Like any first-year pro, Yuki Togashi must cope with the ups and downs of his new job.
With only four games as a measuring stick, the Akita Northern Happinets guard has shown lots of potential. He has scored in double figures each time out for the Eastern Conference club, beginning with a 15-point, 11-assist, three steal performance on Feb. 2 against the Toyama Grouses.
The 19-year-old Togashi is averaging 14.5 points per game, and had a career-best 19 points against the Gunma Crane Thunders on Sunday. But the Northern Happinets were handed a 72-66 loss, a game in which the 167-cm guard had six assists and seven turnovers. The latter number grabbed his attention, he admitted in a Wednesday phone interview with The Japan Times.