Yuta Tabuse

Yuta Tabuse means something special to anyone who follows Japanese basketball. Standing just 1.75 metres, he became the first Japanese-born player to appear in an NBA game, a feat that took far more than talent. Born in Yokohama, forged at Noshiro Technical, and willing to study in Hawaii to sharpen his game, he simply refused to accept the ceiling others set for him. Pioneers pay a price, and he paid it so that the next generation could dream bigger. I hold him in the highest regard, not just for the records but for the doors he opened.

Name (English)

Yuta Tabuse

Name (Japanese)

田臥勇太

Born

October 5, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

175 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Akita Prefectural Noshiro Technical High School

University

Brigham Young University Hawaii

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuta%20Tabuse
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E8%87%A5%E5%8B%87%E5%A4%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952047

Tags

• Kanagawa Prefecture
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.