In 2016 National Basketball League merged with BJ League creating a new B League. B1 League became a new 1-tier league, while B2 League become new 2-tier league, and B3 League became a new 3-tier league in Japan.
Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D3 Awards 2017 - May 17, 2017
Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D3 1st Team 2017
Jennings
Peppers
Bryan-Amaning
Richardson
Fitzgerald
Player of the Year: Kyle Richardson (201-F-91) of Otsuka A. Guard of the Year: Brent Jennings (193-G-88) of Saitama Bron. Forward of the Year: Kyle Richardson (201-F-91) of Otsuka A. Center of the Year: Andrew Fitzgerald (202-C/F-90) of Kanazawa Sam. Domestic Player of the Year: Kyouhei Kumazawa (180-G-88) of Aisin AW Import Player of the Year: Kyle Richardson (201-F-91) of Otsuka A.
Fukuoka Rizing clinch B League D3 title - May 7, 2017
The Regular Season in B League D3 just ended.
An exciting game was played in Tokyo. Fukuoka Rizing faced Tokyo HT. Guests from Fukuoka (9-1) smashed host Tokyo HT (5-5) 94-72. Fukuoka Rizing looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American center Brian Butch (211-84, college: Wisconsin) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Yasuhiro Yamashita (187-86) chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American power forward Alex Jones (206-87, college: Seattle) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Fukuoka Rizing have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Despite that victory Fukuoka Rizing went down to first position due to points difference. Tokyo HT at the other side dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. An exciting game was played in Saitama. Saitama Broncos faced Otsuka A.. Host Saitama Broncos (3-7) defeated guests from Tokyo (1-9) 97-83. American guard Brent Jennings (193-88, college: So.Poly State) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Nishi Yutaro contributed with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Kyle Richardson (201-91, college: Portland St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 21 rebounds for Otsuka A.Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Saitama Broncos went down to fourth position due to points difference. Otsuka A. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the third place with nine games lost. An exciting game was played in Ishikawa. Kanazawa Sam. faced Tokyo Cinq R.. Host Kanazawa Sam. (8-2) smashed guests from Tokyo (4-6) 93-62. It was a great evening for Gyno Pomare who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 20 rebounds. RJ Slawson responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Despite that victory Kanazawa Sam. went down to second position due to points difference. Loser Tokyo Cinq R. dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. An exciting game was played in Tokyo. Fukuoka Rizing faced Tokyo HT. Guests from Fukuoka (9-1) smashed host Tokyo HT (5-5) 107-74. It was an exceptional evening for Matthew Bryan-Amaning who led the winners and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Fukuoka Rizing. Despite that victory Fukuoka Rizing went down to first position due to points difference. Tokyo HT at the other side dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. An exciting game was played in Saitama. Saitama Broncos faced Otsuka A.. Host Saitama Broncos (3-7) smashed guests from Tokyo (1-9) 111-83. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was Brent Jennings who scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Despite that victory Saitama Broncos went down to fourth position due to points difference. Otsuka A. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the third place with nine games lost.
In the last game of round 23 Tokyo Cinq R. was crushed by Kanazawa Sam. in Ishikawa 88-64.
An exciting game was played in Tokyo. Fukuoka Rizing faced Tokyo HT. Guests from Fukuoka (9-1) smashed host Tokyo HT (5-5) 94-72. Fukuoka Rizing looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American center Brian Butch (211-84, college: Wisconsin) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Yasuhiro Yamashita (187-86) chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American power forward Alex Jones (206-87, college: Seattle) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds and the other American import power forward Edward Morris (204-84, college: Pittsburg St.) added 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Fukuoka Rizing have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. Despite that victory Fukuoka Rizing went down to first position due to points difference. Tokyo HT at the other side dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. Top scorers: Fukuoka Rizing: B.Butch 20+15reb, T.Komoda 18, S.Ishitani 15+2reb+5ast, D.Kobayashi 12+1reb+4ast, Y.Yamashita 8+6reb+8ast, M.Bryan-Amaning 7+3reb+1ast Tokyo HT: A.Jones 23+17reb, R.Narumi 15+1reb+1ast, E.Morris 14+10reb+3ast, Y.Ikeda 10+2reb+2ast, B.Harper 6+5reb+2ast, D.Uematsu 3+1reb+2ast
An exciting game was played in Saitama. Saitama Broncos faced Otsuka A.. Host Saitama Broncos (3-7) defeated guests from Tokyo (1-9) 97-83. American guard Brent Jennings (193-88, college: So.Poly State) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Nishi Yutaro (176-92) contributed with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Jennings is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Kyle Richardson (201-91, college: Portland St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 21 rebounds and power forward Takeshi Hasegawa (196-84) added 11 points and 7 assists in the effort for Otsuka A.Five Saitama Broncos and four Otsuka A. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Saitama Broncos went down to fourth position due to points difference. Otsuka A. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the third place with nine games lost. Top scorers: Saitama Bron.: B.Jennings 21+6reb+3ast, M.Ueda 19+2reb+4ast, N.Yutaro 17+7reb+4ast, T.Wade 16+7reb, Y.Sasaki 10+4reb+1ast, C.Tate 4+7reb+1ast Otsuka A.: K.Richardson 32+21reb+2ast, S.Tamura 13+3reb, R.Raymond 13+6reb, T.Hasegawa 11+2reb+7ast, J.Wolfinger 4+2reb, S.Samejima 4+4reb
