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team that played in the Japan Basketball League. They were based in

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Notable players

* Yoshihiko Amano *

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* Makoto Hasegawa *

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* Takeo Mabashi * Eric McArthur * John Murray (basketball) *

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* Kenji Okamura *

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* Galen Young

References

Defunct basketball teams in Japan Sports clubs and teams in Kanagawa Prefecture Basketball teams established in 1950 Basketball teams disestablished in 2002 1950 establishments in Japan 2002 disestablishments in Japan {{Japan-sport-team-stub