Английская Википедия:Fukushima Firebonds
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Basketball club The Fukushima Firebonds (Шаблон:Nihongo) are a professional basketball team that compete in the second division of the Japanese B.League.[1]
History
In May 2013 Fukushima Prefecture was announced as the successful bidder for an expansion franchise to enter the 2014-15 season of the bj-league. The league management included the region's recovery from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the long-term feasibility of the bidding company, Fukushima Sports Entertainment, as reasons for the successful bid.[2]
In June 2014, the team announced Hiroki Fujita as the inaugural head coach.[3]
As an expansion team, the Firebonds received the first pick in the 2014-15 rookie draft, selecting forward Shota Kanno, a Fukushima Prefecture native. Takumi Masuko was selected in the second round.[3] In July 2014 the team signed American players James Hughes and Nick Thompson as their two foreign players.[4]
2014-15 season
The team commenced play in the bj-league in October 2014 and had their first regular-season win in a match against the Aomori Wat's on 5 October 2015.[5] The team finished the season with a 21-31 record,[6] securing a playoff berth in the second-last game of the regular season.[7] They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs 0-2 by the Iwate Big Bulls.[8]
2015-16 season
During the off-season, the team renewed the contract of Fujita as head coach [9] and signed Le'Bryan Nash, Joseph Taylor and Stephan Van Treese as import players.[10] Masaya Karimata was named team captain and Kenya Tomori was named vice-captain.[11]
Current roster
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Notable players
- Solomon Alabi
- Deon Jones
- Cedric Bozeman
- Shaheed Davis
- Verdell Jones
- Bingo Merriex
- Le'Bryan Nash
- Tshilidzi Nephawe
- Evan Ravenel
- Nigel Spikes
Coaches
Results by year
Bj-League
Season | Regular Season | Head Coach | Notes | |||
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Wins | Losses | Win % | Placing | |||
2014-15[6] | 21 | 31 | .404 | 7th (East) | Hiroki Fujita | Eliminated in first round of playoffs[8] |
Arenas
- Koriyama General Gymnasium
- Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena
- Iwaki General Gymnasium
- Tamura City General Gymnasium
- Aizu General Gymnasium
- Shirakawa City Central Gymnasium
- Inawashiro Town General Gymnasium
References
External links
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- Fukushima Firebonds
- Basketball teams in Japan
- Sports clubs and teams in Fukushima Prefecture
- Basketball teams established in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Japan
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