Shinya Nakamura (中村 真也 Nakamura Shinya) is a second year shooting guard at Kaijō High.
Appearance[]
Nakamura has short, ash-blond hair and black, rectangular-framed glasses. His eyes are olive-colored. He is of average height and build.
He wears the blue and white Kaijō High jersey with the number 9.
Personality[]
Nakamura is a passionate player who is seen cheering his team-mates from the bench fervently.
Story[]
Winter Cup[]
Semi-finals[]
Nakamura subbed in for the injured Ryōta Kise during the Winter Cup semi-finals against Seirin High and double teamed Taiga Kagami along with Mitsuhiro Hayakawa [1].
Being on guard for Kagami's dribble, Nakamura and Hayakawa marked him tight. But Kagami has fired up after Tetsuya Kuroko's Phantom Shot got blocked and rages through their defense.[2] They later get passed once more.
Kagami starts heating up and drives past his double-team multiple times, leaving Nakamura impressed, comparing him to Kise's dominant skill. The first half ends and in the third quarter, a strong Kaijō gives resistance, but Seirin continues to overwhelm. As a repetition from the first half, Kagami slips past his defense again and Nakamura cannot keep up. Seirin pulls ahead with a 15-point lead and Kise enters the match again, subbing Nakamura out.[3] Nakamura continues to cheer his team on from the bench. When Seirin eventually comes out on top, a hurt Kaijō team drains to the locker room.[4]
Skill[]
| Physical Ability | 7/10 | 
| |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technique | 7/10 | ||
| Stamina | 9/10 | ||
| Mental Strength | 7/10 | ||
| Special Ability | 4/10 | ||
Even though Nakamura is a bench player, he is recognized for his defence and his middle school to be in the top 8 in the nationals by Junpei Hyūga [1] and was noted to be on a similar level to Seihō High's player Tomoki Tsugawa.[5]
Etymology[]
- The name Shinya means "real, genuine" (真) (shin) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
- Shinya's surname Nakamura means "middle" (中) (naka) and "town, village" (村) (mura).
Trivia[]
- According to the KUROFES
- His motto is "Seize the day"
- His favorite food is Kani-miso
- His special skill is sign language
- His best subject is Physics
- He is none of the School committee
- He has a father and mother
- He dislikes talking to Kise
- His best basketball skill is Pick and roll
- His type of girl is a bright person
- He spends his free time watching ghost movies on the internet
- The reason he plays basketball is so he can build up his physical strength
- The player he has his eye on is Kagami
References[]
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| v - e - t | Kaijō High |
|---|---|
| Players | Ryōta Kise • Mitsuhiro Hayakawa • Shinya Nakamura |
| Former players | Yukio Kasamatsu • Yoshitaka Moriyama • Kōji Kobori |
| Coach | Genta Takeuchi |