Atsuya Ota (太田 敦也, Ōta Atsuya, born April 6, 1984) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the San-en NeoPhoenix club of the B.League in Japan. He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge. He did judo at the elementary school. There was no judo club in his junior high school and switched to basketball. He received entrance offers from 73 high schools and chose the Kashiwa High School in Chiba Prefecture, following the Nakamura's advice.