Nuggets Sign Yuta Tabuse
Nuggets sign Japanese star G Tabuse
September 26, 2003
DENVER (Ticker) - The Denver Nuggets on Friday signed 22-year-old Japanase guard Yuta Tabuse, who spent two seasons at Division II BYU-Hawaii from 2000-02.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
The 5-9, 165-pound Tabuse earned Rookie of the Year honors in Japan last last season while playing for Toyota Alvark of the JBL Super League.
"Yuta is an exciting young player," Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said. "He can really play at a fast pace and knows how to get the ball into the hands of the right people."
Tabuse appeared in six games for the Dallas Mavericks at the Rocky Mountain Revue over the summer, averaging 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists.
He played for the Japanese national team at the 1999 junior world championship and the 2001 FIBA world championship for young men.
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