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. In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins became the first top-tier professional Japanese sports club to sign on to the "Sport for Climate Action Framework" led by the

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History

The club was formed in 1950 at

's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973. The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the upon the league's formation in 1967. Now known as the

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, they continue to compete in the

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. The men's team was promoted to the first division after winning the second division title in 1984. They finished runners-up in the first division on four occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 2006. They won the in 1989 and 1990.

Previous names

The team has undergone several name changes during its history: *1950-2000: Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya *2000-2007: Melco Dolphins *2007-2013: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins *2013-2016: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins Nagoya

Current roster

Coaches

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* Masahiro Fujita *

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(2010–14) * Trifon Poch Lopez (2014–15) * Reggie Geary (2015-2017) * Shingo Kajiyama * Hirohisa Takada (asst)

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.

Arenas

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* Saorina

Practice facilities

Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya Gymnasium

References

{{Japanese B.League Basketball teams established in 1950 Basketball teams in Japan Sports teams in Aichi Prefecture 1950 establishments in Japan