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2019–20 B.League Season
The 2019–20 B.League season was the fourth season of the Japanese B.League. The 2020 B. League All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2020 at the Hokkai Kitayell in Sapporo, Hokkaido. At the end of February 2020, the B.League temporarily suspended its competitions for two weeks until March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif .... However, on March 27, 2020, the B.League canceled the remainder of the season. B1 Regular season The regular season began on October 3, 2019 and originally scheduled to end on April 19, 2020. ;East District ;Central District ;West District B1 Individual statistic leaders B2 Regular season The regular season began on September 20, 2019. ;East District ;Central District ;West Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Japan
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people are at a higher risk of developing severe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyu Golden Kings
is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa City, Okinawa. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. Honours Domestic *bj league champions: 4 **2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 *Conference champions: 6 **2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Continental *ABA Club Championship **3rd: 2011 Players Coaches * Hernando Planells (2007–08) *Dai Oketani * Koto Toyama *Tsutomu Isa *Norio Sassa *Hiroki Fujita Seasons B.League Notable players *Hilton Armstrong *Chris Ayer *Ira Brown *Draelon Burns * Mo Charlo *Takatoshi Furukawa *Lamont Hamilton *Takumi Ishizaki *Anthony Kent ( it) * George Leach *Anthony McHenry * Jeff Newton * Evan Ravenel *Bryan Simpson * Dillion Sneed *Reyshawn Terry * Kibwe Trim *Terrance Woodbury Arenas *Okinawa Arena *Okinawa City Gymnasium Okinawa City Gymnasium is an arena in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan. It is the home arena of the Ryukyu Golden Kings is a Japanese professional basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San-en NeoPhoenix
is a B.League professional basketball team, based in the eastern Mikawa and Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture region of central Japan. The team was founded in 1965 as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa-based machine parts manufacturer. It remained a local team in Aichi prefecture until 1995, when it first participated in the All-Japan Professional Basketball Championships. It joined the Japan Basketball League (JBL) in 1999, winning the Second Division championship in 2000. “Higashimikawa” was added to the team name in 2007, when its home stadium was moved to Toyohashi. It ended the 2007 season in third place. From 2008, the Higashimikawa Phoenix joined the new bj league, and the following year, “Hamamatsu” was added to the team name to emphasize the compound franchise among Toyohashi, Hamamatsu, and the surrounding districts and the team was legally registered as an independent corporation under the name of “Phoenix Communications”. The team signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama B-Corsairs
The are a Japanese professional basketball team. Following the team's establishment in 2010, they participated in the Eastern Conference of the bj league for five seasons and in 2013 became the first team based in the Kanto region of Japan to win the league's championship. From September 2016 the team will compete in the first division of the new professional basketball league. History Early success in bj league (2011-13) The B-Corsairs entered the league in the 2011-2012 season as one of four expansion teams, seeing the league grow from 16 to 20 teams. In their first season they finished in second place in the Eastern Conference, led by league MVP Justin Burrell. Former NBA player Reggie Geary won the coach of the year award. In the playoff series they finished third overall, losing the Eastern Conference Final to the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix but defeating the Kyoto Hannaryz in the playoff for third. The following season the B-Corsairs won the 2012-13 bj-league titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niigata Albirex BB
Niigata Albirex BB, formally Niigata Albirex Basketball, is a Japanese basketball club. It is based in Nagaoka, Niigata. Outline The club was founded in 1954 as the company team of Daiwa Securities, a Tokyo-based securities brokerage. In 1991, it joined the Japan Basketball League. In 2000, the company club was dissolved after NSG purchased it, and the club was moved before the 2000–2001 season to Niigata and renamed Albirex. In 2004, it joined the bj league along with five other clubs. Team name transition * 1954: The Daiwa Securities basketball club * 1994: The Daiwa Securities Hotblizzards * 2000: Niigata Albirex * 2006: Niigata Albirex basketball Roster Notable players Coaches * Osamu Kuraishi *Matt Garrison * Fujitaka Hiraoka *Kazuo Nakamura * Kazuhiro Shoji *Shogo Fukuda Honors * Japan Basketball League Div.2 ** Champions (2) : 2000/2001, 2001/2002 * bj league ** Runners-up (1) : 2005/2006 * Asia Professional Basketball Invitation Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Grouses
