Bottom-ranked Tokyo Big Blue (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Saitama Broncos (7-9) 99-72 on Sunday evening. Saitama Broncos outrebounded Tokyo Big Blue 52-39 including 22 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Darnell Martin (198-91, college: CS Dominguez H.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import center Joshua Crawford (211-88, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Jey Yoshikawa (182-92) responded with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saitama Broncos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-9 record. Tokyo Big Blue at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Saitama Broncos are looking forward to face Gifu Swoops (#6) at home in the next round. Tokyo Big Blue will play against Iwate Big Bulls (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. The game in Iwate was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Kagoshima (5-11) played at the court of 8th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (3-13). Kagoshima defeated Iwate Big Bulls 92-78. American center Antone Warren (208-93, college: Antelope Valley CC) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Kenta Tateyama accounted for 27 points and 5 assists. Kagoshima's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Yuta Kusano (185-97) came up with 21 points for Iwate Big Bulls in the defeat. Kagoshima have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 5-11 record. Iwate Big Bulls lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. Kagoshima will play against Aisin AW (#9) in Aichi in the next round. Iwate Big Bulls will play on the road against Tokyo Big Blue and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Aichi: Toyoda Gosei (#7) and Aisin AW (#9). Toyoda Gosei (3-1) won against visiting Aisin AW (1-3) 83-73. Patrick Simon fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Toyoda Gosei's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Yuki Ishihara produced 34 points (!!!) for lost side. Toyoda Gosei maintains seventh place with 3-1 record. Loser Aisin AW keeps the ninth position with three games lost. Toyoda Gosei will meet league's leader Koshigaya A. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will play against Kagoshima (#5) in Renova and hope to win that game.
In the last game of round 13 Gifu Swoops lost to Tokyo Excel. on the opponent's court 67-80.
The game in Iwate was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Kagoshima (5-11) played at the court of 8th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (3-13). Kagoshima defeated Iwate Big Bulls 92-78. Kagoshima shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American center Antone Warren (208-93, college: Antelope Valley CC) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Kenta Tateyama (188-90) accounted for 27 points and 5 assists. Kagoshima's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Yuta Kusano (185-97) came up with 21 points and Bahamas center Gjio Bain (211-85, college: S.Mississippi) added 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Iwate Big Bulls in the defeat. Four Iwate Big Bulls players scored in double figures. Kagoshima have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 5-11 record. Iwate Big Bulls lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. Kagoshima will play against Aisin AW (#9) in Aichi in the next round. Iwate Big Bulls will play on the road against Tokyo Big Blue and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kagoshima: A.Warren 28+12reb+1ast, K.Tateyama 27+2reb+5ast, K.Kiichi 11+1reb+2ast, S.Boykin 9+5reb+3ast, Y.Nagayama 7+3reb+3ast, A.Yamada 6+3reb+4ast Iwate Big Bulls: Y.Kusano 21+2reb+1ast, G.Bain 15+7reb+1ast, T.Fujie 12+2reb+6ast, B.Kosei 12+1reb+3ast, K.Nagata 9+5reb+1ast, I.Hiroki 5+2reb+1ast
Very expected game when 6th ranked Gifu Swoops (4-12) were defeated on the road by second ranked Tokyo Excel. (15-1) 80-67 on Sunday. American forward Jordan Faison (201-94, college: Cal Poly Pomona) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Aiki Tanno (172-95) chipped in 16 points. Four Tokyo Excel. players scored in double figures. Tokyo Excel.'s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American Bingo Merriex (206-80, college: TCU) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Canadian center Michael Allison (206-90, college: Maine) added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. The victory was the fifteenth consecutive win for Tokyo Excel.. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Koshigaya A. Gifu Swoops lost their eighth game in a row. Newly promoted team keep the sixth place with 12 games lost. Tokyo Excel.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tokyo Tokyo Cinq R.. Top scorers: Tokyo Excel.: J.Faison 20+16reb+4ast, A.Tanno 16+4reb, T.Sano 11+2reb, S.Miyata 10+4reb+4ast, K.Nagasawa 6+4ast, D.Taguchi 5+4reb+3ast Gifu Swoops: B.Merriex 20+10reb+5ast, M.Allison 16+10reb+2ast, R.Ito 10+7reb+5ast, S.Shinntaro 9+4reb+1ast, T.Masahiro 8+1reb+1ast, S.Yoshihiro 2+1reb
