Shimane Susanoo Magic

Shimane Susanoo Magic (島根スサノオマジック) is a Japanese professional basketball team in Japan's top-tier basketball competition, the B.League. The team is based in Shimane Prefecture with its home arena in Matsue City, but with a focus on playing games in the entire region.

Shimane Susanoo Magic
LeagueB.League
Founded2009
History2010–present
ArenaMatsue City General Gymnasium,
Tottori Prefectural Gymnasium,
Tachihama Gymnasium,
Shimane Prefectural Gymnasium,
Yasugi Citizens Gymnasium
LocationMatsue City (Shimane Prefecture)
Team colorsBlue, Black and Silver
Main sponsorSan-in Godo Bank
Head coach Yukinori Suzuki
OwnershipBandai Namco Entertainment
Championships0
Websitehttp://www.susanoo-m.com/

The head coach was Željko Pavličević who coached Japan at the World Championships in 2006. He was appointed in May 2010.[1]

Introduction

The club became a member of the bj league in 2010, becoming the first professional basketball team in the Sanin region to compete in top-tier competition, and second of any professional sports team after Gainare Tottori.

The team's name comes from the mythical legend of early Izumo (the story of Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi), and the English word magic, representing the imagery of the myths of the region as well as the team itself. The team colours are blue, black and silver which also represent the Shimane prefecture. The blue evokes images of Lake Shinji and the Sea of Japan, silver represents the historic Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and black represents the black pine forests found throughout the region. The team logo is a combination of clouds and an Orochi-like dragon holding a basketball, expressing a sense of strength and speed.[2]

History

Basketball has long been a popular sport among young people in the Matsue area with the organisation of Mini Basketball (a basketball competition played by elementary school children) becoming popular in Matsue. Historically, Matsue area has had success in athletic meets, Matsue Technical High School winning at interscholastic athletic meets in 1960 and 1968. Both Japan men's and women's basketball have had strong performing players from Matsue region, the region being known as the "Kingdom of Basketball" After an unsuccessful attempt for application to join the bj league in 2007, in August 2009 it was officially announced that Shimane would have a team in the bj league becoming in the 2010/11 season. In November 2009, the decision was made by the public for the team name to be Shimane Susanoo Magic. University students born in Matsue were invited to decide upon the team's proposed logo and proposed designs for the team mascot were received from all over the country. The winning proposal was "Susatama-kun"[3]

Roster
Shimane Susanoo Magic roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 1 Shohei Goto
SG 2 Naoaki Hashimoto
PG 5 Yasuhiro Yamashita (C)
PG 6 Hiromu Kitagawa
SF 7 Ataru Sakata
SG 13 Ryo Abe
SF 14 Yusei Sugiura
SF 15 Ryosuke Shirahama
PF 22 Akihisa Kosaka
PF 24 De'Mon Brooks
C 28 Nyika Williams
G 75 Nagomu Kamizato
PF Reid Travis
G/F Buford, Perrin
F Luke Evans
Head coach

Yukinori Suzuki

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2020

Notable players

Coaches

Arenas

Performance
YearRegular seasonFinal ResultHead CoachComments
WinsLossesWinning percentageGame differentialScoredConcededGoal differenceRanking
2010-112426.48010.077.377.30.0West #6Playoffs
Eliminated 1st round		Željko Pavličević

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2010-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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