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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 6, 2018
Yuta Watanabe sees major minutes in first two NBA G League games
Yuta Watanabe logged 31 and 32 minutes in the first two games of the Memphis Hustle's NBA G League season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 25, 2018
Yuta Watanabe set to start camp with Grizzlies
Before training camps get underway, NBA teams held media day on Monday, providing ample interview and photo opportunities.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 21, 2018
Watanabe strikes two-way deal with Grizzlies
Yuta Watanabe, who played four years at George Washington University, has agreed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA team said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 20, 2018
Yuta Watanabe makes good impression in Summer League stint with Nets
Yuta Watanabe attracted positive attention during the Brooklyn Nets' five NBA Summer League Games in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2018
Yuta Watanabe working out for teams ahead of NBA Draft
The 2018 NBA Draft is less than a week away, and Yuta Watanabe remains focused on pursuing his dream.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 31, 2018
Yuta Watanabe to attend NBA Global Camp in run-up to draft
Former George Washington University standout Yuta Watanabe is one of 40 expected attendees for the upcoming NBA Global Camp 2018, the NBA announced in a news release on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 13, 2018
Yuta Watanabe reflects on successful hoop career at George Washington
Gratitude best sums up the closing chapter of Yuta Watanabe's college basketball career.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 6, 2018
George Washington senior Yuta Watanabe honored at team banquet
George Washington University senior guard Yuta Watanabe was recognized during the men's basketball team's annual awards banquet on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 5, 2017
GW senior Yuta Watanabe named Atlantic-10 Conference co-Player of the Week
George Washington University senior guard Yuta Watanabe and Virginia Commonwealth's Justin Tillman are the Atlantic-10 Conference's co-Players of the Week, it was announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2016
Colonials expect Tokyo trip to be springboard for Watanabe
Yuta Watanabe made a heroic return to his home country during a recent trip by the George Washington University basketball team.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2016
Dates announced for George Washington-Japan national team hoop series
The Japan Basketball Association announced Friday that the men's national team will play against George Washington University in a three-game series in August.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 9, 2016
Rising star Watanabe seeks opportunity to shine in Olympic qualifying tournament
Having played in the United States for three years, Yuta Watanabe has shown steady development as a basketball player every year.
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2015
Watanabe, GWU start season 4-0
George Washington University sophomore forward Yuta Watanabe has helped the Colonials open the 2015-16 college basketball season with four consecutive victories.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 25, 2015
George Washington basketball team planning 2016 tour of Japan
The George Washington University men's basketball team is planning to tour Japan next summer, the school's athletic director, Patrick Nero, said in an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2015
GW's Watanabe to visit White House, meet Prime Minister Abe
George Washington University basketball player Yuta Watanabe will visit the White House on Tuesday, and the Kagawa Prefecture native will greet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe there, according to a news release issued this week by the university’s athletic department.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 17, 2015
Watanabe looks back on freshman season with GW
There have been only a few players who hailed from Japan to have played hoops at NCAA D-I level. So perhaps no one really knew what sort of expectations to have of Yuta Watanabe in his first season at George Washington University.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 31, 2015
George Washington, Watanabe could play future games in Japan
George Washington's Yuta Watanabe made a solid impact as a freshman forward this college basketball season. As a result, this has sparked greater interest in his career in Japan among hard-core fans and casual observers — plus the national media spotlight on NHK and other major news outlets.
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2015
GWU defeated in A-10 quarterfinals
The third-seeded University of Rhode Island men's basketball team outplayed George Washington University in the second half en route to a 71-58 victory in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday in New York.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Watanabe makes debut for GWU
George Washington University freshman forward Yuta Watanabe made his NCAA Division I debut in the Colonials' 92-40 season-opening victory over visiting Grambling State on Friday in Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 19, 2014
Encouragement, advice helped steer Watanabe to GWU
The recent decision by promising basketball prospect Yuta Watanabe to attend George Washington University next season came as bright news for his home country.

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