Utsunomiya Brex
| Utsunomiya Brex | ||||
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| Leagues | B.League | |||
| History | Tochigi Brex (2007-08) Link Tochigi Brex (2008-19) Utsunomiya Brex (2019-present) | |||
| Arena | Brex Arena Utsunomiya | |||
| Capacity | 2,900 | |||
| Main sponsor | Tochigi Bank | |||
| Head coach |  Ryuzo Anzai | |||
| Championships | 2 (2009-2010, 2016-2017) | |||
| Website | Official site | |||
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Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League.
In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League), which started in October 2016.[1] The team became the first champions of the B.League on 27 May 2017, defeating the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders by the final score of 85–79.[2]
Roster
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Notable players
Alfred Aboya
Tomoo Amino- Seiya Ando
Kyle Barone- Ousmane Barro
- Cedric Bozeman
- Tommy Brenton
- Takatoshi Furukawa
- Randy Holcomb
- Shunsuke Itō
- Takuya Kawamura
- Chris King (basketball)
- Ivan McFarlin
- Scott Merritt
- Drew Naymick
- Tyler Newton
Olumide Oyedeji- Lamar Rice
- Ryan Rossiter
- Tyler Smith
- Yuta Tabuse
- Ken Takeda
- Jahmar Thorpe
- Darian Townes
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Coaches
- Yoshinori Kaneta
- Mitsuhiko Kato
- Jason Rabedeaux
- Bruce Palmer (basketball)
- Antanas Sireika
- Thomas Wisman
- Kenji Hasegawa
- Ryuzo Anzai
- Darius Dimavičius (asst)
- Michael Katsuhisa (asst)
Arenas
- Brex Arena Utsunomiya
- TKC Strawberry Arena
- Tochigi Prefectural North Gymnasium
- Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium
Practice facilities
References
- ^ "JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について" [Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference"] (in Japanese). Nishinomiya Storks. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (2017-05-27). "Brex claim first B. League title". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
External links
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