Milko Bjelica grew up watching a who's who of great players from the former Yugoslavia. The Alvark Tokyo big man mentioned former NBA standouts Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovic plus longtime Europe-based player Dejan Bodiroga among those who've helped him shape his game. Now, in the ...
B. League champions in the first two seasons of the upstart circuit's existence, the Tochigi Brex and Alvark Tokyo, have a fierce rivalry and display immense pride whenever they step onto the basketball court. The latter attribute is perhaps at its peak when they face ...
The Toyama Grouses can't play every game at home. There's, of course, the simple matter of their schedule, which won't let that happen. But coach Don Beck's club has often been at its best at home this season, including during an 81-76 victory over the Sunrockers ...
Mikawa's Takanobu Nishikawa scored a season-best 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting on Friday night. The SeaHorses also dominated on the boards in an 84-77 victory over the visiting Levanga Hokkaido. Isaac Butts, J.R. Sakuragi and Ko Kumagai added 15 points apiece for the SeaHorses (15-15) in ...
Just over half of the season remains, but it appears to be a six-team title race. Those six all have at least five more wins than losses, while the other dozen first-division clubs don't. Atop the chart are the Tochigi Brex and Chiba Jets Funabashi (both ...
On a star-studded roster, Chiba Jets Funabashi shooting guard Shigehiro Taguchi can be overlooked at times. That wasn't possible on Sunday, though. Taguchi captured the attention of fans and put his stamp on the final outcome with a game-changing performance. The veteran perimeter sniper delivered a ...
As a scorer, Naoya Kumagae is having his best stretch of the season. Kumagae scored a game-high and season-best 26 points in the Osaka Evessa's 76-71 victory over the visiting Shiga Lakestars on Saturday. He had 16 points last Sunday versus the Tochigi Brex, then put ...
In 13 previous road games before Friday, the SeaHorses Mikawa had lost 10 times. The SeaHorses reversed that trend with an entertaining 106-98 triumph over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders at Todoroki Arena. James Southerland scored 15 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to ...
Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention. But the reserved, humble man gained a measure of fame late in life when a documentary, "Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story," was released in 2008. As a result, younger generations ...
The reigning champions Alvark Tokyo gave their fans an early Christmas present on Sunday afternoon. Actually, it was their second gift to team supporters over the holiday weekend, with the Alvark posting an 89-68 victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs and completing a series sweep on ...
