After losing 41 of 60 games last season under former head coach Kohei Eto, the Kagawa Five Arrows have made positive strides this season under new leadership.
While adjusting to the arrival of new coach Paul Henare in late November, two months after the season began and with 17 games already played (12-5 start), the B. League second-division team established a new identity under the former New Zealand national team bench boss.
Team director Hiromichi Tsuda, 76, filled in as an interim coach before Henare's arrival. Eto was dismissed in the offseason due to power harassment issues.