Shinshu Brave Warriors
Shinshu Brave Warriors | ||||
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Conference | Central | |||
Division | 1st | |||
Leagues | B.League | |||
Founded | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) | |||
Arena | White Ring (arena) | |||
Capacity | 7,000 | |||
Location | Chikuma, Nagano | |||
Head coach | Michael Katsuhisa | |||
Website | www | |||
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The Shinshu Brave Warriors is a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League.[1] The team was formed in 2011 and as of the 2016–17 season played in the Central Division (Naka-chiku) of the B2 League. The team name comes from a desire to show the tradition of the Nagano prefecture, formerly called Shinshu. And to liken the players to the ninja and samurai warriors who fought and trained in the area in times past. Their official home is in Chikuma City, just south of the prefectural capital of Nagano City, however games are sometimes played in Nagano itself or in other nearby cities such as Matsumoto.[1]
Team Logo
The team logo uses three colours; blue (called Warrior Blue), silver (called Japan Alps Silver) and yellow (called Obasute Moon Yellow). It shows the full name of the team with a depiction of the Japanese Alps mountain range (which runs through Nagano) and a basketball shown as a moon coming over the mountains.
Mascot
The team mascot is a bear like creature called "Burea". When pronounced sound like blair or blayer. It probably comes from a combination of Brave and Warriors; Bra-ior. Japanese tend to pronounce the -er as a long a when using English words. His design includes white for the winter snow, crescent moons for eyes and an apple for the nose (Nagano is known for its apples).[2]
Roster
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Michael Katsuhisa
Satoshi Hisayama
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Notable players
- Jamal Boykin
- Suleiman Braimoh
- Marcus Cousin
- Jaye Crockett
- Josh Dollard
- Xavier Gibson
- Tyler Hughes
- Terrence Jennings
- Jeroen van der List
- Anthony McHenry
- Chad Posthumus
- Derek Raivio
- Lee Roberts
- Patrick Sanders
- Terrence Shannon
- Nick Washburn
- DeVaughn Washington
Coaches
Arenas
References
http://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Japan/Shinshu_Brave_Warriors_Nagano/15967
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