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club. It is based in Nagaoka, Niigata.

Outline

The club was founded in 1954 as the company team of Daiwa Securities, a

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-based securities brokerage. In 1991, it joined the

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. 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

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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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* Fujitaka Hiraoka *

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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''

Arenas

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* Region Plaza Joetsu

Practice facilities

Nakanoshima Gymnasium

References

External links

Official web site
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