Men's Basketball

2 Tatsuaki Sakai
2 Tatsuaki Sakai
Height: 5-7
Weight: 153
Year: 2021
Hometown: Ishikawa, Japan
High School: Saint Thomas More School
Position: Guard
Major: Business & Sports Management
gp 21
pts/g 8.9
fg % 44.6
3pt % 43.5
ft % 85.7
reb/g 3.7
a/g 5.1

Accolades:

All-Sportsmanship Team: 2019

2019-20: Played in 21 games and started in 19 as a junior…averaged 34.6 minutes per game scoring approximately 8.9 points per game with a shooting percent of 44.6% (66-148) from the field, 43.5% (37-85) from downtown listing in the top five in the conference, and an impressive 85.7% (18-21) from the free throw line…had an average of 3.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game…in the first game of the season on Nov. 9th vs. Colby-Sawyer College where he scored 14 points, he had eight assists, six rebounds, was five-for-nine in the field and two-for-five from the three-point range…his highest scoring game of the season came on Feb. 18th with 15 points shooting 80% (4-5) from the free throw line in the win against Suffolk University.

2018-19: Played in 27 games as a sophomore while starting in 26 of those games… averaged 25.6 minutes per game in his 2018-29 campaign…averaged 4.4 points on 50.6% shooting from the field…also led the GNAC with 4.5 assists per game…named to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team…had a season high 15 points in a victory over Regis College on Feb. 14th, also added four rebounds and nine assists…on Feb 9th in a win over Norwich University he had a season high 10 assists while also chipping in eight points.

2017-18: Played in all 26 games as a freshman guard starting in 14 of those contests…averaged 24.5 minutes per game…averaged 2.8 point, 3.1 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 31.3% (25-80) from the field, 27.7% (13-47) from three-point range, and 66.7 (10-15) from the free throw line…made his collegiate debut against Maine Maritime Academy…posted his career high 11 points in a win against Mount Ida on January 16th… scored in double figures with 10 points in a win against the University of New England on December 30th.

 

