RamuTokashiki

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