Alvark Tokyo

Alvark Tokyo
Leagues B.League
Founded 1948 (1948)
History Toyota Pacers
1948–2000
Toyota Alvark
2000-2016
Alvark Tokyo
2016–present
Arena Arena Tachikawa Tachihi
Komazawa Gymnasium
Head coach Luka Pavićević
Championships 2 JBL Super Leagues
Website https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/
Uniforms
Toyota Alvark team in 2009

Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers, the club has won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007.

In July 2015, it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced from October 2016.[1]

Players

Current roster

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

Alvark Tokyo roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
G 1 Japan Genki Kojima
PG 2 Japan Takumi Saito
PG 3 Japan Seiya Ando
SF 6 Japan Yudai Baba
PG 7 Japan Takeki Shonaka (C)
PF 10 Japan Zack Baranski
SF 13 Japan Shohei Kikuchi
PF 15 Japan Joji Takeuchi
SG 24 Japan Daiki Tanaka
F 31 United States Jawad Williams
PF/C 51 Montenegro Milko Bjelica
C 53 United States Alex Kirk
Head coach

Serbia Luka Pavicevic

Assistant coach(es)

Kota Mizuno
Sho Higashijima
Chikahira Ikeda


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 14 February 2018

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Shuji Ono2000–05
John Patrick2005-06
Torsten Loibl2006-08
Koju Munakata2008-10
Donald Beck2010-15
Takuma Ito2015-17
Luka Pavićević2017–present

Practice facilities

They have their own gymnasium, Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center in Kitayamacho, Fuchu, Tokyo.

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.
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