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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; BJ-League</title>
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		<title>Players react after NBL takes unilateral action</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/27/basketball/players-react-after-nbl-takes-unilateral-action/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=players-react-after-nbl-takes-unilateral-action</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Basketball League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yusuke Okada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 16, after a pair of National Basketball League preseason games wrapped up, four players came into the press room at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 in suits to announce something the nation&#8217;s sport had never seen before. They were there to inform the media members that they had formed a players association. Yusuke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBL gets ready to begin inaugural season</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/15/basketball/nbl-gets-ready-to-begin-inaugural-season/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nbl-gets-ready-to-begin-inaugural-season</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaz Nagatsuka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NBL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the National Basketball League getting under way in a couple of weeks&#8217; time, league officials, coaches and players expressed their excitement at a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday evening. &#8220;We&#8217;re finally opening our NBL at the end of this month,&#8221; league president Mitsuru Maruo said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve reached this point with the support of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term imports still rare in ever-changing league</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/12/basketball/long-term-imports-still-rare-in-ever-changing-league/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=long-term-imports-still-rare-in-ever-changing-league</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cohey Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Newton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Humphrey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With each passing season, perpetual change on team rosters means dozens of foreign players come and go. And it&#8217;s become quite rare for foreign players to spend a large chunk of their careers in the bj-league. Sure, the league has expanded rapidly &#8212; from six teams in 2005-06 to 21 for the upcoming season, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyoto signs swingman Ubiles</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/10/basketball/kyoto-signs-swingman-ubiles/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kyoto-signs-swingman-ubiles</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edwin Ubiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA Development League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Hannaryz have bolstered their roster with the addition of guard/forward Edwin Ubiles, who has spent the majority of the past two seasons in the NBA Development League. Ubiles also appeared in four games for the Washington Wizards &#8212; on a 10-day contract &#8212; in the 2011-12 campaign. Averaging 13.0 minutes in four games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita releases star guard Burns</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/06/basketball/akita-releases-star-guard-burns-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=akita-releases-star-guard-burns-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Draelon Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Star guard Draelon Burns sustained an eye injury playing pickup basketball in late August in Milwaukee, and his plans to play for the Akita Northern Happinets have been derailed. The bj-league team announced on Thursday it has voided his contract after an eye doctor in Akita recommended surgery and three months&#8217; rest to heal a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New coaches, players make debuts as preseason begins</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/09/05/basketball/new-coaches-players-make-debuts-as-preseason-begins/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-coaches-players-make-debuts-as-preseason-begins</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iwate Big Bulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preseason basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryukyu Golden Kings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preseason action will be in full swing over the next few weeks as teams get the opportunity to measure themselves &#8212; strengths, weaknesses, individual matchups &#8212; against opposing teams. And that&#8217;s where coaches will have their first real chance to evaluate what adjustments to make before the league&#8217;s ninth season tips off in early October. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shimane parts ways with big man Singleton</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/basketball/shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shimane-parts-ways-with-big-man-singleton</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adrian Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Shimane Susanoo Magic on Friday announced recently signed center Rashaad Singleton will not play for the bj-league team this season, citing family issues as the reason. The team news release contradicts what this newspaper uncovered during interviews with several league sources this past week. This Japan Times reported on Friday, citing multiple league sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nakamura&#8217;s coaching tree stretches throughout league</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/29/basketball/nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nakamuras-coaching-tree-stretches-throughout-league</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kazuo Nakamura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now entering his third season in charge of the Akita Northern Happinets, septuagenarian sideline supervisor Kazuo Nakamura&#8217;s influence goes far beyond his current team. Nakamura&#8217;s proteges are working throughout the bj-league, with three of them serving as head coaches in the 21-team circuit: Ryuji Kawai (Shinshu Brave Warriors), Koto Toyama (Bambitious Nara, an expansion club) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Davis, Singleton teaming up in Shimane</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/22/basketball/davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=davis-singleton-teaming-up-in-shimane</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeral Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashaad Singleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Houston Rockets&#8217; Twin Towers &#8212; Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon &#8212; helped pave the way for the team&#8217;s trip to the 1986 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics, the superior squad, won the series, but the big men were instrumental in Houston&#8217;s success that season. Nearly 30 years later, the Shimane Susanoo Magic hope to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constant change, lack of plan hurt bj-league&#8217;s viability</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/20/basketball/constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=constant-change-lack-of-plan-hurt-bj-leagues-viability</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Entering its ninth season, which