SeaHorses Mikawa

Seahorses Mikawa
Leagues B.League
Founded 1947
History Aisin Seiki
Aisin Seiki Aisin SeaHoeses
Aisin SeaHorses
Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa
SeaHorses Mikawa
Arena Wing Arena Kariya
Capacity 2,376
Location Kariya
Head coach Kimikazu Suzuki
Website go-seahorses.jp
Uniforms
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Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team currently plays in the National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced in October 2016.[1]

History

Throughout the past decade, the team has been led by head coach Kimikazu Suzuki and naturalized big man J.R. Sakuragi, who led the SeaHorses to decades of success,[2] including numerous titles in Japan's prime basketball league.

Championships

2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013
  • Challenge Cup: 1
2007
  • Emperor's Cup: 2
2009, 2013

Current Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Seahorses Mikawa roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.Nat.Name
SF 0 United States James Southerland
PG 4 Japan Masaya Karimata (C)
C 5 United States Isaac Butts
PG 8 Japan Sunao Murakami
G 9 Japan Masaaki Morikawa
SF 12 Japan Takayuki Nishikawa
G/F 14 Japan Kosuke Kanamaru
SG 16 Japan Keijuro Matsui
G/F 24 Japan Kato Toshikazu
C 32 Japan J.R. Sakuragi
PF 33 United States Grant Jerrett
PG 46 Japan Shusuke Ikuhara
Head coach

Japan Suzuki Kimikazu

Assistant coach(es)

Aiki Okubo
Junki Nakahori

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2018

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Arenas

Practice facilities

References

  1. ↑ "JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について" [Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference"] (in Japanese). Nishinomiya Storks. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Veteran J.R. Sakuragi sets tone for Mikawa in victory over Chiba, Ed Odeven (The Japan Times), 8 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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