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2009-2010 bj-league scores
| Sunday |
| Final |
| Hamamatsu Higashimikawa |
84 |
- |
56 |
Osaka |
| Third place |
| Ryukyu |
82 |
- |
75 |
Niigata |
2009-2010 bj-league final standings
Eastern Conference
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W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| xy-Hamamatsu |
41 |
11 |
.788 |
— |
| x-Sendai |
35 |
17 |
.673 |
6 |
| x-Niigata |
25 |
27 |
.481 |
16 |
| x-Tokyo |
22 |
30 |
.423 |
19 |
| Saitama |
17 |
35 |
.327 |
24 |
| Toyama |
17 |
35 |
.327 |
24 |
Western Conference
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W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
| xy-Osaka |
34 |
18 |
.654 |
— |
| x-Ryukyu |
33 |
19 |
.635 |
1 |
| x-Fukuoka |
30 |
22 |
.577 |
4 |
| x-Shiga |
29 |
23 |
.558 |
5 |
| Oita |
25 |
27 |
.481 |
9 |
| Kyoto |
17 |
35 |
.327 |
17 |
| Takamatsu |
13 |
39 |
.250 |
21 |
| x-clinched playoff berth |
| y-clinched conference |
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BJ LEAGUE ROSTERS
Eastern Conference
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Sendai 89ers
2008-09 record: 31-21
Head coach: Honoo Hamaguchi (fifth season)
0 Demetrius Guions G/F (Georgetown College, Ky.)
1 Kenichi Takahashi G
4 Takehiko Shimura PG
11 Yoshihiro Tachibana SG
12 Shinya Sato SG
17 Hikaru Kusaka PG
21 Daisuke Takaoka F
23 Michael Peeples F (Fairleigh Dickinson University, N.J.)
32 Daichi Matsuda G
42 Gyno Pomare F/C (University of San Diego)
54 Chris Holm C (Vermont)
Niigata Albirex BB
2008-09 record: 24-28
Head coach: Masaya Hirose (fifth season)
0 Akitomo Takeno PG
4 Makoto Hasegawa PG
6 Takato Saito PG
9 Naoto Kosuge SG
13 Shuhei Komatsu G
24 Ryosuke Mizumachi G
31 Calvin Chitwood PF (Cal State Northridge)
32 Yuichi Ikeda F
43 Paul Butorac C/F (Eastern Washington)
44 Antonio Burks SF/PF (Stephen F. Austin, Texas)
45 Tyrone Levett SG/SF (Alabama State)
73 Ryo Narumi G
Toyama Grouses
2008-09 record: 11-41
Head coach: Charles Johnson (first season)
5 Kenya Tomori G
9 Takeshi Mito SG
10 Takahiro Yoshimura PG
11 Brandon Thomas PG/SG (Texas State)
14 Makoto Kato G/F
15 Jason Underwood SF/PF (Centenary College, La.)
30 Wataru Kumagai G
32 Kirby Lemons SF (Louisiana Monroe)
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Saitama Broncos
2008-09 record: 19-33
Head coach: Masato Fukushima (first season)
1 Taishiro Shimizu PG
2 Mario Jointer G (S. Alabama)
5 Terrence Woodyard F (W. Carolina)
8 Yuki Kitamuki PG/SG
10 Kazuya Hatano F
13 Satoshi Yanemoto PG
15 Daiki Terashita F
16 Terrence Roberts C/PF (Syracuse)
21 Yasuaki Arai PG/SG
24 Andrew Arnold G (Lewis-Clark State College, Idaho)
32 Kwbana Beckles C/PF (Lee University, Canada)
39 Hirohito Shishito PG
Tokyo Apache
2008-09 record: 33-19
Head coach: Motofumi Aoki (first season)
1 Takanori Goya G
2 Shoji Nakanishi F
4 Julius Ashby C (Colorado)
11 Cohey Aoki G
12 Jumpei Nakama SF
19 Tomoya Nakamura F
21 Nick Davis C (Arkansas)
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2008-09 record: 36-16
Head coach: Kazuo Nakamura (second season)
