Sun Rockers Shibuya is a Japanese professional
basketball
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team based in
Tokyo
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and sponsored by
Hitachi
() is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...
. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun. The team currently plays in the
B.League
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.
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
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Derek Grimm
William Derek Grimm (born August 3, 1974) is an American professional basketball player.
A 6'9" forward from the University of Missouri, Grimm was never drafted by a National Basketball Association (NBA) team but did play for the Sacramento King ...
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Haruyuki Ishibashi
Coaches
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Bob Pierce (1997-2001)
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Osamu Kuraishi
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Shuji Ono (2005-2013)
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Tim Lewis (2013–14)
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Michael Olson (2014–16)
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BT Toews
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(2016–17)
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Geoffrey Katsuhisa
is the assistant coach of the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the Japanese B.League. Head coaching record
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(2017-)
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Kyle Bailey (asst)
Arenas
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Aoyama Gakuin University
is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin Universit ...
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Sumida City Gymnasium
Sumida City Gymnasium (墨田区総合体育館) is a multi-purpose arena in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It is the home venue for Fugador Sumida from the Japanese futsal league, and also is the secondary venue for the Sun Rockers Shibuya basketball te ...
Practice facilities
![Hitachi Kashiwa Gymnasium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Hitachi_Kashiwa_Gymnasium.png)
They practice at th
Hitachi Kashiwa Gymnasiumin Hitachidai,
Kashiwa, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
The name of the city is written with a si ...
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External links
Official SiteHistorical FinishesAsia-basket.com presentation
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Basketball in Tokyo
Basketball teams in Japan
Basketball teams established in 1935
Hitachi
1935 establishments in Japan