For Honoo Hamaguchi and Dai Oketani, longevity is one part of their success story as the bj-league's longest-tenured coaches. What's more, their quality teams are always competitive year after year.
Hamaguchi, the Kyoto Hannaryz coach, and Oketani, the Iwate Big Bulls bench boss, are the only two sideline supervisors who held top jobs in the bj-league's inaugural season still employed here.
Hamaguchi is still chasing his elusive first title.