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  Asumi Nakayama

Asumi Nakayama

Player Profile

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Saitama, Japan
High School:
Nakamura Gakuen
Height:
5-4
Position:
G
Experience:
2V

At Utah Valley ...
Holds single game school record with 11 assists (vs. New Mexico State, 11/25/06) ... has top two steals seasons in school history with 58 in 2006-07 and 51 in 2007-08.

Sophomore (2007-08) ...
Appeared in all 28 games, starting five ... averaged 4.8 points, 3.7 assists and 1.8 steals in 25 minutes per game ... finished eighth among independent players in assists ... shot 84.4 percent (27-for-32) from the free-throw line ... dished out 10 assists in win over Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 10th ... had 12 points in win over Portland on Dec. 15th.

Freshman (2006-07) ...
Played in all 28 games, starting 19 ... averaged 27.2 minutes per game ... led the Wolverines in steals with 58 and three-pointers (34) ... ranked sixth among Independents in steals per game (2.07) ... was second on the team in assists (91) ... registered a career-high 11 assists Nov. 25, 2006 against New Mexico State ... scored a career-high 12 points including 3-for-6 three-pointers in Dec. 2, 2006 game against Idaho State ... recorded back-to-back 11-point and five-plus assist games against North Dakota State (Jan. 27, 2007) and NJIT (Feb. 1, 2007).

Before Utah Valley ...
Played point guard at Nakamura Gakuen Girl's High School in Fukuoka, Japan ... led team to Japanese National Championship her senior season.

Personal
Born October 25, 1987 in Saitama, Japan ... daughter of Yoshihito and Junto Nakayama. 

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Career Stats at Utah Valley
Year   GP-GS  FG-FGA   Pct  3FG-FGA  Pct  FT-FTA  Pct  Reb   Ast   TO  Blk  Stl  Pts
06-07  28-19  45-121  .372  34-93   .366  31-39  .795  2.4   91    73   0   58   5.5
07-08  28-5   41-118  .347  26-78   .333  27-32  .844  1.6   103   74   1   51   4.8
TOTAL  56-24  86-239  .360  60-171  .351  58-71  .817  2.0   194   147  1  109   5.2