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Bosch Blue Winds
The Bosch Blue Winds were a Japanese basketball team that played in the Japan Basketball League. They were based in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama. Notable players * Yoshihiko Amano *Deron Feldhaus *Makoto Hasegawa *Tom Kleinschmidt *Marcus Liberty *Takeo Mabashi * Eric McArthur *John Murray (basketball) John Murray or Murry may refer to: Arts and media Literature and music *John Murray (publishing house), a British publishing house, founded by John Murray (1745–1793) * John Murray (publisher, born 1778) (died 1843), second head of the publis ... * Seiichi Oba * Kenji Okamura * Gerald Paddio * Andre Riddick * Dan Weiss (basketball) * Galen Young References Defunct basketball teams in Japan Sports teams in Kanagawa Prefecture Basketball teams established in 1950 Basketball teams disestablished in 2002 1950 establishments in Japan 2002 disestablishments in Japan {{Japan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 90,456 in 41,124 households and a population density of 1400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Higashimatsuyama is located in the geographic center of Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Sakado * Kumagaya * Namegawa * Yoshimi * Hatoyama * Kawajima * Ranzan Climate Higashimatsuyama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashimatsuyama is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1351 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Higashimatsuyama has recently plateaued after a long period of growth. History Higashimatsuyama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Okamura
is the Supervising coach of the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots in the Japanese B.League. Head coaching record , - , style="text-align:left;", Otsuka Corporation Alphas , style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , 32, , 13, , 19, , , , style="text-align:center;", 4th in Eastern, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;", Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots The is a professional basketball team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the Japanese B.League. Roster Notable players *Toarlyn Fitzpatrick * Chukwudiebere Maduabum * Yusuke Okada * Juan Pattillo ... , style="text-align:left;", 2017-18 , 60, , 38, , 22, , , , style="text-align:center;", 2nd in B2 Central, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , - References {{DEFAULTSORT:Okamura, Kenji 1973 births Living people Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots coaches Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots players Japanese basketball coaches Nagoya Diamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams Disestablished In 2002
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Teams In Kanagawa Prefecture
Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Basketball Teams In Japan
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Young
Leslie Galen Young (October 16, 1975 – June 5, 2021) was an American professional basketball player. He played two years of Division I college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers, where he earned first-team All-Conference USA honors in 1999. He played professionally in the United States and abroad for 13 years, winning a Continental Basketball Association championship in 2007 with the Yakima Sun Kings and an Australian National Basketball League championship in 2010 with the Perth Wildcats. College career After attending Hillcrest High School in Memphis, Tennessee, Young spent two years at Northwest Mississippi Community College between 1994 and 1996. As a sophomore, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player and a two-time selection for All-State. He was a NJCAA All-American and named to the All-Tournament Team. He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began playing for the 49ers in 1997. In 1999, he was named first-team All-Conference USA, Confe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Weiss (basketball)
is a US-born former Japanese professional basketball player and the former Head coach of the Tokyo Excellence Yokohama Excellence is a Japanese professional basketball club that will compete in the third division of Japan's B.League. Prior to the B.League's establishment, the club played in the National Basketball Development League, winning the champion .... Head coaching record , - , - References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Dan 1966 births Living people Alvark Tokyo players Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball players Tokyo Excellence coaches Yokohama Excellence players Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya players American men's basketball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Riddick
Andre Riddick (born February 1, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the ULEB Cup's All-Time Leader for rebounds (383), steals (116) and blocks (122) and also has the highest ULEB Cup percentage of blocks (2 blocks per game). He played for the University of Kentucky from 1991 to 1995. Tenure at Kentucky Nicknamed "The Rejector" Andre Riddick held the single season block record at 83 for Kentucky together with Melvin Turpin until it was broken by Anthony Davis in 2012, and he held the Kentucky single game block record of 9 together with Sam Bowie until it was broken by Nerlens Noel in 2013. A notoriously bad free throw shooter, the standard Riddick set has been invoked more than once when a Kentucky player had a bad night at the line. Riddick often performed a shuffle after he dunked the basketball. Riddick and his Kentucky teammates made the NCAA Final Four in 1993. During Kentucky's 1995 NCAA tournament Elite Eight game against North Carolina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Paddio
Gerald James Paddio (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played in three National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for five different teams – the Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Washington Bullets. A 6'7" small forward from Kilgore College and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Paddio was selected by the Boston Celtics in the third round (74th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. In his NBA career, Paddio appeared in 129 games and scored a total of 715 points. His most notable year as a professional was during the 1990–91 NBA season as a member of the Cavaliers when he appeared in 70 games and averaged 7.2 ppg. During his college playing days at UNLV, he was coached by Jerry Tarkanian Jerry Tarkanian (August 8, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Oba
is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager of the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that .... References 1973 births Living people Japanese men's basketball players Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zexel
Zexel is a Japanese auto-components manufacturer. It was founded in 1939 as Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd., under a Bosch license, for domestic production of fuel-injection pumps for diesel engines. Originally established with an investment from Isuzu Motors Ltd., (a major Japanese manufacturer of engines for heavy-duty vehicles), this company was renamed ZEXEL Corp. in 1990. Diesel-Kiki entered into a joint venture in the United States with Wynns Climate Systems to begin manufacturing automotive HVAC systems in approximately 1987. The company was called Wynn-Kiki at the time and was the predecessor to ZEXEL USA. The ZEXEL rebranding was a two-year project involving a worldwide name search and complete marketing strategy analysis. The company logo featured red, white and blue colors picked to represent precision, technology and excellence. A CD was distributed to employees featuring a new company theme song. The name was compiled from the words zenith and excellence. The company is sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
