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Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

Conference

West

Division

First

Leagues

B.League

Founded

1950; 74 years ago

Arena

Dolphins Arena

Capacity

7,407

Location

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Team colors

Red

President

Yuki Yamashita^[1]

Head coach

Shawn Dennis

Ownership

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Electric)

Championships

none

Website

nagoya-dolphins.jp

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The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ, Nagoya Daiyamondo Dorufinzu) are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League.^[2] Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.

In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins became the first top-tier professional Japanese sports club to sign on to the "Sport for Climate Action Framework" led by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.^[1]

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.^[3] 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.^[3] 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 [ja] in 1989 and 1990.^[4]

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.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
F	0	Robert Franks	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	28 – (1996-12-18)18 December 1996
G/F	1	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	31 – (1993-02-19)19 February 1993
G	2	Takumi Saito	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	29 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
G	3	Tatsuya Ito	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	30 – (1994-11-26)26 November 1994
F	6	Manato Kikuchi	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	35 – (1989-06-18)18 June 1989
G	7	Yuto Imanishi	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	18 – (2006-05-16)16 May 2006
F	8	Tenketsu Harimoto	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	32 – (1992-01-08)8 January 1992
G/F	11	Yutaro Suda	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	32 – (1992-01-03)3 January 1992
G	12	Taito Nakahigashi	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	32 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992
G/F	14	Takuma Sato	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	29 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
F	17	Eita Wakano	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	17 – (2007-06-13)13 June 2007
G/F	18	Toshihiro Nakatsuka	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	38 – (1986-04-18)18 April 1986
C	34	Joshua Smith	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	32 – (1992-05-14)14 May 1992
F/C	43	Scott Eatherton	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	32 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991
G	60	Seiga Sakamoto	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	25 – (1999-09-13)13 September 1999

Head coach

Shawn Dennis^[5]

Assistant coach(es)

Hirohisa Takada

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 2022.10.15

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

Coaches

Notable players

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 at any time.

Arenas

Practice facilities

Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya Gymnasium

References

^ ^a ^b Diamond Dolphins join effort to fight climate change through sports Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 10 February 2021. Accessed 10 May 2021.
^ B.League (29 September 2016). "Bリーグ". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "チームの由来" [Team History] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "過去の大会" [Previous Tournaments] (in Japanese). Japan Basketball Association. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "スタッフ".
^ "Warriors add Hilton Armstrong to their coaching staff". Brady Klopfer (msn.com). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

B.League

Seasons

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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
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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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