Sun Rockers Shibuya is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tokyo and sponsored by

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. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun. The team currently plays in the

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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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Coaches

* Bob Pierce (1997-2001) *

Osamu Kuraishi is the former head coach of the Hitachi SunRockers. Head coaching record , - , style="text-align:left;", Daiwa Securities , style="text-align:left;", 1994 , 16, , 7, , 9, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in C, , , -, , -, , -, , , ...

Shuji Ono is the former head coach for Toyota Alvark, Hitachi SunRockers and Earth Friends Tokyo Z in Japan. Head coaching record , - , style="text-align:left;", Aichi Gakusen University , style="text-align:left;", 1988-2001 , 300, , 258, , 42, , , ...

(2005-2013) * Tim Lewis (2013–14) *

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(2014–16) *

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(2016–17) *

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(2017-) * Kyle Bailey (asst)

Arenas

* Aoyama Gakuin University *

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Practice facilities

They practice at th
Hitachi Kashiwa Gymnasium
in Hitachidai, Kashiwa, Chiba.

External links

Official SiteHistorical FinishesAsia-basket.com presentation
{{Japanese B.League Basketball in Tokyo Basketball teams in Japan Basketball teams established in 1935 Hitachi 1935 establishments in Japan