tips off in October, the bj-league has never been in worse shape. It has grown too big, too quickly and its overall mismanagement &#8212; especially at the league office, but also with many teams &#8212; has reached epic proportions. Fans have many options for where they choose to spend money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Osaka president Iguchi forced out after three months</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/15/basketball/osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=osaka-president-iguchi-forced-out-after-three-months</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motofumi Iguchi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa president Motofumi Iguchi has been forced to resign without ever presiding over a game, The Japan Times has learned. An announcement is expected after the Bon holiday period. The Evessa team offices are closed this week. Iguchi&#8217;s unprecedented departure due to &#8220;philosophical differences,&#8221; was the way a longtime team insider described the situation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shinshu signs former MVP Parmer; Aomori adds three</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/08/basketball/shinshu-signs-former-mvp-parmer-aomori-adds-three/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shinshu-signs-former-mvp-parmer-aomori-adds-three</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aomori Wat's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Parmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natalie Nakase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinshu Brave Warriors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Shinshu Brave Warriors endured back-to-back losing seasons in 2011-12 and 2012-13 as the franchise got established. There were growing pains, coaching changes (Motofumi Aoki, Takatoshi Ishibashi), injury setbacks (Wayne Marshall) and a lot of ups and downs. Now, under new coach Ryuji Kawai, the Brave Warriors have made their first major offseason acquisition, signing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Center Davis decides to remain with Shimane</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/03/basketball/center-davis-decides-to-remain-with-shimane/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=center-davis-decides-to-remain-with-shimane</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeral Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vlasios Vlaikidis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zeljko Pavlicevic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big man Jeral Davis, who led the bj-league in blocked shots in each of the past three seasons, recently finalized a deal to return to the Shimane Susanoo Magic for the upcoming season, the team has announced. The 216-cm Talladega (Alabama) State product was the bj-league&#8217;s tallest player last season and is the most dominant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hannaryz sign Werner; Aoki heads home to Fukuoka</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/01/basketball/hannaryz-sign-werner-aoki-heads-home-to-fukuoka/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hannaryz-sign-werner-aoki-heads-home-to-fukuoka</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Joe Werner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Power forward Joe Werner, one of the top newcomers in the bj-league last season, will return for another go-round in Japan. But the Chiba Jets, the team he helped carry into the playoffs while averaging 19.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, are no longer in the 21-team circuit. The Jets have defected to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fukuoka hires Tuck</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/26/basketball/fukuoka-hires-tuck/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fukuoka-hires-tuck</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Draelon Burns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mack Tuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Katsuhisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rizing Fukuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taketo Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former Chinese Basketball Association star Mack Tuck has been hired as the Rizing Fukuoka&#8217;s new head coach, a source close to the situation confirmed Friday morning. The team made an announcement later in the day. &#8220;It&#8217;s a great honor for me to be named the head coach of the Rizing Fukuoka (for) the upcoming 2013-2014 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishizaki planning to continue playing career in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/25/basketball/ishizaki-planning-to-continue-playing-career-in-europe/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ishizaki-planning-to-continue-playing-career-in-europe</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shimane Susanoo Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takumi Ishizaki]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to some speculative chatter in recent days that guard Takumi Ishizaki is on the verge of retirement, the word out of Germany is that the Fukui Prefecture native has his sights set on extending his overseas career. A German basketball expert contacted by The Japan Times on Wednesday and Lothar Hermeling, Ishizaki&#8217;s German agent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yokohama to name Katsuhisa coach</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/20/basketball/yokohama-to-name-katsuhisa-coach-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yokohama-to-name-katsuhisa-coach-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chiba Jets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Katsuhisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie Geary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A familiar face will be on the sideline for the Yokohama B-Corsairs next season. Multiple league insiders have told The Japan Times that Michael Katsuhisa will be named the second coach in team history. Katsuhisa served as assistant coach under Reggie Geary during the team&#8217;s first two seasons, including Yokohama&#8217;s 2012-13 championship. Geary and cash-strapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yokohama&#8217;s title defense already in serious trouble</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/18/basketball/yokohamas-title-defense-already-in-serious-trouble/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yokohamas-title-defense-already-in-serious-trouble</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Tyler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie Geary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama B-Corsairs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been nearly two months since the Yokohama B-Corsairs were crowned champions in their second season. It was a marvelous achievement. And now it appears the team&#8217;s demise may be equally dramatic. No coach has yet been hired to replace Reggie Geary. What&#8217;s more, forward Thomas Kennedy has already signed to play for the Shimane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fukuoka targeting Tuck as next coach</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/13/basketball/fukuoka-targeting-tuck-as-next-coach/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fukuoka-targeting-tuck-as-next-coach</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mack Tuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rizing Fukuoka]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Rizing Fukuoka are in pursuit of a former Chinese Basketball Association star to fill their coaching vacancy, The Japan Times has learned. Mack Tuck, a high scoring guard for Shandong during his playing days, is a leading candidate to replace the departed Atsushi Kanazawa, a basketball insider said on Saturday. The Rizing, who joined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boettcher named Shiga&#8217;s new coach</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/12/basketball/boettcher-named-shigas-new-coach/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=boettcher-named-shigas-new-coach</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chris Boettcher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shiga Lakestars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Boettcher, a longtime women&#8217;s college basketball assistant coach, has been hired as the Shiga Lakestars&#8217; new bench boss, the bj-league team announced on Friday. Boettcher, 44, replaces Al Westover, who guided the Lakestars to back-to-back playoff appearances in his two seasons at the helm. &#8220;It is an honor for me to accept the head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Source says Kyoto set to join NBL for 2014-15 season</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/07/12/basketball/source-says-kyoto-set-to-join-nbl-for-2014-15-season/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=source-says-kyoto-set-to-join-nbl-for-2014-15-season</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kyoto Hannaryz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Hannaryz&#8217;s history will mark a landmark change in 2014. That&#8217;s when the team will officially become a member of the NBL, the renamed JBL, departing the bj-league after its fifth season of existence, three more than the Chiba Jets, who bowed out for a spot in the Japan Basketball Association-backed circuit. No official [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita asks fans to vote for All-Star logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Akita Northern Happinets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All-Star Game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atsushi Kanazawa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Usually, All-Star voting is focused on selecting players. The Akita Northern Happinets, however, are taking the unusual step of inviting fans to cast their ballot for which logo will be used for the 2013-14 All-Star Game in Akita. Four logos are in the mix. Voting began on Friday and ends on July 12. An announcement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Tokyo players train with ex-coach Hill in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cohey Aoki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jumpei Nakama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minoru Kimura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo Apache]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former members of the Tokyo Apache have strengthened their friendship in recent days in Texas. In two days last week, Ex-Apache coach Bob Hill worked with guards Cohey Aoki, Jumpei Nakama and Minoru Kimura at Trinity University in San Antonio, and the members of the defunct team also enjoyed catching up over food and drinks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geary done with Yokohama, poised to take over in Chiba</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill Cartwright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie Geary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a major announcement that was expected for weeks, Reggie Geary told The Japan Times on Monday evening that he won&#8217;t return to coach the defending champion Yokohama B-Corsairs. The 2011-12 bj-league Coach of the Year has been linked to the Chiba Jets&#8217; head coaching vacancy for weeks. Basketball insiders said the former NBA guard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family priorities factored into decision to stop coaching Osaka Evessa: Cartwright</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill Cartwright]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Bill Cartwright arrived in Japan to take over as the Osaka Evessa&#8217;s new coach in January, he embraced the adventure of experiencing the culture and traveling around the country. But the longtime NBA player and former Chicago Bulls head coach said in an exclusive interview that family concerns were the chief reason he won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown imparting wisdom to Japan squad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Herb Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NBA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Brown, the Basketball Hall of Fame coach, has never been accused of embracing job stability. So maybe it's not surprising that his older brother, Herb, also a basketball lifer, has had a nomadic existence in the coaching business, too.]]></description>
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		<title>Cartwright won&#8217;t return to Osaka Evessa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill Cartwright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dai Oketani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iwate Big Bulls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osaka Evessa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryukyu Golden Kings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tsubasa Yonamine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former Chicago Bulls head coach Bill Cartwright has parted ways with the Osaka Evessa, the bj-league team he resurrected after an awful start last season. In a news release posted on its website at midnight on Saturday, the Evessa announced that Cartwright&#8217;s tenure as head coach has officially ended. Since the end of the regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>bj-league champ Yokohama sold</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bj-league champion Yokohama B-Corsairs have sold a 51 percent ownership stake to Takeshi Suzuki, who is the J2 soccer club Tokyo Verdy&#8217;s majority stockholder, the team announced on Friday. Suzuki is the president of Buddy Kikaku Kenkyujo, which runs pre-elementary schools throughout Kanto. Yokohama is actively seeking to sell the rest of the team&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nash set for second season at Toyama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Nash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyama Grouses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Toyama Grouses solidified their chance of being a quality playoff contender again next season by securing the services of head coach Bob Nash and veteran guards Masashi Joho and Takeshi Mito for the 2013-14 campaign. The Eastern Conference, which had a team-record 35-17 record last season and advanced to the second round of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Kings star McHenry shined as league&#8217;s top player in 2012-13</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/26/basketball/golden-kings-star-mchenry-shined-as-leagues-top-player-in-2012-13/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=golden-kings-star-mchenry-shined-as-leagues-top-player-in-2012-13</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Odeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anthony McHenry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bj-league]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the summer begins, with the regular-season and playoff memories now neatly stored in our brains, it&#8217;s time to highlight top individuals from the bj-league&#8217;s eighth season. Anthony McHenry was a team leader and all-around force for the Ryukyu Golden Kings once again. The versatile forward took home league MVP honors for the regular season, [...]]]></description>
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