Niigata Albirex BB

Niigata Albirex BB, formally Niigata Albirex Basketball, is a Japanese basketball club. It is based in Nagaoka, Niigata.[1]

Niigata Albirex BB
LeaguesB.League
Founded1954
ArenaCity Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka
LocationNagaoka, Niigata
Team colorsOrange and Blue
Main sponsorSanko Seika
Head coachShogo Fukuda
ChampionshipsNone
Websitewww.albirex.com

Outline

The club was founded in 1954 as the company team of Daiwa Securities, a Tokyo-based securities brokerage. In 1991, it joined the Japan Basketball League. In 2000, the company club was dissolved after NSG purchased it, and the club was moved before the 2000–2001 season to Niigata and renamed Albirex.

In 2004, it joined the bj league along with five other clubs.

Team name transition

  • 1954: The Daiwa Securities basketball club
  • 1994: The Daiwa Securities Hotblizzards
  • 2000: Niigata Albirex
  • 2006: Niigata Albirex basketball

Roster

Niigata Albirex BB roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SF 1 Tomoki Hoshino
SF 3 Kotaro Oya
PF/C 5 Richard Hendrix
PG 7 Kei Igarashi
PG 13 Teppei Kashiwagura
SG 14 Shunpei Ishii
G 21 Yuto Nomi
SG 23 Kimitake Sato
F 25 Rosco Allen
SF 32 Yuichi Ikeda
SF 33 Shotaro Hayashi
Head coach

Shogo Fukuda

Assistant coach(es)

Taketo Aoki


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 2020

Notable players

Coaches

Honors

  • Japan Basketball League Div.2
    • Champions (2) : 2000/2001, 2001/2002
  • bj league
    • Runners-up (1) : 2005/2006
  • Asia Professional Basketball Invitation Tournament
    • 4th Place (1) : 2006

Season-by-season records

YearLeagueDivisionRegular SeasonSemi FinalFinalFinish
WinLosePlaceWinLoseWinLose
2000JBL21222nd1010Champions
2001/2002JBL1401st2021Champions
2002/2003JBL Super League296th---6th
2003/20049198th---8th
2004/20058207th---7th
SeasonLeagueRegular SeasonFinishAverage Crowd
WinLoseWin%GBPlace
2005/2006bj league2911.7252.02ndRunners-up-
2006/20072515.6254.02nd4th3,008
2007/20082618.5913.0East 3rd6th3,259
2008/20092428.46212.0East 4th-

Key:

Arenas

Practice facilities

References


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