When the 2019-2020 B. League season was forced to end abruptly last month because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Utsunomiya Brex were among the contenders who lost their chance to capture the league title.
Nevertheless, it was still a special season for Ryan Rossiter, who has been one of Utsunomiya's star players since arriving in Japan in 2013, as he obtained Japanese citizenship during the season and made his debut for the men's national team in February.
The 206-cm forward/center started in all 40 games during the shortened season, averaging 18.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Brex, who finished second in the East Division with a 31-9 record.