The Toyama Grouses are a Japanese basketball team, playing in the Central Conference of the B.League. They are based in Toyama Prefecture. Head coaches *Masato Fukushima *Takatoshi Ishibashi * Charles Johnson (2009–10) *Kohei Eto * Kazuaki Shimoji * Bob Nash (2012–17) * Miodrag Rajković (2017–18) * Don Beck * Honoo Hamaguchi Roster Notable players Arenas *Toyama City Gymnasium Toyama City Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. It hosted some of the group games for the 2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. Facilities *No. 1 arena - 57.6m×44m 2,534m ... * Toyama Prefectural General Sports Center * Toyama Seibu Sports Center ReferencesToyama Grousesat Asia-basket.com External links * Basketball teams in Japan Sports teams in Toyama Prefecture Basketball teams established in 2005 2005 establishments in Japan {{Asia-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SeaHorses Mikawa
Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team played in the National Basketball League (Japan), National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced in October 2016. History Throughout the past decade, the team has been led by head coach Kimikazu Suzuki and naturalized big man J. R. Sakuragi, who led the SeaHorses to decades of success, Ed Odeven (''The Japan Times''), 8 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018. including numerous titles in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League. The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League. Kaz Nagatsuka, ''The Japan Times''. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016. Several of its players have played for a diverse set of international senior national teams. Roster Notable players :To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.- Played at least one official international match fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanga Hokkaido
Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The club was founded in 2006 as ''Rera Kamuy Hokkaido'', this name comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, and means "god of the winds". The franchise changed its name twice in 2011; the first when the club's parent company was kicked out of the league due to financial woes in the season. The team ended the season with a league-backed management group and a new moniker, calling itself ''Basketball Club Hokkaido''. And finally, took its current name ''Levanga Hokkaido'', in August 2011. The team debuted in the Japan Basketball League in the 2007–2008 season and is one of only three teams in the league not owned by a major Japanese manufacturing company. ''Levanga'' plays its home games mainly at the Hokkai Kitayell, but, as the team represents the entire Hokkaido Prefecture, also plays some home-games at the '' Asahikawa City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akita Northern Happinets
The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League. The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010 and found success for the first time in 2013–14, finishing their fourth season as league runners-up. They went on to finish as runners-up for the second year in a row in 2014–15 and in third place in 2015–16, the final season of the bj league. History Akita Prefecture's connection with basketball has historically lay with Noshiro Technical High School, which has won a total of 58 national-level championships, and the Isuzu Motors corporate team ( Akita Isuzu Motors, currently the Yokohama Giga Spirits), which was based in Akita from 1955 until 1987. Following the formation of the independent bj league in 2006, a committee was formed to investigate the formation of a professional club within the prefecture in 2007 but was unsuccessful. In June 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Rockers Shibuya
Sun Rockers Shibuya is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tokyo and sponsored by Hitachi. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun. The team currently plays in the B.League. Current roster Notable players :To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. Hitachi Osaka players * Derek Grimm * Haruyuki Ishibashi Coaches * Robert Pierce (basketball), Bob Pierce (1997-2001) * Osamu Kuraishi * Shuji Ono (2005-2013) * Tim Lewis (basketball), Tim Lewis (2013–14) * Michael Olson (2014–16) * BT Toews (2016–17) * Geoffrey Katsuhisa (2017-) * Kyle Bailey (basketball), Kyle Bailey (asst) Arenas *Aoyama Gakuin University#AGU Gymnasium, Aoyama Gakuin University *Sumida City Gymnasium Practice facilities They practice at thHitachi Kashiwa Gymnasiumin Hitachidai, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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