The arena was all yellow and extremely loud. For the Tochigi Brex, the energy created by their loyal fans gave them a big boost in an 80-73 win over the Chiba Jets in their B. League playoff opener at a jam-packed Brex Arena Utsunomiya on ...
The Nishinomiya Storks built the foundation of their team around a slogan that hearkens back to another time. "Determination action" lumped together is their slogan. Separately, each word is about the act of doing something. Combined together, the words sum up what first-year bench boss ...
Yuki Togashi is one of the most dynamic young basketball players in Japan. He hasn't reached his prime yet, even though he's rapidly grown as an all-around player and a floor leader. Now in his fourth season as a pro, Togashi is comfortable in the spotlight ...
The Chiba Jets took care of the basketball, minimized their mistakes and prevailed 83-74 against the visiting Shiga Lakestars on Saturday. The Jets (29-13) had just four turnovers — as well as 13 assists — in the series opener at Funabashi Arena before an announced ...
For more than a decade in Japan, versatile forward Michael Parker has played an exciting, high-energy brand of all-around basketball. His arrival a few weeks into the 2007-08 season gave the Rizing Fukuoka a big spark at both ends of the floor, helping lead the ...
The Kumamoto Volters are a team on a mission. Sure, winning games is a top priority. But it's an objective trumped by their ongoing quest to play in the first division next season. So far, so good. The Kyushu-based club is first overall in the 18-team ...
Winning breeds confidence. And the Chiba Jets' sky-high confidence is augmented by relentless defensive energy and a potent offense. Those elements were on full display on Sunday in a well-rounded 90-65 victory over the struggling Toyama Grouses at Funabashi Arena. That performance gave the Jets, who ...
The Chiba Jets opened the season with three loses in their first four games. But since then, they have grown as a team and made big strides in the right direction — and taken a big leap in the standings, too. Saturday's 84-74 win over ...
Camaraderie pays off for successful teams. The Tochigi Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa are prime examples of that. Last weekend when the teams collided at Brex Arena Utsunomiya, there were numerous examples of players encouraging one another, making the extra pass, doing the unselfish things that don't ...
Optimism is the common emotion shared by all teams as the new season unfolds in the early stages. Players, coaches and fans are fired up to be a part of something new, something unified after a directionless decade for Japan pro basketball. There's also been an ...
Should statistical records from the bj-league, the JBL and its successor (NBL), the JBL2 and its successor (NBDL) be kept handy and recited frequently for the B. League? Or should the accomplishments of players and teams in Japan's men's basketball circuits be stored away and ...
It didn't take long for the Fukushima Firebonds to fill their coaching vacancy. Less than a week after original bench boss Hiroki Fujita's departure was made public on May 27, the Firebonds named his replacement. Tomohiro Moriyama was hired to guide the team for its ...
