is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice. In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine" and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.

His notable buzzer beaters

On May 14, 2017, he hit a buzzer beater in a relegation game 3 against Akita Northern Happinets to a win 17–16. Video In Game 3 of 2010 JBL finals vs. Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa, he banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Video On February 4, 2017, in a B.League regular season game, he sank a buzzer-beating to win the game against the Chiba Jets, 72–70. Video One of the greatest clutch shooters in basketball world history

Career statistics

NBA Summer League

|style="text-align:left;"|2009-10 |style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix Suns | 1 || 0 || 4.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0

Regular season

| align="left" | 2005-06 | align="left" rowspan="3" | OSG

| align="left" | 2006-07

| align="left" | 2007-08 | 35 ||34 ||35.9 ||.436 || .417 ||.812 || 4.1 || 1.7 ||1.2 || 0.1 || 14.6 |- | align="left" | 2008-09 | align="left" rowspan="5" | Tochigi | 35 || || 35.7 || .408 || .408 || .742 || 4.5 || 2.1 || 1.4 || 0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.4 |- | align="left" | 2009-10 | 40 || ||33.5 || .430 || .375 || .754 ||3.8 || 2.7 || 1.3 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 20.5 |- | align="left" | 2010-11 | 28 || ||34.2 || .395 || .354 ||.714 || 4.8 || 2.7 || 1.1 ||0.2 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|19.5 |- | align="left" | 2011-12 | 37 ||36 ||35.0 || .412 || .404 ||.838 || 3.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|4.5 || 1.7 || 0.1 || bgcolor="CFECEC"|20.4 |- | align="left" | 2012-13 |30 || 28||34.5 ||.428 || .435 || .776 || 3.9 || 3.7 ||1.2 || 0.0 || 18.3 |- | align="left" | 2013-14 | align="left" rowspan="2" | Wakayama | 46 ||39 || 35.3 || .430 || .396 || .811 || 3.1 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 19.2 |- | align="left" | 2014-15 | 9 ||4 || 27.0 || .388 || .321 || .914 || 2.2 || 3.6 || 1.8 || 0.2 || 15.9 |- | align="left" | 2015-16 | align="left" | Mitsubishi | 42 ||30 || 21.6|| .394 || .397 || .667 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 7.7 |- | align="left" | 2016-17 | align="left" rowspan="3" | Yokohama | 59 || 57||29.5 ||.402 || .321 || .781 || 3.1 || 3.3 || 0.9 ||0.1 ||13.4 |- | align="left" | 2017-18 | 57 || 43||29.6 ||.416 || .368|| .807 || 3.2 || 3.6 || 0.8 ||0.1 || 13.6 |- | align="left" | 2018-19 | 59 ||53 ||31.3 ||.426 ||.360 ||.856 ||2.6 ||4.5 ||1.3 ||0.1 ||15.6

Playoffs

|style="text-align:left;"|2016-17 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 4 ||4 || 26.37 || .353 || .286 || .826 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.25 || 0.75 || 15.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2016-17 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 1 || 1 || 19.48 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 2.0 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2017-18 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 4 || 4 || 28.42 || .411 || .333 || .826 || 4.8 || 5.8 || 0.75 || 0 || 18.3 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2018-19 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 3 || 3 || 25.21 || .429 || .125 || .929 || 2.3 || 5.7 || 1.0 || 0.67 || 12.7

Early cup games

|style="text-align:left;"|2017 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama | 2 || 2 || 29.59 || .438 || .500 || 1.000 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 9.5 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2018 |style="text-align:left;"|Yokohama |2 || 2 || 27.34 || .367 || .364 || 1.000 || 3.5 || 3.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 16.5

All-star games

|style="text-align:left;"|2019 |style="text-align:left;"|B.White | 1 || 1 || 20.01 || .545 || .375 || .000 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 15.0

National team statistics

|style="text-align:left;"|2006 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 5 || || 11.00 || .263 || .235 || .000 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0 || 2.8 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2007 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 8 || || 22.07 || .451 || .477 || .500 || 2.1 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0 || 14.6

|style="text-align:left;"|2011 |style="text-align:left;"|Japan | 9 || || 29.13 || .398 || .356 || .826 || 1.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || 0 || 13.4

Personal His older brother also plays basketball. Takuya has been married with two children.

References

External links http://www.nba.com/summerleague2009/players/index.jsp?player=sl_takuya_kawamura http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=JPN&PlayerID=68479