Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
Conference	West
Division	First
Leagues	B.League
Founded	1950
Arena	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Location	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team colors	Red
Championships	none
Website	nagoya-dolphins.jp

The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ, Nagoya Dayamondo Dorufinzu) are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League.^[1] Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.

History

The club was formed in 1950 at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973.^[2] The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the national corporate basketball league (全国実業団バスケットボールリーグ) upon the league's formation in 1967. Now known as the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas, they continue to compete in the Women's Japan Basketball League.

The men's team was promoted to the first division after winning the second division title in 1984.^[2] They finished runners-up in the first division on four occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 2006. They won the All-Japan Basketball Emperor's Cup in 1989 and 1990.^[3]

Previous names

The team has undergone several name changes during its history:

1950-2000: Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya
2000-2007: Melco Dolphins
2007-2013: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins
2013-2016: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins Nagoya

Current roster

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.5 !G	0	JPN !	Ishizaki, Takumi (C)	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb)
1.0 !PG	1	JPN !	Fujinaga, Yoshiaki	7000173000000000000♠1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	7001730000000000000♠73 kg (161 lb)
3.0 !SF	6	JPN !	Funyu, Seiya	7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb)
3.5 !F	8	JPN !	Harimoto, Tenketsu	7000197000000000000♠1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	7002102000000000000♠102 kg (225 lb)
4.0 !PF	11	JPN !	Uzawa, Jun	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	7002103000000000000♠103 kg (227 lb)
2.0 !SG	12	JPN !	Nakahigashi, Taito	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (176 lb)
5.0 !C	13	CAN !	Bachynski, Jordan	7000218000000000000♠2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)	7002118000000000000♠118 kg (260 lb)
2.5 !G/F	18	JPN !	Nakatsuka, Toshihiro	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb)
1.0 !PG	21	JPN !	Sasayama, Takaya	7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001770000000000000♠77 kg (170 lb)
	24	USA !	Burrell, Justin	7000204000000000000♠2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	7002111000000000000♠111 kg (245 lb)
	33	USA !	Tillman, Jerome	7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	7002108000000000000♠108 kg (238 lb)

Head coach

Reggie Geary

Assistant coach(es)

Shingo Kajiyama
Koichi Sagae

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster
Updated: 5 October 2016

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

Head coaches

Antonio Lang (2010-14)
Trifon Poch Lopez (2014-15)
Trifon Poch Lopez
Reggie Geary (2015-present)

Notable former players

Eric Dawson (2009-2010)
Jerald Honeycutt (2006-2008)

References

↑ B.League (29 September 2016). "Bリーグ". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
1 2 "チームの由来" [Team History] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "過去の大会" [Previous Tournaments] (in Japanese). Japan Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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