As a first-year franchise, the Yokohama B-Corsairs proved to be one of the bj-league's best clubs last season, advancing to the Final Four and placing third overall at Ariake Colosseum. No easy feat.
Head coach Reggie Geary, a defensive demon during his playing days at the University of Arizona, developed a hungry, hustling, hard-working team that got better as the season progressed. Geary, a former NBA guard, earned the 2011-12 Coach of the Year award and power forward Justin Burrell took home the regular-season MVP accolade.
Now, the B-Corsairs have set a new standard, winning their 32nd game, topping their regular-season victory total from a year ago by one, by routing the host Toyama Grouses 96-72 on Sunday in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture.