Kimikazu Suzuki
Japanese basketball player and coach
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Kimikazu Suzuki (鈴木貴美一, Suzuki Kimikazu) is a former Japanese basketball coach and player. He was most recently the head coach of SeaHorses Mikawa. Suzuki served as head coach of the Japan national basketball team two times. His first term was from 2006 to 2007, while his second one was from May 2012 until 2014.[2]
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| SeaHorses Mikawa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 26, 1959 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Akita Higashi Junior High School[1] Noshiro Technical (Noshiro, Akita) |
| College | Hosei University |
| Coaching career | 1988–2023 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1982–1988 | Nippon Mining |
Coaching | |
| 1988–1995 | Akita Keizaihoka University |
| 1995–2023 | Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa |
| 2006–2007, 2012–2014 | Japan |
| Career highlights | |
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After Mikawa finished fifth in their division with a 27–33 record,[3] Suzuki announced in May 2023 that he would be stepping down as the team's head coach.[4]
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisin | 1994 | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2nd | - | - | - | – | Runners-up |
| Aisin | 1995 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10th | - | - | - | – | - |
| Aisin | 1996 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 11th | - | - | - | – | - |
| Aisin | 1997 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 10th | - | - | - | – | - |
| Aisin | 1998 | 16 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 7th | - | - | - | – | - |
| Aisin | 1999 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3rd | - | - | - | – | 4th |
| Aisin | 2000 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3rd |
| Aisin | 2001 | 21 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3rd |
| Aisin | 2002 | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | JBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2003 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 1 | .833 | JBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2004 | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Runners-up |
| Aisin | 2005 | 26 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 5th | - | - | - | – | 5th |
| Aisin | 2006 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3rd |
| Aisin | 2007-08 | 35 | 26 | 9 | .743 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | JBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2008-09 | 35 | 24 | 11 | .686 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | JBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2009-10 | 42 | 31 | 11 | .738 | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Runners-up |
| Aisin | 2010-11 | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | 1st | - | - | - | – | - |
| Aisin | 2011-12 | 42 | 31 | 11 | .738 | 1st | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Runners-up |
| Aisin | 2012-13 | 42 | 34 | 8 | .810 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | JBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2013-14 | 54 | 40 | 14 | .741 | 2nd in Western | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4th |
| Aisin | 2014-15 | 54 | 43 | 11 | .796 | 1st in Western | 8 | 7 | 1 | .875 | NBL Champions |
| Aisin | 2015-16 | 53 | 35 | 18 | .660 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | Runners-up |
| Mikawa | 2016-17 | 60 | 46 | 14 | .767 | 1st in Western | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Mikawa | 2017-18 | 60 | 48 | 12 | .800 | 1st in Central | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Mikawa | 2018-19 | 60 | 31 | 29 | .517 | 4th in Central | - | - | - | – | - |
| Mikawa | 2019-20 | 41 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 2nd in Central | - | - | - | – | - |