Japan
Scott Eatherton is a Diamond Dolphin
Scott Eatherton (206 cm, F) is flying to Japan. There he will join the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins and coach Shawn Dennis. Eatherton played this season in the ACB in Spain. There he played 36 games for Manresa. Eatherton averaged 14.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg in just under 23 minutes per contest. The four seasons before,…
Read MoreElias Harris from ACB to Japan
Elias Harris (203 cm, F) has signed with San-en NeoPhoenix in the Japanese B1 League. The 31-year-old German played in the Spanish ACB this season. He averaged 13.3ppg and 4.4 rebounds in 19 games for Zaragoza. Harris played two games for the Lakers in 2013 but played most of his career in Germany. Elias Harris…
Read MoreChiba Jets crowned Japanese B-League champions
The Chiba Jets clinched their maiden B-League championship Tuesday after holding off Utsunomiya Brex 71-62 in the deciding third game of the finals. Gavin Edwards led the way for Chiba with 15 points and 6 rebounds, while finals MVP Sebastian Saiz scored 12 points, including a crucial tip-in off a missed basket to put the…
Read MoreStefan Bircevic moves to Japan, Hiroshima Dragonflies
Stefan Bircevic (210 cm, C) has found his next team. The Serbian big man is headed to the Japanese B1 and joins the squad of coach Takeshi Hotta. Bircevic is well-traveled as he played previously in Serbia, Germany, and Turkey. He started this season with Borac but didn’t see any game time. Last season he…
Read MoreKyle Collinsworth signs with a Japanese team
Kyle Collinsworth (198 cm, G/F) will try his luck overseas and make his international debut in Japan. He is getting ready to play for the SeaHorses Mikawa in the Japanese B1 League. After graduating from Brigham Young in 2016 with 15.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 7.4 aspg he had hoped to be drafted. Unfortunately, that…
Read MoreFIBA: Rui Hachimura leads Japan to tuneup win over New Zealand
The Japanese National Team got preparations for the upcoming FIBA World Cup off on the right foot on Monday with a 99-89 win over New Zealand. The game was the first of a two-game friendly series between both teams. Both squads will face off again on Wednesday, in Tokyo, Japan. Japan is in Group E…
Read MoreFour Japanese Players Cut Amid Scandal At Asian Games
Four players of the Japanese Men’s Basketball Team were sent home from the Asian Games 2018, for allegedly paying for sex with prostitutes. The Japanese Olympic Committee convened an emergency meeting following the allegations. In a press conference, Japanese delegation chief Yasuhiro Yamashita informed the media that the players were stripped of their membership from…
Read MoreSerbia Wins Utsunomiya FIBA 3×3 World Tour 2018
Serbia is back on top after Liman Tesla Voda won the Utsunomiya stop of the FIBA 3×3 Masters World Tour 2018. They downed the Dutch trio, Amsterdam Inoxdeals in the finals. Stefan Kolic led his team to the FIBA 3×3 win with six points. Stefan Stojacic was named the tournament MVP. He finished the game…
Read MoreNCAA: The Rising Star of Rui Hachimura
One of the players to watch in the NCAA this season is Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura (203 cm). He is a Japanese player who raised some eyebrows at the Asian FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. The 20-year-old sophomore powered the Japanese squad to a 79-78 stunning upset over Australia. He scored 24 and seven rebounds and…
Read MoreKeith Benson heads to Osaka Evessa
Keith Benson (211 cm, Oakland’11) is Asia-bound after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for Osaka Evessa (Japan-B1 League) this 2018. The big man will get a very big change of scenery after having started 2017-18 playing in Europe for Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1). He played in nine games for them in the Basketball…
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