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. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan.

Honours

Domestic

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champions: 4 **2009, 2012, 2014, 2016 *Conference champions: 6 **2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

Continental

* ABA Club Championship **3rd: 2011

Players

Coaches

* Hernando Planells (2007–08) * Dai Oketani * Koto Toyama *

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Seasons

B.League

Notable players

* Hilton Armstrong * Chris Ayer * Ira Brown * Draelon Burns * Mo Charlo * Takatoshi Furukawa * Lamont Hamilton *

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* Anthony Kent ( it) * George Leach * Anthony McHenry *

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* Evan Ravenel *

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* Dillion Sneed * Reyshawn Terry * Kibwe Trim * Terrance Woodbury

Arenas

Okinawa Arena The Okinawa Arena, also provisionally known as the Okinawa City Multi-Purpose Arena, is an indoor arena in Okinawa, Japan. It was opened in 2020 and will be one of the venues of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Background Plans to build the ...

Okinawa City Gymnasium Okinawa City Gymnasium is an arena in Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan. It is the home arena of the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operat ...

* Ginowan City Gymnasium

References

External links

* Basketball teams in Japan Sports teams in Okinawa Prefecture 2007 establishments in Japan {{Asia-basketball-team-stub