Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins logo
ConferenceWest
DivisionFirst
LeaguesB.League
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
ArenaDolphins Arena
Capacity7,407
LocationNagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team colorsRed
 
PresidentYuki Yamashita[1]
Head coachShawn Dennis
OwnershipNagoya Diamond Dolphins Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Electric)
Championshipsnone
Websitenagoya-dolphins.jp

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:

Current roster

Nagoya Diamond Dolphins roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 0 United States Robert Franks 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1996-12-18)18 December 1996
G/F 1 Philippines Bobby Ray Parks Jr. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-02-19)19 February 1993
G 2 Japan Takumi Saito 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
G 3 Japan Tatsuya Ito 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-11-26)26 November 1994
F 6 Japan Manato Kikuchi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-06-18)18 June 1989
G 7 Japan Yuto Imanishi 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 17 – (2006-05-16)16 May 2006
F 8 Japan Tenketsu Harimoto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1992-01-08)8 January 1992
C 10 Brazil Tim Soares 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1997-02-04)4 February 1997
G/F 11 Japan Yutaro Suda 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1992-01-03)3 January 1992
G 12 Japan Taito Nakahigashi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992
G/F 14 Japan Takuma Sato 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
F 17 Japan Eita Wakano 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 16 – (2007-06-13)13 June 2007
G/F 18 Japan Toshihiro Nakatsuka 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 37 – (1986-04-18)18 April 1986
C 34 United States Joshua Smith 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1992-05-14)14 May 1992
F/C 43 United States Scott Eatherton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991
G 60 Japan Seiga Sakamoto 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1999-09-13)13 September 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2022.10.15

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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

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