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Ed Odeven covers primarily basketball for The Japan Times. He reported on a wide range of sports from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Summer Games for this newspaper. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Odeven is a graduate of Arizona State University. He previously worked for the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, Ariz., reporting on high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic sports (Flagstaff is a major international Olympic training site due to its high elevation) and writing a weekly column. His articles have appeared in Venezuela Online News, The Gleaner (Jamaica), the Monitor (Uganda), The Moscow Times, Swimming World Magazine and numerous other publications.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 13, 2009

Addition of Peppers could boost Sendai

The bj-league's version of interleague play returns this week as all six weekend series pit Eastern Conference clubs against their Western Conference foes.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Mar 10, 2009

Tennichi searching for key to keeping defending champions on top

BASKETBALL

Mar 9, 2009

Phoenix hit top gear in win over HeatDevils

The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix recorded their fourth straight blowout victory on Sunday, coach Kazuo Nakamura's club cruising to a 98-66 road triumph over the host Oita HeatDevils.

BASKETBALL

Mar 8, 2009

Washington propels Evessa past Grouses

Lynn Washington's triple-double sparked the Osaka Evessa to a 105-92 home win over the Toyama Grouses on Saturday night.

BASKETBALL

Mar 7, 2009

Pesky Lakestars edge Apache in overtime

The Shiga Lakestars had plenty of offensive firepower in the opening minutes of Friday's game against the Tokyo Apache. But they had plenty of scoring punch in overtime, too.

BASKETBALL

Mar 6, 2009

Apache rebound with win

How a team plays in the game after a loss is often a more revealing test of a team's character than a game that occurs after a victory. Ancient Greek philosophers have said similar things, but they never watched basketball.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Mar 6, 2009

Neumann's Rizing gear up for run at playoffs

It's time to separate the contenders from the pretenders.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Mar 4, 2009

Nakagawa, Ashby cited for performance in Feb.

With the addition of point guard Kazuyuki Nakagawa, the Takamatsu Five Arrows became a more potent basketball team in January.

BASKETBALL

Mar 2, 2009

Sojourner spring leads Broncos past Apache

Veteran forward Isaac Sojourner made an immediate impact when he joined the Saitama Broncos, scoring 28 points in his Broncos debut on Jan. 30.

BASKETBALL

Mar 1, 2009

Kinjo lifts Golden Kings

Shigeyuki Kinjo drained a game-winning free throw with no time left on the game clock to lead the Ryukyu Golden Kings to a dramatic 70-69 road win over the Shiga Lakestars on Saturday.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Feb 27, 2009

FIBA promotes unity between Japan's leagues

Desperate times call for desperate measures, someone once said. And it's safe to say these are desperate times for the Japan Basketball Association.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 27, 2009

Five Arrows aiming to continue good run

The Rizing Fukuoka face the daunting task of playing host to the Takamatsu Five Arrows this weekend. It's a job nearly as challenging as, well, hosting the Oscars.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...

Feb 24, 2009

Kinjo reaps benefits of workouts

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which began its fourth season in October. Shigeyuki Kinjo of the Ryukyu Golden Kings is the subject of this week's profile.

BASKETBALL

Feb 23, 2009

Okada's late 3-pointer sparks Five Arrows to 11th straight victory

The Ryukyu Golden Kings own the bj-league's best record after 34 games, but the Takamatsu Five Arrows, winners of 11 straight games, are the league's hottest team.

BASKETBALL

Feb 22, 2009

Streaking Apache fire on all cylinders in win

The more options a coach has, the better chance that team will be successful in the long run.

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 20, 2009

Nakagawa providing spark for streaking Takamatsu

When steady center George Leach sustained a season-ending knee injury in mid-January, it appeared the Takamatsu Five Arrows faced an uphill battle to remain one of the bj-league's elite teams.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Feb 19, 2009

Time for bj-league to take stock, make necessary changes

Baseball and soccer are well-established professional sports in Japan. And now it's time for the bj-league, Japan's first professional basketball league, to take necessary steps to earn its place as an established, respected league.

BASKETBALL

Feb 16, 2009

Apache, Five Arrows make big statements

Two second-place clubs posted statement-making sweeps and moved within a game of the bj-league's conference leaders over the weekend.

BASKETBALL

Feb 15, 2009

Apache victorious in Baker's season debut

Veteran standouts John "Helicopter" Humphrey and Nick Davis gave the Tokyo Apache a big spark in their return to the lineup and forward Dameion Baker, who has had two previous stints on the team, made his season debut in a 96-72 rout of the visiting Toyama Grouses.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Feb 13, 2009

Teams look to solidify playoff spots on road

Three teams enter this weekend's action with 12-18 records, and all three can enhance their playoff position with a two-game road sweep.

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