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bj league
Bj league • Osaka Evessa (Osaka Prefecture)
Current season or competition: • Shimane Susanoo Magic (Shimane Prefecture)
• Takamatsu Five Arrows (Takamatsu, Kagawa
2011–12 bj league season Prefecture)
Sport Basketball • Rizing Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture)
• Oita Heat Devils (Beppu, Ōita Prefecture)
Founded 2005 • Miyazaki Shining Suns (Miyazaki Prefecture)
No. of teams 13 • Ryukyu Golden Kings (Okinawa Prefecture)
Defunct teams
Country(ies) Japan • Tokyo Apache (Tokyo)
Most recent Hamamatsu Higashimikawa
champion(s) Phoenix Expansion
TV partner(s) BS Fuji, Gaora The bj-league plans on expanding to 24 teams by the
Official website bj-league.com 2014-15 season, the 10th anniversary of the league cre-
ation.
The bj league (Basketball Japan League) is a professional Several organizations are vying for expansion. Those
basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, in the running for expansion are from:
2005. The ten team league is divided into two confer- • Ibaraki - Ibaraki Longhorns
ences, the Eastern Conference, and the Western Confer- • Nara
ence. It had its inaugural All-Star game in 2006. One of its • Shimane
major sponsors is Spalding. • Miyagi
The bj league operates on the American sports fran- • Aomori
chise system. Below the bj there is a Japan Basketball • Gunma
League, composed of company and otherwise-affiliated The league is also considering creation of specific leagues
clubs, with promotion and relegation between its two di- for youth, women, and people with disabilities.
visions but not between bj and JBL-1. This organization is
similar to the Rugby Super League in England and is also
shown in the British Basketball League (which includes
Playoff champions
clubs from both England and Scotland).
All-star game
Teams
Eastern Conference Awards
• Iwate Big Bulls (Iwate Prefecture)
• Akita Northern Happinets (Akita Prefecture) Season MVP
• Sendai 89ERS (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
• Niigata Albirex BB (Niigata, Niigata Prefecture) Best 5
• Toyama Grouses (Toyama Prefecture)
• Shinshu Brave Warriors (Nagano Prefecture)
• Saitama Broncos (Saitama Prefecture)
External links
• Chiba Jets (Chiba Prefecture) • (Japanese) bj-league Official Web site
• Yokohama B-Corsairs (Yokohama, Kanagawa • (Japanese) bjtv
Prefecture) Coordinates: 35°28′20″N 133°03′55″E / 35.47222°N
• Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix (Hamamatsu, 133.06528°E / 35.47222; 133.06528
Shizuoka Prefecture, and Higashimikawa Area, Aichi
Prefecture)
Western Conference
• Shiga Lakestars (Shiga Prefecture)
• Kyoto Hannaryz (Kyoto Prefecture)
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Season Champions Runners-up
2005–06 Osaka Evessa Niigata Albirex BB
2006–07 Osaka Evessa Takamatsu Five Arrows
2007–08 Osaka Evessa Tokyo Apache
2008–09 Ryukyu Golden Kings Tokyo Apache
2009–10 Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix Osaka Evessa
2010–11 Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix Ryukyu Golden Kings
Season Date Arena Host City Result MVP (Team)
2006-07 January 27, Ginowan Municipal Ginowan City, Okinawa EAST 126-97 Jerod Ward (Toyama
2007 Gymnasium Prefecture WEST Grouses)
2007-08 December 29, Toki Messe Niigata City, Niigata Pre- EAST 121-94 Kosuke Naoto (Niigata
2007 fecture WEST Albirex BB)
2008-09 January 25, B-Con Plaza Beppu, Ōita Prefecture EAST 117-96 Bobby St. Preux (Sendai
2009 WEST 89ERS)
2009-10 January 31, Sekisui Heim Super Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture WEST 105–102 Michael Parker (Rizing
2010 Arena EAST Fukuoka)
2010-11 January 23, Osaka Prefectural Gym- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture WEST 110–109 Michael Parker (Rizing
2011 nasium EAST Fukuoka)
Season Recipient Team
2005-06 Lynn Washington Osaka Evessa
2006-07 David Palmer Osaka Evessa
2007-08 Lynn Washington Osaka Evessa
2008-09 Jeff Newton Ryukyu Golden Kings
2009-10 Wendell White Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2010-11 Jeffrey Parmer Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
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Season Guard Forward Center
2005-06 Matt Lottich Yukinori Suzuki Michael Jackson William Pippen Nick Davis
(Osaka Evessa) (Oita Heat (Sendai 89ERS) (Tokyo Apache) (Niigata Al-
Devils) birex BB)
2006-07 Kouhei Aoki Rasheed Sparks Lynn Washington Andy Ellis Nick Davis
(Tokyo Apache) (Takamatsu (Osaka Evessa) (Oita Heat Devils) (Niigata Al-
Five Arrows) birex BB)
2007-08 Mikey Marshall Naoto Takushi Reggie Warren Andy Ellis Patrick
(Osaka Evessa) (Ryukyu Golden (Takamatsu Five Ar- (Oita Heat Devils) Whearty
Kings) rows) (Sendai
89ERS)
2008-09 Michael Gardener Naoto Takushi Bobby St. Preux Lynn Washington Jeff Newton
(Hamamatsu Hi- (Ryukyu Golden (Sendai 89ERS) (Osaka Evessa) (Ryukyu Gold-
gashimikawa Phoenix) Kings) en Kings)
2009-10 Kouhei Aoki Mahmoud Michael Parker Wendell White Julius Ashby
(Tokyo Apache) Abdul-Rauf (Rizing Fukuoka) (Hamamatsu Hi- (Tokyo
(Kyoto Han- gashimikawa Phoenix) Apache)
naryz)
2010-11 Wayne Arnold Takumi Ishizaki Jeffrey Parmer Michael Parker Anthony
(Hamamatsu Hi- (Shimane Su- Hamamatsu Hi- (Rizing Fukuoka) McHenry
gashimikawa Phoenix) sanoo Magic) gashimikawa Phoenix Ryukyu Gold-
en Kings
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