Player of the Year: Lynn Washington (201-F-78) of Osaka Evessa
Washington was the one of the heart and souls of this year's inaugural champion-Osaka Evessa Team. He was the focal point of the Evessa offense, being a primary scorer and distributor. Despite being short for a power foward, he was still one of the league's rebounding leaders. Without him, the Evessa probably wouldn't have won the title during their championship. Power, speed, leadership, and heart would be words to describe him.　Average 20.4 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 3.6 apg, and shot 54.6 percent from the field.
Guard of the Year: Matt Lottich (193-G-82) of Osaka Evessa
Lottich was probably not the most athletic or high scoring guard in the league this season, but he played the point guard position and made the Evessa work like a well oiled machine. No domestic player could stop him and he had the smarts to do whatever he wanted on the floor. He can shoot from the outside, drive to the cup, and pass with precision. He also finished the season as the league assist leader. Average: 15.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 4.4 apg-(league assist champion), and shot 34.4% from the three point line.
Forward of the Year: William Pippen (203-F-80) of Tokyo Apache
The League's official Best Five selection member. He is smooth and score from all around the floor. He can handle the basketball in the open break, shoot the three, and has a nice mid range floater that he used to out quick his bigger opponents. He is also one of the more athletic forwards in the league and uses his long arms to get steals and numerous fastbreak dunks. Also finished top five in the league in scoring. Average: 22.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.1 bpg, and shot 31.1% from three.
Center of the Year: Nick Davis (205-C-76) of Niigata Albirex
He was undoubtedly the best rebounder of the league, one of the best interior defenders, and a great team player for the league runner-up Niigata Albirex team. He used his length and quickness to grab almost every available loose ball and rebound imaginable. He was also one of the primary offensive weapons for a well-balanced Albirex attack and improved his repertoire from his JBL Season a year ago. Average: 19.2 ppg, 15.5 rpg, 2.3bpg, 62.7% from the field.
Import Player of the Year: Lynn Washington (201-F-78) of Osaka Evessa
Domestic Player of the Year: Yukinori Suzuki (181-G-77) of Oita Heat Devils
He was the main floor general for the Heatdevils. He started the season off quietly on the offensive end, as the Devils relied heavily on its imports to score more than half of its points. However, with a new coach and new look for the second half of the season, he started to score more, mostly in crucial moments of the game to help his team. He finished as the league leader in three point shooting percentage, top 10 in domestic player scoring, and second in the league in assists. Average: 8.0 ppg, 4.1 apg, 43.7%three point shooting, 82.7%-free throw line.
Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Davis (205-C-76) of Niigata Albirex (JPN), Center, Niigata Albirex
Coach of the Year: Kensaku Tennichi of Osaka Evessa
Led his Evessa Team to the first-ever BJ League Championship. The former JBL Super League Panasonic coach has been known for creating fastbreaking teams, but he brought a totally difference play style with this team. The Evessa ran when they could, but they were also able to play in the half-court set with the size he brought in. He also did a great job in the regular season by being able to balance the playing time between his four americans and domestic players, which had been a problem for other teams since the BJ League doesn't have a rule to restrict imports. Most of his players contributed and had the team playing its best basketball early and often. Also finished with the top regular season record at 31-9.
Newcomer of the Year*: Kazuya Hatano (193-F-82) of Osaka Evessa
(*This award is given to a player that has no JBL or professional experience after college)
Former Junior National Team member found the right team to fit in with the Evessa and started every game that he was healthy. He had two doubles, which are rare for imports in Japan, and contributed well for the League Champions. This is is first time playing the small forward position so he shot atrociously from the three point line, but finished the season with an 8.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg average.
Sixth Man of the Year: David Palmer (201-F-82) of Osaka Evessa
Most imports usually aren't used to coming off the bench since they are expected to be the star, but such is not the case in the import rule-free BJ League. With the need to play his domestic players, Palmer blended in well with the Evessa to provide instant scoring off the bench and much needed rebounding when needed. He only played 17.6 minutes per game but scored an eye-whopping 17.6 points per game. That's a minute per minute. Palmer shot alot, but was also the consumate team player in averaging nearly 2 assists per game.

