Men's Basketball
Saito, Yoshitomo "Yoshi"
Yoshitomo "Yoshi" Saito
- Title:
- Associate Athletic Trainer
- Email:
- yoshitomo.saito@uga.edu
Yoshitomo “Yoshi” Saito, who has extensive experience in the athletic training and sports medicine fields, joined the Bulldogs’ staff in the summer of 2024 after spending the previous two seasons with the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. Saito is the primary individual responsible for the overall healthcare of student-athletes and daily team activities and coordinates with team physicians and in-house physical therapists regarding athletes’ plans of care.
Saito came to Georgia in 2022 after spending five years at Louisville. He also has collegiate experience at Toledo and Michigan State, his alma mater.
Saito joined the Louisville sports medicine staff in 2018 as a seasonal assistant athletic trainer whose primary responsibilities were with the baseball and men’s golf programs. During that year, the Cardinals advanced to the College World Series and Saito managed athletic training services and facilities for multiple golf tournaments, most notably an NCAA Regional.
In 2019, Saito was promoted to an assistant athletic trainer working with the women's lacrosse team.
The following year, Saito was promoted to associate athletic trainer with his responsibilities focusing on the women's basketball program. During his two seasons with the Cardinals, they advanced to the 2021 “Elite Eight" of the NCAA Tournament and reached the 2022 Final Four. Saito also served a stint as the interim athletic trainer for the men's basketball program during that time frame.
He also was a member of Louisville's international onboarding committee which facilitated the return of international student-athletes to campus and developed resocialization plans following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his tenure at Louisville, Saito spent two seasons at Toledo as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for baseball.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Saito came to the United States to attend college and played one season of baseball at Lansing Community College. He earned 2013 Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Freshman of Year honors after batting .457 as the starting centerfielder for LCC’s Stars. Saito was tabbed first-team All-MCCAA and named to the NJCAA Region XII team as well.
Saito then transferred to Michigan State, where he joined the Spartans' staff as an athletic trainer. In 2016, he was honored with both the Ray J. Saltzman Outstanding Student Athletic Trainer Award and the Jack and Mary Ann Heppinstall Memorial Scholarship.
Saito received his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from Michigan State in 2016 and earned a master's in Exercise Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from Toledo in 2018.
In May 2024, Saito married the former Macy Ward.
Saito came to Georgia in 2022 after spending five years at Louisville. He also has collegiate experience at Toledo and Michigan State, his alma mater.
Saito joined the Louisville sports medicine staff in 2018 as a seasonal assistant athletic trainer whose primary responsibilities were with the baseball and men’s golf programs. During that year, the Cardinals advanced to the College World Series and Saito managed athletic training services and facilities for multiple golf tournaments, most notably an NCAA Regional.
In 2019, Saito was promoted to an assistant athletic trainer working with the women's lacrosse team.
The following year, Saito was promoted to associate athletic trainer with his responsibilities focusing on the women's basketball program. During his two seasons with the Cardinals, they advanced to the 2021 “Elite Eight" of the NCAA Tournament and reached the 2022 Final Four. Saito also served a stint as the interim athletic trainer for the men's basketball program during that time frame.
He also was a member of Louisville's international onboarding committee which facilitated the return of international student-athletes to campus and developed resocialization plans following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his tenure at Louisville, Saito spent two seasons at Toledo as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for baseball.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Saito came to the United States to attend college and played one season of baseball at Lansing Community College. He earned 2013 Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Freshman of Year honors after batting .457 as the starting centerfielder for LCC’s Stars. Saito was tabbed first-team All-MCCAA and named to the NJCAA Region XII team as well.
Saito then transferred to Michigan State, where he joined the Spartans' staff as an athletic trainer. In 2016, he was honored with both the Ray J. Saltzman Outstanding Student Athletic Trainer Award and the Jack and Mary Ann Heppinstall Memorial Scholarship.
Saito received his bachelor's degree in Athletic Training from Michigan State in 2016 and earned a master's in Exercise Science with a concentration in Athletic Training from Toledo in 2018.
In May 2024, Saito married the former Macy Ward.
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