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.