Utsunomiya Brex is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. After winning the JBL 2 in 2008, the team played in the National Basketball League.
| Utsunomiya Brex | ||||
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| Leagues | B.League | |||
| History | Tochigi Brex (2007-08) Link Tochigi Brex (2008-19) Utsunomiya Brex (2019-present) | |||
| Arena | Brex Arena Utsunomiya | |||
| Capacity | 2,900 | |||
| Main sponsor | Tochigi Bank | |||
| Head coach |  Ryuzo Anzai | |||
| Championships | 3 | |||
| Website | Official site | |||
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In July 2015 it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League (B.League), which started in October 2016.[1] The team became the first champions of the B.League on 27 May 2017, defeating the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders by the final score of 85–79.[2]
RosterEdit
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Notable playersEdit
Alfred Aboya
Tomoo Amino- Seiya Ando
Kyle Barone- Ousmane Barro
- Cedric Bozeman
- Tommy Brenton
- Chase Fieler
- Takatoshi Furukawa
- Randy Holcomb
- Shunsuke Itō
- Takuya Kawamura
- Chris King
- Ivan McFarlin
- Scott Merritt
- Drew Naymick
- Tyler Newton
Olumide Oyedeji- Lamar Rice
- Ryan Rossiter
- Tyler Smith
- Yuta Tabuse
- Ken Takeda
- Jahmar Thorpe
- Darian Townes
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
CoachesEdit
ArenasEdit
Practice facilitiesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Odeven, Ed (2017-05-27). "Brex claim first B. League title". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
External linksEdit
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