Keijuro Matsui isn't quite like the rest of the 12 players on the Japan men's national team for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade.
While his teammates are starters for their respective clubs, that is not the case for Matsui.
The 30-year-old shooting guard comes off the bench, providing a spark with his sharp shooting. Matsui is the sixth man for the Alvark Tokyo (formerly known as the Toyota Alvark), who previously played in the NBL and will compete in a new circuit, the B. League, this fall.