After less than two years in charge, Thomas Wisman's ouster on Wednesday by the Japan Basketball Association was expected by those who pay attention.
And so the Japan men's national team is back to where it was in May 2010, just before Wisman was hired to build the team into an Olympic-caliber program.
"Sorry to hear the news about Tom Wisman," a prominent proponent of major changes within Japan's basketball structure told The Japan Times on Thursday.