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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.

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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Oct 31, 2012

Zeller's long journey to NBA began with Shiga Lakestars

Luke Zeller, one of three brothers to earn the prestigious Mr. Basketball title during his Indiana schoolboy days, was undrafted after a steady but unspectacular four-year collegiate career at Notre Dame. He began his professional career with the Shiga Lakestars in 2009.

BASKETBALL

Oct 29, 2012

Hamamatsu's Galloway orchestrates high-octane offense in impressive win over Shimane

You probably didn't know that Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix newcomer Kevin Galloway attended USC, College of Southern Idaho, Kentucky and Texas Southern before embarking on a pro career last year.

BASKETBALL

Oct 28, 2012

Sneed, Big Bulls overwhelm Crane Thunders

Center Dillion Sneed sored 33 points on 12-for-15 shooting and raked in 13 rebounds to lead the host Iwate Big Bulls to a 102-67 victory over the winless Gunma Crane Thunders on Saturday in the bj-league.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 27, 2012

Cinq Reves comeback falls short against Grouses

Playing the first regular-season home game in franchise history, the expansion Tokyo Cinq Reves trailed by 18 points after one quarter on Friday evening.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Oct 26, 2012

Quick start gives perennial struggler Oita hope for successful year

The Oita HeatDevils entered the 2012-13 having played 328 regular-season games over the past seven seasons. The HeatDevils lost 200 of those games — a nice round number — and won on 128 occasions.

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OLYMPICS

Oct 24, 2012

Senkaku dispute opens door wider for Istanbul 2020 bid

A prominent Turkish journalist believes that the ongoing dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands could affect the outcome of the voting for the 2020 Olympics, thereby making Istanbul's path to victory easier.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 24, 2012

Chaos continues in Osaka as Evessa fire coach

How the mighty have fallen.

BASKETBALL

Oct 24, 2012

TV outlets drop bj-league

In a crushing double blow to the bj-league's credibility, BS Fuji and Gaora gave up or reduced planned televised coverage of regular-season games after the 2011-12 season. The matter was essentially handled as a secret by the league office, which made no formal announcement about the issue.

BASKETBALL

Oct 24, 2012

Evessa disaster was predictable, coach claims

In the aftermath of Osaka Evessa coach Zoran Kreckovic's getting fired on Monday, there were many stunned players and coaches around the bj-league, what with Kreckovic only lasting four games in charge. Teams play a 52-game season.

BASKETBALL

Oct 22, 2012

'Mr. 89ers' leads Sendai past Grouses

Through all the ups and downs since the Sendai 89ers joined the bj-league for its inaugural season in 2005, Hikaru Kusaka has been a part of the Tohoku team.

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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP

Oct 21, 2012

Payton says NBA players lack will to defend

Gary Payton played point guard as fearlessly and with as much intensity on defense as anyone has ever done. He's equally as bold when it comes to dishing out his opinions about the sport he still loves.

BASKETBALL

Oct 21, 2012

Davis, Susanoo Magic rout Shining Suns

Center Jeral Davis was an unstoppable force for the Shimane Susanoo Magic in Satuday's bj-league series opener against the Miyazaki Shining Suns, scoring 27 points on 13-for-17 shooting.

BASKETBALL

Oct 20, 2012

HeatDevils edge Hannaryz

The Oita HeatDevils jumped out to a 35-10 lead after one quarter and held off the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz's ferocious comeback on Friday night in the bj-league.

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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Oct 19, 2012

Ex-Apache forward Baker poised for return with Broncos

Veteran forward Dameion Baker, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon on May 17, 2009, in the championship game at Ariake Colosseum, while playing for the Tokyo Apache and hasn't played a pro game since then, will join the Saitama Broncos in the coming days, a source familiar with the deal told The...

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 16, 2012

Aoki takes care of business to give Cinq Reves first win

Entering this season, six-time All-Star Cohey Aoki had made 1,255 baskets — plus 983 free throws, while converting an astonishing 89.2 percent of his shots at the foul line — in 8,642 minutes of playing time in the regular season since the league's inception in 2005. Many of his most important...

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 12, 2012

Phoenix joined power-packed Western field

There's a new heavyweight in the West.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 12, 2012

Iwate likely to emerge as power in Eastern Conference

In the rapidly changing bj-league, the Eastern Conference welcomes a pair of new franchise — the Gunma Crane Thunders and Tokyo Cinq Reves — to the fold this season, while the mighty Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix, a three-time finalist and two-time champion, shift to the Western Conference....

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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK

Oct 12, 2012

Geary confident Yokohama will contend with almost new foreign crew

The Yokohama B-Corsairs accomplished great things as an expansion franchise last season, defying the odds by reaching the Final Four.

Japan Times

BASKETBALL

Oct 8, 2012

Crane Thunders fall to Grouses in bj-league debut

The Gunma Crane Thunders recorded a loss in the first regular-season game in franchise history on Sunday, but coach Tadashi Hayashi's club proved to be a worthy challenger against the Toyama Grouses in the teams' bj-league season opener.

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BASKETBALL

Oct 7, 2012

Reigning champion Golden Kings open season with victory

The bj-league's eighth season tipped off on Saturday with three games, and the defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings defeated the host Kyoto Hannaryz 82-73 in Koto Toyama's first game at the helm.

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