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Hiroshima Dragonflies - Wikipedia

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Hiroshima Dragonflies

Conference

West

Division

1st

Leagues

B.League

Founded

2013; 11 years ago

History

Hiroshima Dragonflies
(2014–present)

Arena

Hiroshima Sun Plaza

Capacity

6,052

Location

Hiroshima Prefecture

Team colors

Teal, Orange, Brown, White

Head coach

Shogo Asayama

Ownership

Nova Holdings

Championships

1 (2024)

Website

hiroshimadragonflies.com

Home

Away

3rd

The Hiroshima Dragonflies (in Japanese: 広島ドラゴンフライズ) are a professional basketball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. In October 2014 they commenced competing in the Western Conference of the Japanese National Basketball League.^[1] In September 2016 they joined the B.League, the NBL's successor league, and currently play in the first division's Western Conference. The Dragonflies have won the B.League championship once, in 2024.^[2]

History

Foundation

In April 2014, following the announcement that the former Japan Basketball League would be restructured as the National Basketball League, a group was launched to support the formation of a professional basketball team in Hiroshima.^[3] In May 2014 the group received support from the prefectural basketball association ^[4] and an application to join the NBL was submitted in July.^[5] In August 2014 the application was approved^[6] and the name Hiroshima Dragonflies was decided.^[7] In October 2014 an operating company Hiroshima Dragonflies Corporation (株式会社広島ドラゴンフライズ) was established.

Championship (2024)

On May 29, 2024, the Dragonflies won their first-ever B1 League championship after they defeated the Ryukyu Golden Kings 2–1 in the finals.^[2]

Team

Head coach

The inaugural head coach of the Dragonflies was Kenichi Sako, a former Japanese national player. It was the first coaching role for Sako, who was known as "Mr. Basketball" during his playing career that ended in 2011.^[8]

The team has not been able to retain a coach during the 2017–2018 season, and players have been filling in to the team's detriment.

Roster

Hiroshima Dragonflies roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G	0	Ryo Terashima	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	27 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997
F/C	1	Masato Ichikawa	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	23 – (2001-09-20)20 September 2001
G	3	Naoto Tsuji	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	35 – (1989-08-08)8 August 1989
G	5	Isaiah Murphy	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	26 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
F	7	Seiya Funyu	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	31 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993
F/C	8	Kerry Blackshear Jr.	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	27 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997
G	10	Toshiki Kamisawa	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	26 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998
PG	12	Takuto Nakamura	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	23 – (2001-03-03)3 March 2001
F	23	Ryo Sadohara	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	25 – (1999-10-24)24 October 1999
F/C	24	Nick Mayo	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	27 – (1997-08-18)18 August 1997
G	30	Ryo Yamazaki	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	24 – (2000-09-25)25 September 2000
G/F	34	Keijiro Mitani	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	23 – (2001-06-15)15 June 2001

Head coach

Shogo Asayama^[9]

Assistant coach(es)

Shoyo Kato
Ryoichi Nishitani
Jay Sakamato

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: October 2, 2024

Arenas

Notable players

References

^ Hiroshima Dragonflies triumph in NBL regular season debut
^ ^a ^b "HIROSHIMA DRAGON FLIES - B. LEAGUE 2023-24 season annual championship". www.bleague.global. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ ""Pro basketball in Hiroshima" - Aiming to join the NBL next year". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ ""Pro basketball in Hiroshima" - Aiming to join the NBL next year". Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ Hiroshima group applies to join new league Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ NBL send approval notice - Hiroshima group to join next year Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ NBL Hiroshima expansion team to be named "Dragonflies" Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ 'Mr Basketball' back on court in new role
^ "10 Teams 10 Days: Hiroshima Dragonflies". EASL Basketball. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

Team homepage

B.League

Seasons

Teams

Current

B1	Akita Northern Happinets Alvark Tokyo Chiba Jets Fighting Eagles Nagoya Gunma Crane Thunders Hiroshima Dragonflies Ibaraki Robots Kawasaki Brave Thunders Koshigaya Alphas Kyoto Hannaryz Levanga Hokkaido Nagasaki Velca Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Osaka Evessa Ryukyu Golden Kings Saga Ballooners San-en NeoPhoenix SeaHorses Mikawa Sendai 89ers Shiga Lakes Shimane Susanoo Magic Sun Rockers Shibuya Utsunomiya Brex Yokohama B-Corsairs
B2	Altiri Chiba Aomori Wat's Bambitious Nara Ehime Orange Vikings Fukui Blowinds Fukushima Firebonds Kagoshima Rebnise Kobe Storks Kumamoto Volters Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses Veltex Shizuoka Yamagata Wyverns
B3	Earthfriends Tokyo Z Gifu Swoops Iwate Big Bulls Kagawa Five Arrows Kanazawa Samuraiz Niigata Albirex Saitama Broncos Shinagawa City Shonan United Tachikawa Dice Tokushima Gambarous Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains Tokyo United Tryhoop Okayama Veertien Mie Yamaguchi Patsfive Yokohama Excellence

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