Alvark Tokyo

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 won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007.

Alvark Tokyo
LeaguesB.League
Founded1948 (1948)
HistoryToyota Pacers
1948–2000
Toyota Alvark
2000-2016
Alvark Tokyo
2016–present
ArenaArena Tachikawa Tachihi
Komazawa Gymnasium
Head coachLuka Pavićević
Championships2 JBL Super League
1 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Retired numbers1 (7)
Websitehttps://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/
3rd
Toyota Alvark team in 2009

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]

As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league.[2]

Honours

Domestic
  • National Basketball League
    • Runner-up (1): 2015
  • Japan Basketball League
    • Champions (1): 2011
    • Runner-up (1): 2014
  • Super League
    • Champions (3): 2001, 2005, 2006
    • Runner-up (1): 2002
    • 3rd place (1): 2004
  • Japan League Division I
    • Runner-up (1): 1996
    • 3rd place (1): 1991

Continental


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 Genki Kojima 
PG 3 Seiya Ando
PF 5 Kevin Jones
PF 10 Zack Baranski
SF 11 Yutaro Suda
SF 13 Shohei Kikuchi
PF 15 Joji Takeuchi
SG 24 Daiki Tanaka
G 26 Shota Tsuyama
C 53 Alex Kirk
SG 75 Taiki Osakabe
Head coach

Luka Pavicevic

Assistant coach(es)

Dušan Gvozdić
Kota Mizuno
Igor Djaletic
Takahiro Mori (basketball)
Chikahira Ikeda
Hiroki Iwabe

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2020

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
Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center

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.
  2. Daiki Tanaka named B. League MVP Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 12 May 2020. Accessed 25 May 2020.
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