Bob Nash's passion for basketball is as visible as a Hawaiian rainbow on a clear day. For Nash, playing and coaching the game he loves has always been special. Which is why leaving the Toyama Grouses after five seasons at the helm wasn't easy for Nash, ...
Sam Willard notched a triple-double and sank two clutch free throws with 2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the Toyama Grouses edged the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 83-80 in their series opener on Friday night. Willard, a University of the Pacific alum, finished with ...
Every game is vital at this stage of the season for playoff-chasing teams. The Niigata Albirex BB recorded a valuable 85-75 win on Saturday over the Toyama Grouses and outplayed the hosts in the second half of their series opener. It was tied at 36-36 at ...
Veteran shooting guard Masashi Joho delivered a vintage performance on Saturday to lead the Toyama Grouses to a 94-79 victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs. Joho, a 34-year-old former bj-league MVP, drained 6 of 8 3-point shots and scored a game-high 29 points at Yokohama International ...
Wendell White made a pair of big shots in crunch time to lift the Sendai 89ers to a 75-72 victory over the visiting Toyama Grouses on Saturday. White's 3-pointer put the 89ers in front 73-72 with 1:40 remaining in the fourth quarter. With 1:05 left, ...
Kosuke Kanamaru doesn't receive as much media attention as elite Japanese stars in other pro sports leagues in his native country. That doesn't mean, however, that the SeaHorses Mikawa superstar doesn't deserve fanfare and recognition by the sporting press. Baseball and soccer standouts overshadow the stellar ...
Success at the free-throw line doesn't necessarily guarantee overall success — or more wins than defeats. But, of course, knocking down free throws at a high percentage is one of many important skills that coaches of all levels emphasize to their players. In the NBA, 23 ...
The Osaka Evessa started and finished strong en route to a 79-67 victory over the visiting Sendai 89ers on Thursday night. The Evessa (16-12) jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the series opener in Osaka, and held the visitors to 36.8 percent shooting from ...
The Toyama Grouses have experienced both ends of the emotional spectrum over the past seven-plus months. First, there was the euphoric ride of coming one win away from a storybook ending in the spring. Coach Bob Nash led them to a bj-league championship game appearance ...
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 ...
Frontcourt mates Xavier Gibson and Josh Harrellson combined for 45 points for the second straight night to lead the Osaka Evessa to a 98-93 win over the Toyama Grouses on Tuesday. Osaka (12-9) completed a two-game series sweep at Fumin Kyosai Super Arena, with Gibson, ...
The Osaka Evessa took an 18-point lead into the second quarter and held on for an 85-79 home win over the Toyama Grouses on Monday night in the B. League. Former University of Kentucky and NBA big man Josh Harrellson paced the Evessa (11-9) with ...
