Posts Tagged ‘Japan BJ League’
Edwin Ubiles opts for Kyoto
Edwin Ubiles (198 cm, Siena’10) will play in Japan next season after agreeing terms with second tier franchise Kyoto Hannaryz (BJ League). The Puerto Rican-American played for three teams in what was a busy 2012/2013 season. He started the campaign in the French ProA playing for Cholet Basket before heading back to the United States…
Read MoreGordon Klaiber returns to Japan
Gordon Klaiber (206 cm, Fair Dickinson’06) will return to Japan this season to play for Aomori Wats (BJ League). The franchise is new to the league and joins as an expansion team; it can now boast experienced forward Klaiber on the roster heading into this season. The Guyanese/USA player previously played in Japan during the…
Read MoreMichael Dale joins Fukuoka
Michael Dale (197 cm, South Illinois’06) will play in Japan for the first time after signing for Fukuoka Rizing, BJ League) this season. The swingman was in Austria last season where he played for UBSC Graz in the A Bundesliga and was in fine form. He featured in 21 games for Graz over the campaign…
Read MoreJames Hughes moves to Japan
James Hughes (211 cm, North Illinois’07) has been added to the roster at Sendai 89ers (Japan, BJ League) and will play with the team over the 2013/2014 season. The center was a busy man last season and played for three teams throughout the course of the campaign. He started the 2012/2013 season with Norrkoping (Sweden…
Read MoreWendell White stays in Japan
Wendell White (198 cm, University of Nevada Las Vegas’07) will stay in Japan for the 2013/2014 season after signing with Sendai 89ers (BJ League). White played last season for BJ League team Hamamatsu-Higashi Mikawa Phoenix and the guard averaged impressively with 20.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game over 13 appearances…
Read MoreSeth Tarver moves to Japan
Seth Tarver (196 cm, Oregon State’10) has agreed terms with Fukuoka Rizing (Japan, BJ League) and will play in the Land of the Rising Sun this season. The swingman played in the USA last season with D-League franchise Sioux Falls Skyforce and Idaho Stampede. The American played 30 games for the Stampede and averaged 7.2…
Read MoreYokohama B-Corsairs win Japan’s BJ title
The Yokohama B-Corsairs’ 101-90 win over the Fukuoka Rizing marked a couple of firsts in Japanese basketball. The
Read MoreZeljko Pavlicevic leaves Susanoo
Zeljko Pavlicevic has left Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese BJ-League after three years in charge of the team. The Croatian guided the Magic to the Western Conference playoff semi-finals last week but the team failed to reach the Final Four after losing to the Rizing Fukuoka on Sunday. The 62-year old has been with…
Read MoreMike Anderson inks with Akita Happinets
Mike Anderson (201 cm, VCU’08) has reached a deal with the Akita Northern Happinets from the Japanese BJ League. Anderson started this season in the D-League where he averaged 6.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg in 18 games fro the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Since graduating from college he has only played overseas once. During the…
Read MoreMichael Fey signs in Japan
Michael Fey (213 cm, UCLA’06) has signed in Japan with BJ League team Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano. Fey started this season in Hungary, where he played for Falco-Szova and averaged 16.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Last season he played in Venezuela and before that in Hungary, Japan, D-League, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Jordan and…
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