Tsubasa Yonamine doesn't grab front-page headlines or dominate the highlights segment on TV sports shows. He helps his basketball team achieve success.
Call him one of the bj-league's unsung heroes.
Since 2006-07, the upstart circuit's second season, Yonamine has plied his craft for the Oita HeatDevils (2006-09), Ryukyu Golden Kings (2009-13) and Iwate Big Bulls (since the fall). And it's no coincidence that Yonamine, an Okinawa native, has played under Dai Oketani on all three clubs.
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