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B.League
The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that was operated by the FIBA-affiliated Japan Basketball Association and the independently operated bj league. The merger had been mandated by FIBA as a condition to Japan having its membership resumed following suspension in November 2014. History The Japan Basketball Association was formed in 1930 and has operated Japan's top basketball leagues under various names since 1967. Throughout the history of the association, teams have been affiliated with large corporations and players have been employed by their respective owner company rather than competing as professional basketball players. In the early 1990s soccer in Japan moved away from a similar corporate structure and launched the J.League in 1993. The JBA commenced investigating the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Basketball Association
The is the governing body of basketball in Japan. Formed in 1930, it is based in Tokyo. The JBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia. The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams. It also manages the B.League commenced in October 2016. As of April 2021, its president has been Yuko Mitsuya.Basketball Australia makes high-level appointment and renews partnership with Japan Duncan Mackay (), 27 April 2021. Accessed 30 April 2021. History The JBA was suspended by FIBA on ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Alvark Tokyo
Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948, the club won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007. In July 2015, it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced from October 2016. As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league. Kaz Nagatsuka (''The Japan Times''), 12 May 2020. Accessed 25 May 2020. Honours Domestic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvark Tokyo
Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948, the club won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007. In July 2015, it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced from October 2016. As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league. Kaz Nagatsuka (''The Japan Times''), 12 May 2020. Accessed 25 May 2020. Honours Domestic [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Basketball Leagues
This is a list of current and defunct basketball leagues around the world. Men Intercontinental * FIBA Intercontinental Cup Africa International leagues * BAL – Basketball Africa League * FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup National leagues * ABC Super Division – Algerian Basketball Championship Super Division * ABL – Angolan Basketball League – first tier ** ABC – Angola Second Division Basketball Championship – second tier * CABL – Central African Division I Basketball League * GSP Basketball League * EBSL – Egyptian Basketball Super League * LBA League * LBL – Libyan Division I Basketball League * Nationale 1 * MBL – Mozambican Division I Basketball League * NPL – Nigerian Premier League * NBL – National Basketball League * SBL – Senegalese Division I Basketball League * BNL – Basketball National League * TBL – Tunisian Division I Basketball League * NBL – National Basketball League Americas Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma Crane Thunders
The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League. They are based in Ōta, Gunma. It is said that the shape of Gunma Prefecture resembles the shape of a dancing crane. The team's name is a combination of the crane and lightning, which evokes images of "energy" and "speed". Coaches * Tadashi Hayashi (2012) *Ryan Blackwell (2012–13) *Hiroki Fujita (2013 *Charlie Parker (2014–15) *Hirokazu Nema (2015–16) * Fujitaka Hiraoka (2016–21) * Thomas Wisman (2021–22) * Kota Mizuno (2022–present) Roster Notable players * Trey Britton * Deividas Busma * Darko Čohadarević * Marcus Cousin *Melvin Ely * Gary Hamilton * Thomas Kennedy * Abdullahi Kuso * Kenneth Simms * Dillion Sneed * Ryan Stephan *Noriyuki Sugasawa is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League in Japan. Following his college graduation, Sugasawa became a school teacher, but decide ... [...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] |
Utsunomiya Brex
Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi ..., Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League), which started in October 2016. The team became the first champions of the B.League on 27 May 2017, defeating the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders by the final score of 85–79. Roster Notable players Coaches *Yoshinori Kaneta *Mitsuhiko Kato *Jason Rabedeaux *Bruce Palmer (basketball), Bruce Palmer *Antanas Sireika *Thomas Wisman *Kenji Hasegawa *Ryuzo Anzai *Norio Sassa *Darius Dimavičius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya
Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Nagoya, Aichi. The team currently competes in the B.League. Roster Notable players * Solomon Alabi *Paul Butorac *Rodney Carney *Andrew Feeley *Jerald Honeycutt * Herbert Hill *Yuto Otsuka is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Miyazaki Shining Suns The Miyazaki Shining Suns were a Japanese basketball team that played three seasons in the bj league. The ... * John Pierce * Lamar Rice * Garrett Stutz * Scott VanderMeer * Dan Weiss Arenas * Biwajima Sports Center * Nagoya City Chikusa Sports Center * Nagoya City Nakamura Sports Center Gallery Image:Michael housman.jpg, Michael Housman Image:Courtney williams.jpg, Courtney Williams Image:2012 all japan nihon musen-toyota tsusho.jpg, Practice facilitiesToyota Tsusho Midori Gymnasium References Basketball teams in Japan Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinshu Brave Warriors
The Shinshu Brave Warriors is a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. The team was formed in 2011 and as of the 2016-17 season played in the Central Division (Naka-chiku) of the B2 League. The team name comes from a desire to show the tradition of the Nagano prefecture, formerly called Shinshu. And to liken the players to the ninja and samurai warriors who fought and trained in the area in times past. Their official home is in Chikuma City, just south of the prefectural capital of Nagano City, however games are sometimes played in Nagano itself or in other nearby cities such as Matsumotobr> Team Logo The team logo uses three colours; blue (called Warrior Blue), silver (called Japan Alps Silver) and yellow (called Obasute Moon Yellow). It shows the full name of the team with a depiction of the Japanese Alps The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishinomiya Storks
The Nishinomiya Storks (西宮ストークス) are a professional basketball team based in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan that competes in the Japanese B.League . History The club was formed in 2011 as the Hyogo Storks (兵庫ストークス） and entered the second division of the Japan Basketball League (JBL2) in the 2011-12 season, finishing with a record of 17 wins and 10 losses. The club was JBL2 league champions in the 2012-13 season with a record of 27 wins and 5 losses, which was the final season of the league before it was reformed as the National Basketball Development League. The club’s success in the 2012-13 season earned it promotion to the first division of the JBL, which was reformed as the NBL for the 2013-2014 season. On 16 July 2015 the Storks announced an agreement with the City of Nishinomiya that will see the team based in the city and the name changed to the Nishinomiya Storks. The decision is also one move aimed at the club securing a position in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Asia Super League
The East Asia Super League (Simplified Chinese:东亚超级联赛; Traditional Chinese: 東亞超級聯賽; Korean: 동아시아 슈퍼리그; Japanese: 東アジアスーパーリーグ), abbreviated as EASL, is a basketball league featuring clubs in Greater China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. From 2017 to 2019, four pre-season tournaments (The Super 8 and later The Terrific 12) were organized by EASL, featuring clubs from select professional basketball leagues in the region. With official backing from FIBA Asia, EASL will transition toward a full-fledged league. The first season of this new EASL will be held in 2022–23 and will feature eight teams. EASL matches will be integrated into the schedules of participating professional leagues. History The East Asia Super League was co-founded by Matt Beyer and Henry Kerins as the Asia League as a response to what the founders deem as a lack of high-level international tournaments featuring basketball clubs in the region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
The Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka are a Japanese basketball team, playing in the second division of the B.League. They are based in Fukuoka Prefecture and were coached by Joe Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, in 2015. Roster Notable players Head coaches *Toshihiro Goto * Carl John Neumann (2007–09) *Tadaharu Ogawa (2009–12) * Atsushi Kanazawa (2012–13, 2016-17) *Mack Tuck (2013) * Kimitoshi Sano (2013-14) * James Duncan (2014) * Ken Hamanaka (2014) *Joe Bryant (2015) * Tomohiro Moriyama (2015-16) *Takatoshi Ishibashi (2016) *Josep Clarós (2016, 2020-21) * Kentaro Hori (2017) * Ryuji Kawai (2017-18) * Bob Nash (2018-19) * Iurgi Caminos (2019-20) * Eiki Umezaki (2021-22) * Taiki Yoshinaga (2022) * Moncho López (2022-present) Arenas *Teriha Sekisui House Arena * Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium * Iizuka Daiichi Gymnasium *Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium is an arena in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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