HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 176
BIRTHDATE: June 11, 1991
BIRTHPLACE: Kita-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
HOMETOWN: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
HIGH SCHOOL: Ohka Gakuen HS
WNBA EXPERIENCE: 3 seasons
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on April 6, 2015
PRONUNCIATION: Rah-Moo Toh-caush-key
TWITTER HANDLE: @TOKASHIKI_10
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Scored her 500th-career point at Phoenix on 8/12/17
- Named to WNBA All-Rookie team in 2015 alongside Seattle teammate Jewell Loyd
- Started 16 games as a WNBA rookie, averaging 8.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
- Is a three-time Most Valuable Player in the WJBL
- Has won the WJBL title every season since joining JX-Eneos in 2010-11
- Led the WJBL in scoring (19.5 points per game) and blocks (2.1 per game) in 2015-16
- Led the WJBL in scoring (18.7 points per game), rebounding (11.4 per game) and blocks (2.1 per game) in 2014-15
2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Posted a season-high 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting in the season opener at Los Angeles on 5/13/17
- Tallied eight points on 4-for-7 shooting off the bench at New York on 6/11/17
- Notched nine points on 3-for-5 shooting vs. San Antonio on 6/18/17
- Came off the bench to record 11 points at Washington on 6/27/17
- Recorded a career-high three assists vs. Los Angeles on 7/8/17
- Scored her 500th-career point at Phoenix on 8/12/17
2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Scored 7 points in 7 minutes of play against Connecticut
- Recored career-high 3 steals at Indiana and posted 6 points
- Scored 10 first-half points off the bench on her way to a season-high 15 against New York
- Grabbed 5 rebounds to tie her season-high and posted 13 points at Minnesota on 8/28
- Tied season-high with 15 points and grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds at Chicago on 9/2
2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Missed four games while with the Japanese National Team, competing in the 2015 FIBA Asia Women’s Championship (Aug. 23 – Sept. 6)
- Scored a career-high 21 points on 6/28 at Tulsa, shooting 10-for-15 from the field
- Grabbed a career-high nine boards on 8/16 against San Antonio
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
- 2016-17: JX-Eneos, Japan
- 2015-16: JX-Eneos, Japan
NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE:
- Led the Japanese National Team to a title at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
- Guided the Japanese National Team to a title in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, scoring 20 points and grabbing 18 rebounds in the championship game
- Led the Japanese National Team to third place at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship
PERSONAL:
- Goes by ‘Taku,’ pronounced “TOCK”
- Working on learning the English language
- Loves to listen to music and Starbucks