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Aichi: Toyoda Gosei (#7) and Aisin AW (#9). Toyoda Gosei (3-1) won against visiting Aisin AW (1-3) 83-73. They outrebounded Aisin AW 47-27 including a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. American Patrick Simon (203-92, college: Seattle Pacific) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. American-Irish Brian Voelkel (196-92, college: Vermont) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 21 rebounds and 7 assists. Toyoda Gosei's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Yuki Ishihara (180-91) produced 34 points (!!!) and American forward Kevin Kotzur (203-89, college: St.Mary's, TX) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Toyoda Gosei maintains seventh place with 3-1 record. Loser Aisin AW keeps the ninth position with three games lost. Toyoda Gosei will meet league's leader Koshigaya A. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will play against Kagoshima (#5) in Renova and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Toyoda Gosei: P.Simon 25+16reb+1ast, E.Sumihiro 18+4reb+1ast, B.Voelkel 14+21reb+7ast, D.Kokubu 6, H.Hiroki 5+2reb+2ast, R.Yanagiuchi 5+3reb+1ast Aisin AW: Y.Ishihara 34+2reb, K.Kotzur 10+8reb+2ast, R.Takahashi 9+2reb+1ast, Y.Niyokwizera 8+9reb, T.Watanabe 6+1reb, K.Kumazawa 4+5reb+4ast
Bottom-ranked Tokyo Big Blue (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Saitama Broncos (7-9) 99-72 on Sunday evening. Saitama Broncos outrebounded Tokyo Big Blue 52-39 including 22 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Darnell Martin (198-91, college: CS Dominguez H.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import center Joshua Crawford (211-88, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. Four Saitama Broncos players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Jey Yoshikawa (182-92) responded with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Kengo Funabashi (189-93) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saitama Broncos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-9 record. Tokyo Big Blue at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Saitama Broncos are looking forward to face Gifu Swoops (#6) at home in the next round. Tokyo Big Blue will play against Iwate Big Bulls (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Saitama Bron.: J.Crawford 20+9reb+1ast, D.Martin 19+17reb+6ast, Y.Jo 13, Y.Ikeda 11+2reb+3ast, H.Yamashita 7+1reb+2ast, K.Yuuki 6+1reb Tokyo Big Blue: K.Funabashi 16+9reb, Y.Jey 14+5reb+7ast, R.Kuroki 8+5reb, H.Hideto 7+2reb+2ast, Y.Sato 6+8reb, K.Goto 5+1reb+1ast
Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League 1st Team 2019
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Finals MVP: Yudai Baba (193-SF-95) of Toyota Alvark Player of the Year: Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) of Chiba Jets Guard of the Year: Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) of Chiba Jets Forward of the Year: Kosuke Kanamaru (193-F/G-89) of SeaHorses Center of the Year: Davante Gardner (203-F/C-91) of Niigata Albirex Domestic Player of the Year: Yuki Togashi (170-PG-93) of Chiba Jets Import Player of the Year: Davante Gardner (203-F/C-91) of Niigata Albirex 6th Man of the Year: Yudai Baba (193-SF-95) of Toyota Alvark Newcomer of the Year: Yuta Okada (189-G-98) of SeaHorses Defensive Player of the Year: Yusuke Endo (185-G-89) of Tochigi Brex Coach of the Year: Luka Pavicevic of Toyota Alvark
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Chiba Jets - Toyota Alvark 67-71
Toyota Alvark repeated as B League champions. They knocked down Chiba Jets to ensure back-to-back titles. Chiba Jets trailed by 19 points after 3 quarters before a 22-7 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 67-71 at the end of the game. They outrebounded Chiba Jets 45-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of international Yudai Baba (193-95) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 po... [read more]
Toyota Alvark repeated as B League champions. They knocked down Chiba Jets to ensure back-to-back titles. Chiba Jets trailed by 19 points after 3 quarters before a 22-7 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 67-71 at the end of the game. They outrebounded Chiba Jets 45-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of international Yudai Baba (193-95) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. American center Alex Kirk (211-91, college: N.Mexico, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Gavin Edwards (206-88, college: Connecticut) answered with 20 points and 8 rebounds and the former international point guard Yuki Togashi (170-93) added 19 points and 6 assists in the effort for Chiba Jets. Top scorers: Chiba Jets: G.Edwards 20+8reb+1ast, Y.Togashi 19+3reb+6ast, S.Taguchi 14+1reb+3ast, S.Hara 6, M.Parker 6+10reb+2ast, J.Duncan 2+6reb+2ast Toyota Alvark: D.Tanaka 16+1reb+4ast, A.Kirk 15+9reb, Y.Baba 12+12reb+6ast, S.Ando 9+2reb+3ast, J.Takeuchi 6+6reb+2ast, Z.Baranski 6+4reb+1ast
Sendai 89ers (B2 League) agreed terms with 33-year old guard Masaharu Kataoka (190-85). It is actually his comeback to Sendai as he has played here before. Kataoka already started the season at Kyoto Hannaryz in the B League. In 55 games he had 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.4apg last season. B2 League will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Kataoka's team was regular season runner-up in Japanese B League West Division in 2018. He has played previously professionally in... [read more]
Sendai 89ers (B2 League) agreed terms with 33-year old guard Masaharu Kataoka (190-85). It is actually his comeback to Sendai as he has played here before. Kataoka already started the season at Kyoto Hannaryz in the B League. In 55 games he had 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.4apg last season. B2 League will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Kataoka's team was regular season runner-up in Japanese B League West Division in 2018. He has played previously professionally in Japan (Levanga Hokkaido Sapporo and Tochigi Brex) and IBL (Nippon T.).
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