| Gifu Swoops | |||
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| Division | Third | ||
| Leagues | B.League | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Arena | OKB Gifu Seiryu Arena | ||
| Location | Gifu, Gifu | ||
| President | Fumiaki Nasu | ||
| Head coach | Kenji Kajimoto | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The Gifu Swoops is a professional basketball team that competes in the third division of the Japanese B.League. [1]
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