1st Team:
G Yukinori Suzuki (181-G-77) of Oita Heat Devils
G Matt Lottich (193-G-82) of Osaka Evessa
F William Pippen (203-F-80) of Tokyo Apache
F Lynn Washington (201-F-78) of Osaka Evessa
C Nick Davis (205-C-76) of Niigata Albirex

2nd Team:
G Kousuke Shimizu of Saitama Broncos, Saitama Broncos
G John Humphrey (188-G/F-80) of Tokyo Apache
F Andre Larry (206-F-77) of Sendai 89ers
F Michael Jackson (201-C-79) of Sendai 89ers
F/C Jack Hartman (207-F-75) of Oita Heat Devils

All-BJ League Team Honorable Mention:
Leonard Hopkins (193-G-82) of Oita Heat Devils
Matt Garrison (203-F/C-73) of Niigata Albirex
David Palmer (201-F-82) of Osaka Evessa

All-Domestic Players Team:
G Yukinori Suzuki (181-G-77) of Oita Heat Devils
G Kousuke Shimizu of Saitama Broncos
F Kimitake Sato (186-F-84) of Niigata Albirex
F Kazuya Hatano (193-F-82) of Osaka Evessa
F/C Jo Kurino-Dews (196-F) of Oita Heat Devils

All-Domestic Team Honorable Mention:
Hikaru Kusaka (173-G-82) of Sendai 89ers
Ryuzo Anzai of Saitama Broncos
Taketo Aoki (193-F-74) of Tokyo Apache
Kouhei Mitomo of Oita Heat Devils

All-Imports Team:
G Matt Lottich (193-G-82) of Osaka Evessa
G John Humphrey (188-G/F-80) of Tokyo Apache
F William Pippen (203-F-80) of Tokyo Apache
F Lynn Washington (201-F-78) of Osaka Evessa
C Nick Davis (205-C-76) of Niigata Albirex

 OSAKA EVESSA INAUGURAL CHAMPS
The script was pretty much written.
Of course there were preseason predictions of other contenders that would challenge them. There were teams that exceeded expectations. They caught a real square before championship night. But in the end, one fact remain the same. As many expected, the Osaka Evessa ended up being the inaugural Basketball Japan (BJ) League Champions.  The Evessa defeated the Niigata Albirex in the BJ League finals 74-64 to take the crown in front of approximately 8000 fans at the Tokyo Ariake Coliseum.
The game was a classic in the means of being physical, defensive, and intense.  The game opened with Niigata's Matt Garrison reeling off eight straight points, including two three pointers for the Albirex.  In the meantime, Osaka struggled to find a rhythm offensively as Masashi Joho, Matt Lottich, and Kazuya "J" Hatano could not find the better end of the iron.  However, The Evessa found their way back into the game with the play Lynn Washington, who bulldozed his way to the cup and scored points from the free throw line.  Afterwards, David Palmer made his way into the game and helped attacked Niigata's two three zone.
The second quarter was pretty much the same in regards to tempo, but Osaka Evessa began to control the game by forcing the Albirex to shoot perimeter shots a zone of their own since Lynn Washington was forced to play with three fouls, including a technical foul when he got into a semi-altercation on the floor with Makoto Hasegawa, kicking him on his way up to stand up.  However, that still did not stop Washington, as he continued to provide fits for the Albirex, along with Palmer's timely outside shots and Hatano's offensive rebounds and putbacks.  However, due to the style of play, the half time score resembled a classic JBL playoff game with a 36-26 score at the break.
The second half was similar in regards to the physical nature of the game.  However, the Evessa came out with more defensive intensity and began to force turnovers for easy baskets on the other end.  And with each steal and stop, the Evessa found a better rhythm to score, including a Jeff Newton dunk to start the third quarter.  With the Albirex struggling, the Evessa found the luxury to rest Lynn Washington, but the game was of course not over.  The Albirex made a run the fourth quarter with timely shots by Center Nick Davis, Matt Garrison, and shooting guard Naoto Kosuge.  At the 4:00 mark, the score was 65-62, but Niigata again hit a scoring drought, and the Evessa capitalized on the chance with a big three point dagger by Palmer, and a pump fake-and-drive dunk by Lynn Washington. Niigata tries to cut close, but the Evessa sealed the gamed with free throws to clinch their first-ever Championship.

OTHER RESULTS:
Semifinals (Saturday, April 29)
No. 1 Osaka Evessa 79,  No. 4 Sendai 89ers 76
No. 2 Niigata Albirex79,  No. 3 Tokyo Apache 68