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Ryukyu Golden Kings
The are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa (city), Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. The Golden Kings have won the Japanese national title five times, as they won the bj league four times (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016) and the B.League once (2023). They were also losing B.League finalists once (2022). Honours Domestic * B.League champions: 1 ** 2022–23 B.League season, 2022–23 *bj league champions: 4 **2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 Continental *ABA Club Championship **3rd: 2011 *East Asia Super League champions: **2018 Asia League season, 2018 Players Coaches *Hernando Planells (2007–08) *Dai Oketani *Koto Toyama *Tsutomu Isa *Norio Sassa *Hiroki Fujita Seasons B.League Notable players *Hilton Armstrong *:it:Chris Ayer, Chris Ayer *Ira Brown *Draelon Burns *Mo Charlo *Takatoshi Furukawa *Lamont Hamilton *Takumi Ishizaki *Anthony Kent (:it:Anthony Kent, it) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Arena
The Okinawa Arena, also provisionally known as the Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena or Okinawa Suntory Arena, is an indoor arena in Okinawa (city), Okinawa, Japan. It was opened in 2021 and is one of the venues of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Background Plans to build the Okinawa arena were made as early as 2015. In 2016, it was announced that the sports venue will be built over the site occupied by the Okinawa City bullfighting ring next to the Koza Sports Park. Sachiyo Kuwae, the city mayor, unveiled the master plan for the 10,000-person-capacity multipurpose arena on 12 July 2016. The facility will have five stories above ground and will have a parking area for 1,000 vehicles. The Okinawa Arena will have a total area of . Its estimated total cost, including its parking facilities, is 17 billion yen. Demolition of the bullfighting ring was planned to commence in 2017 and was followed by the construction of the arena building itself. The groundbreaking ceremony took place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Fujita
is the head coach of the Sendai 89ers in the Japanese B.League. Head coaching record , - , style="text-align:left;", Gunma Crane Thunders , style="text-align:left;", 2013-14 , 32, , 10, , 22, , , , style="text-align:center;", 10th in Eastern, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Fukushima Firebonds , style="text-align:left;", 2014-15 , 52, , 21, , 31, , , , style="text-align:center;", 7th in Eastern, , , 2, , 0, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in 1st round , - , style="text-align:left;", Fukushima Firebonds , style="text-align:left;", 2015-16 , 52, , 30, , 22, , , , style="text-align:center;", 6th in Eastern, , , 2, , 0, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in 1st round , - , style="text-align:left;", San-en NeoPhoenix , style="text-align:left;", 2016-17 , 60, , 33, , 27, , , , style="text-align:center;", 2nd in Central, , , 2, , 0, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", Lost in 1st round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Kent
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include ''Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takumi Ishizaki
is a Japanese retired professional basketball player who formerly played for the Riesen Ludwigsburg in the German Basketball Bundesliga and BV Chemnitz 99 of the German ProA. He has been a member of the Japan national basketball team The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケッ .... Career statistics , - , align="left" , 2017-18 , align="left" , Ryukyu , 55 , , 8 , , 12.7 , , .416 , , .402 , , .720 , , 1.1, , 2.1 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - References External links * Eurobasket Profile 1984 births Living people Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture Point guards Ryukyu Golden Kings players Japanese men's basketball players Niners Chemnitz players Shimane Susanoo Magic players Kawasaki Brave Thunders players Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamont Hamilton
Lamont Alexander "Monty" Hamilton (born April 6, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Niigata Albirex BB of the Japanese B.League. He is a tall power forward- center. College career Hamilton played four years of college basketball at St. John's University, where he played with the St. John's Red Storm, from 2003 to 2007. He was named to the All-Big East Conference First Team in 2007. Professional career Hamilton began his pro career in 2007 with Basquet Inca of the Spanish 2nd Division. In 2008, he moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club Tenerife. In 2009, he joined the French League club Paris-Levallois. In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket. With Bilbao, he was named to the European 2nd-tier competition EuroCup's All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013. In June 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Laboral Kutxa. He left the Basque team in December 2014, after playing 47 games and missing 39 due to inj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takatoshi Furukawa
Takatoshi Furukawa (born October 20, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for Akita Northern Happinets in the B.League. He was a member of the Japan national basketball team that competed in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. As a member of Team Japan, he is especially known for his outside shooting. Akita Northern Happinets Furukawa accepted a three-year contract for Akita Happinets on June 11, 2019. He became the first Happinets player to lead the B.League in free throw percentage in 2021. Career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2010-11 , align="left" , Aisin , 36, , , , 17.9, , .381, , .337, , .812, , 1.4, , 0.6, , 0.2, , 0.1, , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 2011-12 , align="left" , Aisin , 42, , 42 , , 31.5, , .441, , bgcolor="CFECEC", .446*, , .870, , 2.2, , 1.0, , 0.5, , 0.0, , 11.1 , - , align="left" style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" , 2012-13† , align="le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Charlo
Dennard Maurice "Mo" Charlo (born July 22, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Diablo Valley College and Nevada. High school career Charlo attended Eureka High School in Eureka, California where he played baseball, football and basketball. As a senior, he played in 24 games and averaged 24.0 points and nine rebounds per game for the Loggers basketball team. College career Charlo attended Diablo Valley JC from 2002 to 2004 where he was named all-state both seasons. In his sophomore season, he played in 30 games and averaged 18.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, going on to earn Bay Valley Conference MVP honors and was named to the all-conference team. Following the 2003–04 season, his jersey number was retired by Diablo Valley. In 2004, he transferred to Nevada. In his junior season, he was named to the 2005 Western Athletic Conference A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draelon Burns
Draelon Burns (born October 7, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he primarily plays as point guard or shooting guard. Playing career Burns joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Keflavík in January 2010 and went on to average 21.2 points and 4.2 assists in 10 regular season games. He helped Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals in April that year but the ankle injury in the second game forced him to miss the rest of the series which Keflavík lost 2–3 against Snæfell. Career statistics bj League , - , align="left" , 2011–12 , align="left" , Yokohama B-Corsairs , 24 , , 18 , , 24.1 , , .453 , , .336 , , .694 , , 3.7 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 12.8 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" , Yokohama , 47 , , 6 , , 28.7 , , .439 , , .381 , , .820 , , 6.6 , , 4.8 , , 2.0 , , 0.2 , , 21.4 , - , align="left" , 2013–14 , align="left" , Ryukyu Golden Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Brown
Ira Demon Brown (born August 3, 1982) is a Japanese-American professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the Japanese B.League. He had also spent three years with the Hirachi/Shibuya Sunrockers, as well as two years with the Toyama Grouses during his career in Japan. Early life Brown grew up in Corsicana, Texas, in a three-bedroom house along with "roughly 15 relatives." The house burned down in a fire, forcing him to relocate to another home, though he often stayed with friends. When he was 14 years old, Brown moved in with his former youth baseball coach, Earl Mitchell, in Conroe, Texas. He was eventually adopted by Mitchell. College career Brown began his college career at Phoenix College before transferring to Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball, Gonzaga in 2007. Professional career In 2010, Brown earned league all-star honors as a member of the Coras de Nayarit, Coras de Tepic of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). On Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
