Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The club was founded in 2006 as Rera Kamuy Hokkaido, this name comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, and means "god of the winds".[1] The franchise changed its name twice in 2011; the first when the club's parent company was kicked out of the league due to financial woes in the season. The team ended the season with a league-backed management group and a new moniker, calling itself Basketball Club Hokkaido. And finally, took its current name Levanga Hokkaido, in August 2011.[2]
The team debuted in the Japan Basketball League in the 2007–2008 season and is one of only three teams in the league not owned by a major Japanese manufacturing company.
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 or one NBA game at any time.
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November 28, 2023
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Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido The club was founded in 2006 as Rera Kamuy Hokkaido this name comes from the language of the Ainu an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido and means god of the winds 1 The franchise changed its name twice in 2011 the first when the club s parent company was kicked out of the league due to financial woes in the season The team ended the season with a league backed management group and a new moniker calling itself Basketball Club Hokkaido And finally took its current name Levanga Hokkaido in August 2011 2 Levanga HokkaidoLeaguesB LeagueFounded2006 17 years ago 2006 HistoryRera Kamuy HokkaidoBasketball Club HokkaidoLevanga HokkaidoArenaHokkai KitayellLocationSapporo Hokkaido JapanTeam colorsChartreuse and Sapphire Main sponsorEagle PachinkoPresidentTakehiko OrimoWebsitewww wbr levanga wbr comHomeAwayThirdThe team debuted in the Japan Basketball League in the 2007 2008 season and is one of only three teams in the league not owned by a major Japanese manufacturing company Levanga plays its home games mainly at the Hokkai Kitayell but as the team represents the entire Hokkaido Prefecture also plays some home games at the Asahikawa City General Gymnasium Otaru City Gymnasium Hakodate Arena Obihiro City General Gymnasium amp Kushiro Shitsugen no Kaze Arena The club was 200 million yen in debt in March 2017 3 4 but has since paid it off 5 Contents 1 Honours 1 1 Continental 2 Roster 3 Notable players 4 Coaches 5 Average regular season home game attendance 6 Practice facilities 7 References 8 External linksHonours editContinental edit ABA Club Championship Runner up 2008Roster editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Levanga Hokkaido rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht AgeF C 1 nbsp Danieldan Nnanna 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 26 1997 06 02 2 June 1997G F 2 nbsp Dwight Ramos 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 25 1998 09 02 2 September 1998G 4 nbsp Shuto Terazono 1 70 m 5 ft 7 in 29 1994 06 28 28 June 1994G 7 nbsp Tsukasa Nakano 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 27 1996 10 28 28 October 1996G F 11 nbsp Ryota Sakurai C 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 40 1983 03 13 13 March 1983G 15 nbsp Ren Shimatani 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 23 2000 07 28 28 July 2000G 17 nbsp Shun Watanuki 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 36 1987 11 02 2 November 1987F C 21 nbsp Darral Willis 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 27 1996 01 21 21 January 1996F 24 nbsp De Mon Brooks 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in 31 1992 05 28 28 May 1992G 37 nbsp Ko Takahashi 1 69 m 5 ft 7 in 21 2002 02 13 13 February 2002C 40 nbsp Thomas Welsh 2 13 m 7 ft 0 in 27 1996 02 03 3 February 1996G 66 nbsp Yuta Matsushita 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in 24 1999 05 02 2 May 1999G F 81 nbsp Kohei Sekino 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 29 1994 08 01 1 August 1994 Head coach nbsp Ryutaro Onodera Assistant coach es nbsp Taku Saito nbsp Fuminori Aiura nbsp Tomohiro Takeda Legend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated 24 January 2023Notable players editTo 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 or one NBA game at any time nbsp Chris Ayer nbsp Jordan Bachynski nbsp Joevan Catron nbsp Brian Fitzpatrick nbsp Makoto Kato fr nbsp Tilo Klette nbsp Jai Lewis nbsp Christian Maraker nbsp Keijuro Matsui nbsp Daniel Miller nbsp Tyler Newton nbsp Takehiko Orimo nbsp Chad Posthumus nbsp Justin Reynolds nbsp Ryōta Sakurai nbsp Kohei Sekino nbsp Jahmar Thorpe nbsp Jerome Tillman nbsp Marc Trasolini nbsp Jameel Watkins nbsp Greg Whittington nbsp Daiji Yamada nbsp Dwight RamosCoaches editTomoya Higashino Joe Bryant 2010 11 Yoshinori Kaneta Torsten Loibl Scott Berry Juan Manuel Hurtado Perez 2013 14 Kota Mizuno Jose Neto Tomohide Utsumi Yuta Miyanaga Kenichi SakoAverage regular season home game attendance editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues Practice facilities edit nbsp Kaminishi VillageSapporo Shinyo High School Gymnasium Kaminishi Village Court 6 References edit Kane Kumagai Translated by Yongdeok Cho Noir 2006 Ainu for Beginners UniLang Archived from the original on December 9 2008 Retrieved October 23 2008 Name change japantimes 2011 Retrieved 1 Jan 2017 Hokkaido Shimbun 6 August 2015 債務超過解消と本拠地確保 ＮＢＬ北海道 新Ｌ１部入りの鍵 Retrieved 11 November 2016 Yomiuri Shimbun 3 March 2017 レバンガ ２億円債務超過 Ｂ１資格継続審議 Retrieved 3 March 2017 株式会社レバンガ北海道 第8期 決算報告について レバンガ北海道 レバンガ北海道公式練習場契約発表会見実施のご報告 レバンガ北海道 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Levanga Hokkaido Official Website Team Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Levanga Hokkaido amp oldid 1184956419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