An exciting game was played in Ishikawa. Kanazawa Sam. faced Tokyo Cinq R.. Host Kanazawa Sam. (8-2) smashed guests from Tokyo (4-6) 93-62. Kanazawa Sam. dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Tokyo Cinq R.'s 36. They outrebounded Tokyo Cinq R. 48-35 including 34 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for American-Panamanian forward Gyno Pomare (203-86, college: San Diego) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 20 rebounds. Panamanian forward Tony Bishop (201-89, college: Texas St.) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. American forward RJ Slawson (206-92, college: Jacksonville) responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import power forward Josiah Heath (205-93, college: Canisius, agency: Inception Sports) scored 8 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Despite that victory Kanazawa Sam. went down to second position due to points difference. Loser Tokyo Cinq R. dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Top scorers: Kanazawa Sam.: G.Pomare 22+20reb+1ast, I.Yuji 19+2reb+1ast, T.Bishop 15+8reb+1ast, T.Yonamine 9+2reb+3ast, A.Fitzgerald 8+2reb+1ast, S.Goto 8+5reb+3ast Tokyo Cinq R.: T.Sano 12+2reb+1ast, R.Slawson 11+9reb, J.Green 10+5reb+1ast, R.Takeda 9, K.Takahashi 8+4reb+1ast, J.Heath 8+6reb+2ast
An exciting game was played in Tokyo. Fukuoka Rizing faced Tokyo HT. Guests from Fukuoka (9-1) smashed host Tokyo HT (5-5) 107-74. They outrebounded Tokyo HT 42-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. Fukuoka Rizing players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Ghanian-British forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-88, college: Washington) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Takuya Komoda (190-87) accounted for 18 points for the winning side. Five Fukuoka Rizing players scored in double figures. American forward Brian Harper (208-85, college: Paine) came up with 20 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import power forward Alex Jones (206-87, college: Seattle) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Tokyo HT in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Fukuoka Rizing. Despite that victory Fukuoka Rizing went down to first position due to points difference. Tokyo HT at the other side dropped to the bottom place with five games lost. Top scorers: Fukuoka Rizing: T.Komoda 18+4reb+2ast, J.Peppers 18+4reb+2ast, M.Bryan-Amaning 17+6reb+3ast, D.Kobayashi 11+8reb+4ast, B.Butch 10+7reb+1ast, Y.Yamashita 9+3reb+4ast Tokyo HT: B.Harper 20+9reb+2ast, A.Jones 17+7reb, Y.Ikeda 16+3reb+1ast, R.Narumi 5+1reb+3ast, E.Morris 4+5reb+2ast, C.Kenaru 4
An exciting game was played in Saitama. Saitama Broncos faced Otsuka A.. Host Saitama Broncos (3-7) smashed guests from Tokyo (1-9) 111-83. Saitama Broncos shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 59.3 percentage. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was guard Brent Jennings (193-88, college: So.Poly State) who scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Tiras Wade (200-81, college: La-Lafayette) chipped in 24 points. Jennings is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Kyle Richardson (201-91, college: Portland St.) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and center Joe Wolfinger (216-85, college: Citadel) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five Saitama Broncos and four Otsuka A. players scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Despite that victory Saitama Broncos went down to fourth position due to points difference. Otsuka A. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the third place with nine games lost. Top scorers: Saitama Bron.: T.Wade 24+4reb, B.Jennings 22+8reb+4ast, C.Tate 15+10reb+3ast, M.Ueda 15+2reb+4ast, Y.Sasaki 15+1reb, I.Hiroki 11+3reb+1ast Otsuka A.: K.Richardson 18+11reb, R.Raymond 13+3reb+1ast, S.Samejima 10+1reb+1ast, J.Wolfinger 10+7reb, S.Murata 6+1ast, S.Tamura 6+1ast
There was a minor upset in Ishikawa where Tokyo Cinq R. (4-6) was crushed by Kanazawa Sam. (8-2) 88-64 on Saturday. Kanazawa Sam. dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Tokyo Cinq R.'s 42. Kanazawa Sam. had a 35-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American-Panamanian forward Gyno Pomare (203-86, college: San Diego) who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Panamanian forward Tony Bishop (201-89, college: Texas St.) chipped in 21 points. Four Kanazawa Sam. players scored in double figures. Guard Rintaro Takeda (175-91) produced 15 points and American forward Jermaine Green (203-80, college: N.Texas, agency: Haylett Sports) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Despite that victory Kanazawa Sam. went down to second position due to points difference. Loser Tokyo Cinq R. dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Top scorers: Kanazawa Sam.: T.Bishop 21+2reb+1ast, G.Pomare 19+8reb+2ast, A.Fitzgerald 12+7reb+3ast, T.Tsukino 12+2reb+5ast, I.Yuji 9+4reb+4ast, Y.Inoue 6+3reb Tokyo Cinq R.: R.Takeda 15+2reb+2ast, J.Heath 9+6reb, T.Sano 9+3reb+3ast, J.Green 8+6reb+1ast, R.Shimizu 7+1reb+1ast, K.Takahashi 5+2reb+2ast
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