Niigata Albirex BB, formally Niigata Albirex Basketball, is a Japanese
basketball
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club. It is based in
Nagaoka, Niigata
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture, after the capital city of Niigata, Niigata, Niigata. , the city had an estimated population of 264,611 in 109,283 households and a ...
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Outline
The club was founded in 1954 as the company team of
Daiwa Securities
is a Japanese investment bank that is the second largest securities brokerage after Nomura Securities.
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, a
Tokyo
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-based securities brokerage. In 1991, it joined the
Japan Basketball League. In 2000, the company club was dissolved after NSG purchased it, and the club was moved before the 2000–2001 season to Niigata and renamed Albirex.
In 2004, it joined the
bj league along with five other clubs.
Team name transition
* 1954: The Daiwa Securities basketball club
* 1994: The Daiwa Securities Hotblizzards
* 2000: Niigata Albirex
* 2006: Niigata Albirex basketball
Roster
Notable players
Coaches
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Osamu Kuraishi
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Matt Garrison
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Fujitaka Hiraoka
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Kazuo Nakamura
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Kazuhiro Shoji
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Shogo Fukuda
is a Japanese basketball coach and a former player. He was college basketball coach of National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Westmont College, and St. John's University.
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Honors
* Japan Basketball League Div.2
** Champions (2) : 2000/2001, 2001/2002
* bj league
** Runners-up (1) : 2005/2006
* Asia Professional Basketball Invitation Tournament
** 4th Place (1) : 2006
Season-by-season records
Key:
* Win%: ''
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* GB: ''
Games behind
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Arenas
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City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka
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Niigata City Higashi General Sports Center
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Region Plaza Joetsu
Practice facilities
Nakanoshima Gymnasium
References
External links
Official web site
Basketball teams in Japan
Albirex Niigata
1954 establishments in Japan
Basketball teams established in 1954
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