Satoru Furuta (古田悟, born 3 August 1971) is a Japanese former basketball player.[1]

Satoru Furuta
Furuta coached the Akita Bank team
Yamanashi Gakuin University
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1971-08-03) August 3, 1971 (age 53)
Seto, Aichi
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolAichi Institute of Technology Meiden
CollegeNippon Sport Science University
Career history
As player:
1994–2005Mitsubishi Electric
2005-2011Toyota Alvark
As coach:
2011Japan national basketball team U-22
2012-2013Edogawa University (asst)
2013-2014Edogawa University
2014Akita Bank
2015-2017Haneda Vickies
2017Yokohama B-Corsairs (associate)
2017Yokohama B-Corsairs
2018-2019Earth Friends Tokyo Z
2019-presentYamanashi Gakuin University
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Japan
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka Japan
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Taipei Team
Furuta with Toyota Alvark

Head coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Haneda Vickies 2015-16 25 5 20 .200 9th - - -
Haneda Vickies 2016-17 27 10 17 .370 8th 2 0 2 .000 Lost in 1st round
Yokohama B-Corsairs 2017 19 4 15 .211 Fired - - -
Earth Friends Tokyo Z 2018-19 60 22 38 .367 4th in B2 Central - - -

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.