Ryukyu 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 * Ginowan City Gymnasium See also *2014–15 Ryukyu Golden Kings season Roster Results Standings Statistics References {{D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okinawa Arena
The Okinawa Arena, also provisionally known as the Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena, is an indoor arena in Okinawa, Japan. It was opened in 2020 and will be 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 on September 25, 2018 and is plann ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ira Brown
Ira Demon Brown (born August 3, 1982) is a Japanese-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Osaka Evessa 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. Childhood and Adolescence Brown grew up in Corsicana, Texas. Japanese national He became a Japanese citizen after extensive language testing and a waiting period which took two years. As of 2018, he resides in Okinawa. He was a member of Japan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ..., Iran, where he recorded the most rebounds, steals and blocks for his team. He played 3x3 basketball for Japan in the 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reyshawn Terry
Reyshawn Antonio Terry Sr. (born April 7, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Vaqueros de Bayamon of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for North Carolina. College career At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Terry played on the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team and helped Carolina win the 2005 NCAA Championship as a sophomore. As a junior in 2005–06, Terry averaged a career high 14.3 points per game. Terry graduated from UNC in May 2007 with a B.A. in African-American studies. Professional career Terry was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Orlando Magic in the 2007 NBA draft. He was traded on draft day by the Magic to the Mavericks for the rights to the 60th overall pick, Milovan Raković, and cash. On August 26, 2007, he agreed to a contract with Aris BC of Greece's A1 league. In the summer of 2008, Terry played in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league for t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bryan Simpson (basketball)
Bryan Simpson (born October 15, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue in Japan. He was selected by the 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 cham ... with the 7th overall pick in the 2007 bj League draft. He played for Okinawa for three seasons. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Bryan 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Stone Mountain, Georgia Ryukyu Golden Kings players Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue players Small forwards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evan Ravenel
Evan Ravenel (born November 24, 1989), nicknamed E, is an American professional basketball player for Altiri Chiba of the B3 League. College career He began his collegiate career at Boston College, and was transferred to the Ohio State Buckeyes. He helped the OSU advance to the NCAA Final Four as a college junior. Professional career Ravenel played for the Ryukyu Golden Kings of Okinawa in 2015-16. The team won that season's bj league championship title and Ravenel was awarded playoff MVP. On January 16, 2017, he signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of B.League. In 2017-18, he played for BC Rilski Sportist in Bulgaria and posted 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Ravenel signed with the Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League on August 15, 2018. Personal Evan and his younger sister Erin are the children of Pamela and Eugene Ravenel. College statistics , - , align="left" , 2008-09 , align="left" , Boston College , 14 , , 0 , , 10.3 , , 32.1 , , - , , 58. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthony McHenry
Anthony Duane McHenry (born April 16, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Japan's B.League side Shinshu Brave Warriors. The 6 ft 8 in (201 cm) forward who was born in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Georgia Tech in August 2008, previously played for Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League (2005–2006) and the Fort Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League before signing for the 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 cham ... in 2008. He took a Graduate assistant job at his alma mater, Georgia Tech in the 2007-08 season. Career statistics Regular season , - , align="left" , 2008-09 , align="left" , Ryukyu , 49 , , 49 , , 36.3 , , .450 , , .336 , , .562 , , 8.3 , , 4.7 , , 1.5 , ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthony Kent
Anthony or 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 abbreviated form is Ton ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケットボール協会, ''Nihon Basukettobōru Kyōkai''). At the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia .... 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 German BBL ProfileEurobasket 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 p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 6'10" (2.08 m) 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |