Ed Odeven covers primarily basketball for The Japan Times. He reported on a wide range of sports from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Summer Games for this newspaper. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. His articles have appeared in Venezuela Online News, The Gleaner (Jamaica), the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times, Swimming World Magazine and numerous other publications.
For Ed Odeven's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
The Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka have turned to Josep "Pep" Claros to orchestrate a turnaround for the struggling B2 club. It's another reclamation project for the well-traveled Spaniard, who was named the team's new coach on Tuesday. He replaces another Spaniard, Iurgi Caminos, who was in ...
Gratitude and passion sum up the new chapter of Ruben Boykin Jr.'s basketball career. Boykin is grateful to be employed as a full-time basketball coach. Boykin also recognizes that his passion for the game is an important trait to possess as he learns the ins ...
Kai Toews' pro career will begin with the Utsunomiya Brex, it was announced on Friday. The talented point guard was second among NCAA Division I players in assists per game (7.7) as a freshman last season. Now, he joins a powerhouse B. League club with a ...
Koh Flippin roams the court with quick steps, impressive overall court awareness and a sense of purpose. What's more, the 23-year-old Chiba Jets rookie maximizes his playing time. He's a force of energy whenever he enters a game. And with nearly half of the season completed, ...
The Chiba Jets led by the slimmest of margins at halftime on Sunday afternoon. The Jets then found a higher offensive gear to operate in. They transformed a 35-34 halftime lead into a sizable advantage entering the final stanza, outscoring the Alvark Tokyo 23-8 in ...
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders built a big lead in the first half on Saturday against the visiting Toyama Grouses. In the second half, they never let the Grouses chip away at that lead. The result? An 83-60 victory. Kawasaki (24-3) rolled to its 16th consecutive win with ...
Sunday's game provided ample evidence of the growth and potential of the Sunrockers Shibuya under Tsutomu Isa, who became head coach in October 2018 after the team opened last season with a 1-7 record. In a rare display of an entire team producing offensive numbers ...
The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins endured a difficult December, winning just two of 10 games. They have lost six consecutive games, and veteran forward Justin Burrell challenged his team to improve its level of play when it returns to action against the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz ...
All 12 Sunrockers Shibuya players who dressed for Sunday's home game against the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins had a hand in the team's first-half scoring. Literally. Every Sunrocker in uniform — Kohei Sekino, Sebastian Saiz, Faye Samba, Leo Vendrame, Yusei Sugiura, Ryunosuke Watanabe, Daisuke Noguchi, Kenta Hirose, ...
Since the season began in October, the SeaHorses Mikawa have struggled to pile up victories. As the year comes to an end, the SeaHorses have started to turn things around. Mikawa coach Kimikazu Suzuki's club defeated the Yokohama B-Corsairs 83-78 on Saturday afternoon, earning its third ...
