Shiga Lakes (滋賀レイクス), officially Shiga Lakestars, is a Japanese men's
basketball
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team playing in the Western Conference of the
B.League. They are based in the
Shiga Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...
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Arenas
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Shiga Daihatsu Arena
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Ukaruchan Arena
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Moriyama Citizens Gymnasium
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Proceed Arena Hikone
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Hikone Citizens Sports Center
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YMIT Arena
Practice facilities
Shiga Bank Gymnasium
Coaches

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Bob Pierce (2008–10)
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Takatoshi Ishibashi
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Hirokazu Nema
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Al Westover
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(2011–13)
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Chris Boettcher (2013–14)
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Koto Toyama (2014–17)
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Shawn Dennis (2017-2021)
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Luis Guil (2021–2022)
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Takayuki Yasuda (2022-)
Roster
Notable players
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Alfred Aboya
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Wayne Arnold
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Craig Brackins
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Brackins played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball, Iowa State Cyclones. A power forward (basketball), power forward, Brackin ...
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Marshall Brown
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Brandon Fields
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D'or Fischer
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Gary Hamilton
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Chris Holm
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Julian Mavunga
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Shinya Ogawa
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Lamar Rice
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Omar Samhan
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Hirotaka Sato
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David Weaver
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Terrance Woodbury
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Luke Zeller
References
Shiga Lakestarsat Asia-basket.com
Team webpage
External links
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Basketball teams in Japan
Sports clubs and teams in Shiga Prefecture
Basketball teams established in 2008
2008 establishments in Japan
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