1 Limar Wilson G (Tarleton State, Texas)
3 Masahiro Oguchi G
7 Kazutoshi Ota G/F
8 Atsuya Ota C
9 Hossein Heidari F/C
11 Shingo Okada G/F
14 Wendell White G/F (UNLV)
22 Hiroki Fujita G
24 Johann Collins C/F (Presbyterian College, S.C.)
31 Seiichiro Kage C/F
33 William Knight G/F (UCLA)
42 Chris Mortellaro C/F (Drew University, Springfield, Mo.)
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Western Conference
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Rizing Fukuoka
2008-09 record: 22-30
Head coach: Tadaharu Ogawa (first season)
0 Isaiah Fox PF/C (Arizona)
1 Kohei Mitomo G
3 Michael Parker F (Evergreen State College, Wash.)
5 Marlyn Bryant G (S. Florida)
11 Tsuyoshi Kawazura PG
13 Richard Ford Jr. F (Southern Polytechnic, Ala.)
21 Masahiro Kano G
22 Toshiyuki Chijiiwa G
24 Satoshi Ishitani G
Shiga Lakestars
2008-09 record: 19-33
Head coach: Bob Pierce (second season)
2 Gary Hamilton PF (Miami, Fla.)
3 Yuta Kojima SF
4 Chris Schlatter F (Washington State)
5 Shinya Ogawa PG
8 Ryuichi Horikawa SG
9 Hirotaka Sato C
11 Takamichi Fujiwara PG
12 Haruyuki Ishibashi PG
23 Mike Hall SF (BYU)
31 Masashi Joho SG
33 Bobby Nash SG (Hawaii)
40 Luke Zeller C (Notre Dame)
Takamatsu Five Arrows
2008-09 record: 33-19
Head coach: John Neumann (first season)
0 Keishiro Tsutsumi PG
6 Satoshi Takeda SG
7 Ryosuke Nozawa PG
9 Yu Okada SG
10 Kazuhiro Shoji F
22 Daisuke Tamura G
41 Shuichi Takada F
67 Masahide Haraguchi F
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Osaka Evessa
2008-09 record: 35-17
Head coach: Kensaku Tennichi (fifth season)
1 Jun Nakanishi G
2 Haimo Chen F
3 Michael Katsuhisa G
5 Yusuke Inoue F
7 Shota Konno G
9 Naoto Nakamura G
12 David Palmer F (Southern Utah)
14 Hideki Katsumata F
20 Nile Murry G (Texas Christian)
22 Waki Williams F (University of Memphis)
32 Ryan Blackwell F (Syracuse)
33 Hirohisa Takada G
44 Lynn Washington F (Indiana)
Ryukyu Golden Kings
2008-09 record: 41-11
Head coach: Dai Oketani (second season)
2 Yasufumi Takushi G
3 George Leach C (Indiana)
5 Anthony McHenry F (Georgia Tech)
6 Shigeyuki Kinjo SG
8 Tsubasa Yonamine PG
11 Yoshiki Yamashiro F
13 Yosuke Sugawara G
32 Bryant Simpson F (Redan High School, Ga.)
33 Taketo Aoki F
50 Jeff Newton F (Indiana)
Oita HeatDevils
2008-09 record: 8-44
Head coach: Brian Rowsom (first season)
0 Hiroki Sato SG
3 Yukinori Suzuki G
10 Darin Satoshi Maki PG (Cal State Dominguez Hills)
11 Remington Chun G/F (Notre Dame de Namur, Calif.)
15 Mike Bell F
23 Kimitake Sato SG
24 Ricky Woods G/F
28 Masahiro Ohara G
55 Daisuke Kimiduka G/F
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Kyoto Hannaryz
Joined the bj-league for the 2009-10 season.
Head coach: David Benoit (first season)
1 Naoto Takushi PG
5 Jun Iwasa PG/SG
7 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf G (Louisiana State)
11 Taizo Kawabe SG
22 Josh Bostic F (University of Findlay, Ohio)
34 Kyosuke Setoyama G/F
44 John Clifford F/C (Southern Utah)
50 Sunao Murakami PG
55 Reda Rhalimi C (Saint Mary's College, Calif.)
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