Rui Machida (町田瑠唯; born 8 March 1993) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1][2] and at the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.[3][4]
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| No. 10 – Fujitsu Red Wave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Women's Japan Basketball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 March 1993 Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–present | Fujitsu Red Wave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she set an Olympic record with 18 assists in Japan's 87–71 semifinals win against France.[5]
Career
editShe participated at the 2015 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, 2017 Women’s Asia Cup, and 2019 Women’s Asia Cup.[6]
WNBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022 | Washington | 36 | 2 | 12.9 | .310 | .206 | .667 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 36 | 2 | 12.9 | .310 | .206 | .667 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .667 | .500 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .667 | .500 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
References
edit- ^ "Rui Machida". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Rui MACHIDA". FIBA. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Rui MACHIDA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Basketball MACHIDA Rui". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Rui Machida: From third-string point guard to Olympic record-breaker". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
External links
edit- Rui Machida at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Rui Machida at FIBA (archived)
- Rui Machida at Olympics.com