Alvark Tokyo

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Alvark Tokyo
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Leagues B.League
Founded1948;77 years ago (1948)
HistoryToyota Pacers
1948–2000
Toyota Alvark
2000–2016
Alvark Tokyo
2016–present
Arena Toyota Arena Tokyo
Head coach Dainius Adomaitis
Championships3 JBL Super League
1 Japan Basketball League
2 B.League
1 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Website https://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/
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Toyota Alvark team in 2009

Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948, the club won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007.

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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, which commenced from October 2016. [1]

As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league. [2]

Honors

Domestic

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Diante Garrett

Continental

Players

Current roster

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

Alvark Tokyo roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 0 Flag of Uganda.svg Brandon Davies 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)34 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
G 2 Flag of Japan.svg Sota Okura 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)26 – (1999-05-28)28 May 1999
PG 3 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Toews 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)27 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998
G 5 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Nakamura 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)27 – (1997-11-29)29 November 1997
G 9 Flag of Japan.svg Shuto Ando 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)31 – (1994-06-13)13 June 1994
F 10 Flag of the United States.svg Zack Baranski 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)32 – (1992-12-18)18 December 1992
F/C 11 Flag of Spain.svg Sebas Saiz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)31 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994
SF 13 Flag of Japan.svg Shohei Kikuchi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)41 – (1984-08-27)27 August 1984
G/F 17 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Foster 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)30 – (1995-06-03)3 June 1995
C 21 Flag of Japan.svg Gen Hiraiwa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)27 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
F/C 22 Flag of Japan.svg Ryan Rossiter 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)36 – (1989-09-14)14 September 1989
G 25 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Fukuzawa 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)32 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993
G 75 Flag of Japan.svg Taiki Osakabe 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)27 – (1998-07-15)15 July 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: August 2, 2023

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Brandon Davies Ryan Rossiter Gen Hiraiwa
PF Sebas Saiz Zack Baranski
SF Marcus Foster Shohei Kikuchi
SG Shuto Ando Taiki Osakabe Kohei Fukuzawa
PG Kai Toews Sota Okura Hiroki Nakamura

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Practice facilities

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Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center

They have their own gymnasium, Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center in Kitayamacho, Fuchu, Tokyo.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Kaz Nagatsuka (12 May 2020). "Daiki Tanaka named B. League MVP". The Japan Times . Accessed 25 May 2020.
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