Recent Games
Feb 8 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 113-73
Feb 12 Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 90-81
Feb 15 Regis (Mass.) W, 83-80
Feb 18 at Suffolk W, 90-78
Feb 22 Lasell W, 88-70
Feb 25 at Anna Maria L, 82-66
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 21 11
Games started 19 11
Minutes 726 400
Minutes per game 34.6 36.4
FG 66-148 38-81
FG Pct 44.6 46.9
3PT 37-85 21-45
3PT Pct 43.5 46.7
FT 18-21 10-12
FT Pct 85.7 83.3
Off rebounds 12 5
Def rebounds 66 32
Total rebounds 78 37
Rebounds per game 3.7 3.4
Personal fouls 40 20
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 108 58
Turnovers 63 34
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 1.7
Steals 26 16
Blocks 0 0
Points 187 107
Points per game 8.9 9.7
Points per 40 min 10.3 10.7
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Colby-Sawyer L, 111-97 1 39 5-9 55.6 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 14
Nov 20 U. of New England L, 84-74 1 22 4-5 80.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 23 Husson W, 90-83 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Me.-Farmington L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Southern Me. L, 98-91 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Plymouth St. W, 87-74 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Bates L, 84-69 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Brockport L, 83-73 - 21 3-5 60.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Dec 16 St. John Fisher W, 66-64 - 18 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Jan 2 vs. Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 96-91 1 37 4-5 80.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 3 vs. Rivier W, 83-71 1 36 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 7 at Maine Maritime W, 81-72 1 40 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 13 at Bowdoin W, 95-86 1 40 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 at Thomas (ME) L, 90-73 1 40 1-10 10.0 1-8 12.5 2-2 100.0 5
Jan 18 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 84-74 1 35 4-11 36.4 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 21 Colby-Sawyer W, 98-83 1 39 4-6 66.7 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 25 at Albertus Magnus L, 99-93 1 37 2-7 28.6 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 29 at Rivier W, 99-69 1 37 5-7 71.4 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 1 at Norwich L, 77-74 1 40 4-10 40.0 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 13
Feb 4 Anna Maria L, 81-64 1 38 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 113-73 1 35 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 12 Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 90-81 1 30 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 15 Regis (Mass.) W, 83-80 1 40 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 18 at Suffolk W, 90-78 1 39 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 15
Feb 22 Lasell W, 88-70 1 30 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 25 at Anna Maria L, 82-66 1 33 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 10
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 at Colby-Sawyer L, 111-97 1 39 1 5 6 8 2 4.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 20 U. of New England L, 84-74 1 22 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 23 Husson W, 90-83 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 at Me.-Farmington L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Southern Me. L, 98-91 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 Plymouth St. W, 87-74 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 7 at Bates L, 84-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 15 at Brockport L, 83-73 - 21 1 1 2 1 3 0.3 1 0 3 0
Dec 16 St. John Fisher W, 66-64 - 18 1 1 2 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 2 vs. Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 96-91 1 37 0 3 3 5 8 0.6 4 0 1 -
Jan 3 vs. Rivier W, 83-71 1 36 0 9 9 3 2 1.5 0 0 2 0
Jan 7 at Maine Maritime W, 81-72 1 40 0 4 4 4 2 2.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 13 at Bowdoin W, 95-86 1 40 1 5 6 12 2 6.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 15 at Thomas (ME) L, 90-73 1 40 1 1 2 6 2 3.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 18 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 84-74 1 35 1 3 4 8 3 2.7 0 0 4 -
