Kanazawa Samuraiz ( ja, 金沢武士団, translit=''Kanazawa Samuraizu'') is a professional

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club based in

Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Overview Cityscape File:もてな ...

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

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. The club plays in the third division of the

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, which is the 3rd tier of basketball in the country.

Team

Current roster

Notable players

* Gjio Bain *

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* Marshall Brown * Luke Evans ( fr) *

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* Andre Murray ( l * Gyno Pomare *

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Coaches

Yukinori Suzuki is the former head coach of the Shimane Susanoo Magic in the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Nippon Sport Science University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft. P ...

Takeshi Hotta is the Head coach of the Aomori Wat's in the Japanese B.League. Head coaching record , - , - , style="text-align:left;", Kanazawa Samuraiz , style="text-align:left;", 2017-18 , 60, , 28, , 32, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in B2 C ...

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Arenas

Kanazawa City General Gymnasium Kanazawa City General Gymnasium is an arena in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It is the home arena of the Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. References

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* Ishikawa General Sports Center * Matto General Sports Park Gymnasium *

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Shika Town General Gymnasium is a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,845 in 8090 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Shika occupies the ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanazawa Samuraiz 2015 establishments in Japan Basketball teams established in 2015 Basketball teams in Japan Sports teams in Ishikawa Prefecture