The Bambitious Nara's recent signing of Gary Hamilton signals the team's serious commitment to winning. Vying for supremacy in the B. League's second division will be the name of the game for new bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic's club, with Hamilton being a key piece to ...
With the movement of coaches this offseason in the first and second divisions, a new-look leadership melting pot is forming for the 2017-18 season. Coaches from Croatia, the United States, Australia, Spain and Montenegro join the mix for the 36 combined clubs in B1 and ...
The Osaka Evessa enter a new era with two new big men patrolling the middle. Former NBA center/power forward Josh Harrellson has been signed to play for the Kansai club for the upcoming campaign, the three-time bj-league champion announced on Monday. Earlier this month, Osaka also ...
Without their 22 road games, the Bambitious Nara would be in no position at this stage of the season to be vying for a playoff position. The Bambitious, however, are 9-13 in away games. That has helped compensate for their 6-16 mark in home contests. Nara ...
After consecutive defeats to the rival Kyoto Hannaryz on Feb. 20 and 21, the Shiga Lakestars have quietly strung together an eight-game winning streak. The Lakestars recorded their latest victory, a 77-67 decision against the Bambitious Nara, on Sunday in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture. Veteran sharpshooter Yu ...
The Takamatsu Five Arrows halted their eight-game losing streak on Saturday, earning a 74-71 road victory over the Bambitious Nara. Anthony Kent and Jarvis Williams each scored 14 points for the Five Arrows (9-24), who trailed 23-10 after the first quarter but turned the tide ...
The Bambitious Nara handed the Tokyo Cinq Reves their 16th straight defeat on Friday night. In Nara's 89-72 victory in Tachikawa, six Bambitious players reached double digits in scoring, including guard Jumpei Honda and big man Julius Ashby, who finished with 17 points apiece. Charles Hinkle ...
The defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix drained 19 3-pointers in a runaway 109-63 triumph over the Bambitious Nara on Monday afternoon in the bj-league. The Western Conference-leading Phoenix (13-3 overall, 8-2 at home) led 25-10 after one quarter and 51-26 at halftime, and were never ...
Old reliable Cohey Aoki remains one of the few constants in an ever-changing Japan basketball landscape. Season after season, Aoki knocks down big shots at crucial moments of countless contests. What's more, his free-throw shooting accuracy (around 90 percent since the bj-league's launch in 2005) ...
The Osaka Evessa improved to .500 with their first series sweep of the young season by beating the Bambitious Nara 83-67 on Sunday. Osaka's Olu Ashaolu had 23 points on 10-for-11 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds with three assists, two steals and two blocks. Shota ...
Three veteran players with strong overall performances in Japan in past seasons and a proven ability to lead teams to success have been recently acquired by bj-league teams. Forward Mike Bell, a former standout for the Oita HeatDevils (2009-10), Sendai 89ers (2010-11) and Osaka Evessa ...
As expected, the Osaka Evessa have hired Dai Oketani as their next head coach, teaming him up with advisory coach Bill Cartwright, who doubles as the Mexican national team bench boss, to take the team to the next level. The Evessa, the first dynasty in ...