Jan 21 Colby-Sawyer W, 98-83 1 39 0 4 4 11 1 11.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 25 at Albertus Magnus L, 99-93 1 37 0 4 4 4 2 2.0 2 0 5 1
Jan 29 at Rivier W, 99-69 1 37 1 4 5 5 4 1.3 2 0 1 -
Feb 1 at Norwich L, 77-74 1 40 0 6 6 5 4 1.3 2 0 0 -
Feb 4 Anna Maria L, 81-64 1 38 1 2 3 3 5 0.6 1 0 2 -
Feb 8 at St. Joseph (Conn.) L, 113-73 1 35 0 1 1 8 6 1.3 1 0 2 -
Feb 12 Emmanuel (Mass.) W, 90-81 1 30 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 -
Feb 15 Regis (Mass.) W, 83-80 1 40 0 0 0 5 3 1.7 1 0 0 -
Feb 18 at Suffolk W, 90-78 1 39 1 3 4 4 3 1.3 3 0 2 -
Feb 22 Lasell W, 88-70 1 30 1 2 3 3 2 1.5 2 0 1 -
Feb 25 at Anna Maria L, 82-66 1 33 2 3 5 7 4 1.8 2 0 4 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2017-18 26 14 24.5 1.0-3.1 31.3 0.5-1.8 27.7 0.4-0.6 66.7 2.8
2018-19 27 26 25.6 1.6-3.1 50.6 0.7-1.6 45.5 0.5-0.7 73.7 4.4
2019-20 21 19 34.6 3.1-7.0 44.6 1.8-4.0 43.5 0.9-1.0 85.7 8.9
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 74 59 27.8 1.8-4.2 42.8 0.9-2.4 39.8 0.6-0.7 76.4 5.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 26 14 638 25-80 31.3 13-47 27.7 10-15 66.7 73
2018-19 27 26 690 43-85 50.6 20-44 45.5 14-19 73.7 120
2019-20 21 19 726 66-148 44.6 37-85 43.5 18-21 85.7 187
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 74 59 2054 134-313 42.8 70-176 39.8 42-55 76.4 380
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2017-18 26 14 24.5 1.6-5.0 31.3 0.8-2.9 27.7 0.6-0.9 66.7 4.6
2018-19 27 26 25.6 2.5-4.9 50.6 1.2-2.6 45.5 0.8-1.1 73.7 7.0
2019-20 21 19 34.6 3.6-8.2 44.6 2.0-4.7 43.5 1.0-1.2 85.7 10.3
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 74 59 27.8 2.6-6.1 42.8 1.4-3.4 39.8 0.8-1.1 76.4 7.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2017-18 26 14 24.5 0.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 3.1 1.5 2.1 0.9 0.1
2018-19 27 26 25.6 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.7 0.0 4.5 1.7 2.6 1.0 0.0
2019-20 21 19 34.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.9 0.0 5.1 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 74 59 27.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.6 0.0 4.2 2.0 2.1 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2017-18 26 14 638 3 35 38 34 0 81 39 2.1 24 2
2018-19 27 26 690 12 46 58 46 0 121 47 2.6 27 1
2019-20 21 19 726 12 66 78 40 1 108 63 1.7 26 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 74 59 2054 27 147 174 120 1 310 149 2.1 77 3
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 26 14 24.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.1 0.0 5.1 2.4 2.1 1.5 0.1
2018-19 27 26 25.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 2.7 0.0 7.0 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.1
2019-20 21 19 34.6 0.7 3.6 4.3 2.2 0.1 6.0 3.5 1.7 1.4 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 74 59 27.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.3 0.0 6.0 2.9 2.1 1.5 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 21 19 34.6 3.1-7.0 44.6 1.8-4.0 43.5 0.9-1.0 85.7 8.9
Conference 11 11 36.4 3.5-7.4 46.9 1.9-4.1 46.7 0.9-1.1 83.3 9.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 8 7 31.5 2.9-6.1 46.9 1.5-3.1 48.0 0.2-0.4 66.7 7.5
Away 11 10 36.5 3.3-8.1 40.4 1.7-4.7 36.5 1.3-1.5 87.5 9.5
Neutral 2 2 36.5 3.5-5.0 70.0 3.0-4.0 75.0 1.0-1.0 100.0 11.0
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Wins 10 9 34.9 3.0-6.4 46.9 1.5-3.4 44.1 1.0-1.2 83.3 8.5
Losses 11 10 34.3 3.3-7.6 42.9 2.0-4.6 43.1 0.7-0.8 88.9 9.3
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November 2 2 30.5 4.5-7.0 64.3 2.0-3.5 57.1 1.0-1.0 100.0 12.0
December 2 - 19.5 2.0-5.0 40.0 1.0-2.0 50.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 5.0
January 9 9 37.9 2.9-7.1 40.6 1.8-4.2 42.1 0.7-0.7 100.0 8.2
February 8 8 35.6 3.4-7.5 45.0 1.9-4.5 41.7 1.2-1.5 83.3 9.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 21 19 726 66-148 44.6 37-85 43.5 18-21 85.7 187
Conference 11 11 400 38-81 46.9 21-45 46.7 10-12 83.3 107
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 8 7 252 23-49 46.9 12-25 48.0 2-3 66.7 60
Away 11 10 401 36-89 40.4 19-52 36.5 14-16 87.5 105
Neutral 2 2 73 7-10 70.0 6-8 75.0 2-2 100.0 22
