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prefectures.

Roster

Notable players

* Will Creekmore * Anthony Elechi * Torian Graham * Gary Hamilton * Stephen Hurt *

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* Chukwudiebere Maduabum * Billy McShepard * Yoshifumi Nakajima *

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* Shusuke Yamamoto

TGI D-Rise players

* Paul Butorac *

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* Lamar Rice *

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Coaches

* Atsushi Kanazawa *

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* Joe Cook * Yuta Ryan Koseki l* Ryutaro Onodera *

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* Sho Higashijima *

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Arenas

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* Yamagata City General Sports Center

Practice facilities

Yamanobe Citizens General Gymnasium

References

* Basketball teams in Japan Sports clubs and teams in Yamagata Prefecture Tendō, Yamagata Basketball teams established in 2009 2009 establishments in Japan {{Japan-sport-team-stub