 |
| 2-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2018-2019 | 35 |
| 2-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 13 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2018-2019 | .125 |
| 3-Point Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2018-2019 | 16 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Field Goal Percentage | NBA | 2018-2019 | .294 |
| Field Goal Attempts | NBA | 2018-2019 | 51 |
| Field Goals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 15 |
| Minutes Played | NBA | 2018-2019 | 174 |
| Games Started | NBA | 2018-2019 | 0 |
| Games | NBA | 2018-2019 | 15 |
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