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Wins 10 9 349 30-64 46.9 15-34 44.1 10-12 83.3 85
Losses 11 10 377 36-84 42.9 22-51 43.1 8-9 88.9 102
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November 2 2 61 9-14 64.3 4-7 57.1 2-2 100.0 24
December 2 - 39 4-10 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 10
January 9 9 341 26-64 40.6 16-38 42.1 6-6 100.0 74
February 8 8 285 27-60 45.0 15-36 41.7 10-12 83.3 79
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 21 19 34.6 3.6-8.2 44.6 2.0-4.7 43.5 1.0-1.2 85.7 10.3
Conference 11 11 36.4 3.8-8.1 46.9 2.1-4.5 46.7 1.0-1.2 83.3 10.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 8 7 31.5 3.7-7.8 46.9 1.9-4.0 48.0 0.3-0.5 66.7 9.5
Away 11 10 36.5 3.6-8.9 40.4 1.9-5.2 36.5 1.4-1.6 87.5 10.5
Neutral 2 2 36.5 3.8-5.5 70.0 3.3-4.4 75.0 1.1-1.1 100.0 12.1
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Wins 10 9 34.9 3.4-7.3 46.9 1.7-3.9 44.1 1.1-1.4 83.3 9.7
Losses 11 10 34.3 3.8-8.9 42.9 2.3-5.4 43.1 0.8-1.0 88.9 10.8
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November 2 2 30.5 5.9-9.2 64.3 2.6-4.6 57.1 1.3-1.3 100.0 15.7
December 2 - 19.5 4.1-10.3 40.0 2.1-4.1 50.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 10.3
January 9 9 37.9 3.0-7.5 40.6 1.9-4.5 42.1 0.7-0.7 100.0 8.7
February 8 8 35.6 3.8-8.4 45.0 2.1-5.1 41.7 1.4-1.7 83.3 11.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 21 19 34.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.9 0.0 5.1 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.0
Conference 11 11 36.4 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.8 0.1 5.3 3.1 1.7 1.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 7 31.5 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.3 - 4.5 2.4 1.9 0.9 0.0
Away 11 10 36.5 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.5 0.1 5.8 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.0
Neutral 2 2 36.5 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.5 0.0 4.0 5.0 0.8 2.0 0.0
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Wins 10 9 34.9 0.5 3.5 4.0 1.5 0.0 5.1 2.2 2.3 1.3 0.0
Losses 11 10 34.3 0.6 2.8 3.5 2.3 0.1 5.2 3.7 1.4 1.2 0.0
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November 2 2 30.5 0.5 3.5 4.0 1.0 0.0 5.0 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
December 2 - 19.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.5 0.6 1.0 0.0
January 9 9 37.9 0.4 4.1 4.6 2.7 0.1 6.4 2.9 2.2 1.2 0.0
February 8 8 35.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.4 - 4.6 3.5 1.3 1.6 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 21 19 726 12 66 78 40 1 108 63 1.7 26 0
Conference 11 11 400 5 32 37 20 1 58 34 1.7 16 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 7 252 4 17 21 10 - 36 19 1.9 7 0
Away 11 10 401 8 37 45 27 1 64 34 1.9 15 0
Neutral 2 2 73 0 12 12 3 0 8 10 0.8 4 0
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Wins 10 9 349 5 35 40 15 0 51 22 2.3 13 0
Losses 11 10 377 7 31 38 25 1 57 41 1.4 13 0
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November 2 2 61 1 7 8 2 0 10 4 2.5 0 0
December 2 - 39 2 2 4 3 0 3 5 0.6 2 0
January 9 9 341 4 37 41 24 1 58 26 2.2 11 0
February 8 8 285 5 20 25 11 - 37 28 1.3 13 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 21 19 34.6 0.7 3.6 4.3 2.2 0.1 6.0 3.5 1.7 1.4 0.0
Conference 11 11 36.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 2.0 0.1 5.8 3.4 1.7 1.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 7 31.5 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.6 0.0 5.7 3.0 1.9 1.1 0.0
Away 11 10 36.5 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.7 0.1 6.4 3.4 1.9 1.5 0.0
Neutral 2 2 36.5 0.0 6.6 6.6 1.6 0.0 4.4 5.5 0.8 2.2 0.0
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Wins 10 9 34.9 0.6 4.0 4.6 1.7 0.0 5.8 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.0
Losses 11 10 34.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.7 0.1 6.0 4.4 1.4 1.4 0.0
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November 2 2 30.5 0.7 4.6 5.2 1.3 0.0 6.6 2.6 2.5 0.0 0.0
December 2 - 19.5 2.1 2.1 4.1 3.1 0.0 3.1 5.1 0.6 2.1 0.0
January 9 9 37.9 0.5 4.3 4.8 2.8 0.1 6.8 3.0 2.2 1.3 0.0
February 8 8 35.6 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.0 5.2 3.9 1.3 1.8 0.0
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