B. League boosts Kumamoto recovery
Sometimes, the combined efforts of government officials, volunteers, local residents and sports leagues team up to produce a certifiable winner. Such was the case with the second annual B. League All-Star Game on Jan. 15 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium. All in all, the weekend was ...
Lakestars' Narito Namizato one of top talents at ball distribution
The art of the pass isn't in vogue like rapid-fire 3-point shooting at any juncture, but there are a number of gifted ball-distribution artists in the B. League. And like Christmas cards, it's the gift that keeps on giving. Just ask any of the high-scoring ...
Brex too much for SeaHorses on opening night
The Kenji Hasegawa era began with his successful debut at the helm on Friday night. The new Tochigi Brex head coach steered his team to a season-opening 78-64 triumph over the visiting SeaHorses Mikawa. Tochigi delivered a high-energy performance in its convincing win. The club's players ...
Challenge awaits Hasegawa in Tochigi
What impact will Kenji Hasegawa make for the defending champion Tochigi Brex in his first season at the helm? Will the new head coach tinker too much with the winning formula that carried the Brex to their second championship under Tom Wisman in the past ...
Fourth-quarter hero Gibbs' Achilles injury deals setback to Brex
Tochigi Brex forward Jeff Gibbs' terrific fourth-quarter performance in the B. League Championship final on Saturday instantly entered this nation's hoop annals as a special feat. Gibbs' 16-point outburst, a clinic in low-post mobility and power moves, over the final 10 minutes helped inspire and ...
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, ...
Kamata feels fan support helped fuel Tochigi's run to B. League crown
Perhaps it was fitting that it was the Tochigi Brex hoisting the first B. League championship trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Saturday evening. Tochigi was founded in 2006 and started as a JBL second-division club from the 2006-07 season. Being a purely professional club, ...
Brex claim first B. League title
An exciting new era for pro basketball in Japan produced an appropriate final chapter to close out its inaugural season on Saturday afternoon. The first B. League Championship final delivered a tight duel between the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, last season's NBL champion, and the Tochigi ...
Kawasaki, Tochigi to clash in B. League final
The inaugural B. League championship pits two teams with established stars, deep benches, up-and-coming players, accomplished coaches and growing fan bases. What's more, Saturday afternoon's Kawasaki Brave Thunders-Tochigi Brex showdown presents a clash of styles. The top-seeded Brave Thunders were the league's top offense (84.3 points ...
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 ...
Brex dominate fourth quarter in triumph over Alvark
After their series opener on Saturday, the Tochigi Brex and Alvark Tokyo have a combined 75 regular-season victories, and only have a combined 21 defeats. In their latest encounter, the fourth quarter belonged to the Brex, who earned an 80-66 triumph. Tochigi (39-9) used an 11-0 ...
First All-Star Game makes strong impression
The unification of the NBL, NBDL and bj-league to create the B. League represented a big step forward for men's pro basketball in Japan. Another important step took place over the weekend with a pair of big events: the Kawasaki Brave Thunders represented the first-year ...
