Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP
The Chiba Jets Funabashi's diminutive star guard Yuki Togashi just won the biggest individual accolade of his basketball career. The 25-year-old Togashi was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2018-19 season at the B. League Award Show at the Roppongi Hills Arena on Wednesday ...
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 ...
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 ...
Brex make pivotal plays in closing seconds to beat Jets
The defending champion Tochigi Brex didn't have the same swagger and chemistry when the season began. But they have made steady progress over the past few months, with veteran leader Jeff Gibbs returning to a starring role after an Achilles injury in the title game ...
Tochigi's Yusuke Endo leads trio of free-throw sharpshooters
With the game on the line and the potential pressure of a must-make free throw the reality, three B. League players have had the greatest success to date. Yes, their collective sample size is a bit small in terms of overall shots, but near-perfect accuracy ...
Champion Brex to face SeaHorses on opening day of B. League season
A marquee matchup between the Tochigi Brex and SeaHorses Mikawa will headline the opening week of the B. League's second season, the league announced Monday. The Brex, who won the championship in a hard-fought one-off final against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the inaugural season ...
Brave Thunders' Fazekas receives MVP accolade at festive award show
Were the title game and the promotion/demotion contest the grand finale of the memorial inaugural season for the B. League? Not really. Even after all the games were over, the league did not let its fans look away from it with the B. League Award Show, ...
Brex capitalize on home-court advantage, tight perimeter defense to top Jets in series opener
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 ...
Tawatari shooting lights out from downtown
As the B. League takes a bye week and all players and teams get a well-deserved rest, it's a good time to highlight some of the league's key performers. Like other pro hoop circuits, Japan's new league puts a premium on perimeter shooting, especially from ...
Brex pound Levanga for seventh straight victory
The Tochigi Brex took an eight-point cushion into halftime on Friday night. When they returned to the court for the second half, the Brex raised their intensity level and overpowered the Levanga Hokkaido, cruising to a 98-66 victory in Sapporo. The Brex (7-1) extended their winning ...
