Brave Thunders, Sunrockers setting early pace in standings
Nearly a month into the new B. League season, it's already quite clear that parity among teams is a defining characteristic of the 2019-20 campaign. Consider the following: Only two teams have one loss through Wednesday (the Sunrockers Shibuya, who are 5-1, and the 7-1 ...
Brex overcome SeaHorses star Davante Gardner's 40-point effort to win series opener
The Utsunomiya Brex overcame SeaHorses Mikawa newcomer Davante Gardner's game-high 40 points to earn a 92-86 series-opening home win on Saturday. Ryan Rossiter paced the Brex (4-2) with 20 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Five teammates also scored in double figures: Makoto Hiejima, ...
Sunrockers center Robert Sacre drops 44 on Hannaryz in series-opening triumph
Robert Sacre made the Kyoto Hannaryz pay for fouling him repeatedly in the fourth quarter on Saturday night. Sacre went 10-for-10 at the free-throw line in the decisive fourth quarter. The Gonzaga University alum also scored 14 of his season-high 44 points in the final ...
Ryan Rossiter, Hironori Watanabe steer Brex past SeaHorses
The Tochigi Brex sit a game behind the East Division-leading Chiba Jets Funabashi, and demonstrated again on Saturday that they intend to make it a spirited chase for the division crown until the season wraps up. The Brex rolled past the short-handed SeaHorses Mikawa, winning ...
Impressive outside shooting carries Brex past Sunrockers
The Tochigi Brex didn't have a single player carrying the offense on Saturday. Instead, it was an across-the-board effort that produced a 91-71 victory over the Sunrockers Shibuya at Brex Arena Utsunomiya. Hironori Watanabe (22 points), Jeff Gibbs (18 points) and Ryan Rossiter (11 points) score ...
Clutch shooting gets Brex past Alvark in series split
B. League champions in the first two seasons of the upstart circuit's existence, the Tochigi Brex and Alvark Tokyo, have a fierce rivalry and display immense pride whenever they step onto the basketball court. The latter attribute is perhaps at its peak when they face ...
Tochigi flourishing with solid team play
The Tochigi Brex are playing at an astonishingly high level this season. But it really shouldn't be a big surprise. After all, the nucleus of the team's 2016-17 B. League championship campaign is still mostly intact. At the same time, head coach Ryuzo Anzai, an assistant on ...
Ryan Rossiter sends big brother home happy as Brex beat Golden Kings
It's not every day that a brother who lives on the other side of the Pacific Ocean gets the chance see a younger sibling play a starring role in a professional sports event far from home. But that's exactly what happened on Sunday at Brex ...
Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game
The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league's brief history. First, of course, was the 2017 edition at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium in mid-January. Last season's entertaining contest was staged in Kumamoto, and the ongoing campaign's midseason showcase is set for Jan. ...
Brex stomp Lakestars to maintain high-flying form
When the Tochigi Brex are in sync on offense, they are a very dangerous team. The nucleus of their 2016-17 B. League championship team remains intact, and they proved again on Sunday that they are among the teams in any legitimate discussion about title contenders ...
Tochigi trounces Toyama in series opener
The Tochigi Brex played opportunistic pressure defense against the Toyama Grouses on Friday night. And the Brex capitalized on the Grouses' miscues in a big way, scoring 23 points off turnovers in a 104-84 home victory. Tochigi committed just seven turnovers, while Toyama had 15 at ...
Tough defense makes difference for Tochigi
All teams were in action on Wednesday, providing Golden Week entertainment for fans across the nation. A one-day spectacle that deviates from the back-to-back days of regular-season action, the tactical adjustments that take place between games and the physical and mental exhaustion that teams ...
