The Central Division champion Nishinomiya Storks defeated the visiting Gunma Crane Thunders 70-60 victory in Game 2 of the B. League second-division semifinals on Friday night. With the win, the Storks advance to the B2 final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2, where they will ...
Fukushima Firebonds forward Le'Bryan Nash has been the league's premier scorer this season. His professional basketball career started with 30-plus points in each of his first four games in October, followed by a 47-point outburst in game No. 5. On Jan. 24, Nash earned All-Star Game ...
Building an offense around good ball movement isn't a revolutionary concept in basketball. It's a proven formula for success at all levels. Good passing always helps to create scoring opportunities. The Sendai 89ers rely on gifted passers to generate their high-powered offense. That approach has paid ...
The Niigata Albirex BB don't have a player in the league's top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals or blocks. But the Albirex, one of the league's two flagship franchises along with the perennial struggling Saitama Broncos, have quality roster depth and a high basketball ...
Niigata Albirex BB forward Thomas Kennedy is one of the bj-league's most dependable scorers. The University of Detroit Mercy product can carry his team for key stretches on offense, and in Saturday's 87-70 triumph over the Gunma Crane Thunders, Kennedy delivered a big reminder of ...
Mo Charlo's name isn't a long-winded, multisyllabic tongue-twister. It's easy to say — and easy to remember. And for those who follow the bj-league, it's been easy to remember what Charlo has done game after game this season. Simply put, he's dominated. The University of Nevada ...
Thomas Kennedy thrived in pressure-packed games for the Yokohama B-Corsairs last season en route to the franchise's bj-league championship. This season, his role as a go-to scorer has seen him suit up for the Shimane Susanoo Magic (10 games), followed by a 14-game stint with ...
Forward Thomas Kennedy left one struggling bj-league team last week and is getting ready to join another struggling squad, this time in the NBL, The Japan Times has learned. A longtime Japan basketball insider on Monday informed this newspaper that Kennedy is poised to sign ...
The Shimane Susanoo Magic, who reached the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, have dropped nine of their first 10 games under new coach Vlasios Vlaikidis. On Tuesday, leading scorer Thomas Kennedy was released despite averaging 17.1 points per game, which places him ...
Thomas Kennedy scored a game-high 22 points as the Yokohama B-Corsairs clinched a playoff berth for the second straight season with a 76-67 victory over the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon at Yokohama International Pool. Playing in front of an enthusiastic holiday crowd, Yokohama ...
