The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost 34 of 44 games in their first season in the bj-league, finishing with the worst record in the five-team Western Conference. And Hernando Planells, who guided the team during its rocky first season will not return as head coach next season, The Japan Times has learned.
On Wednesday, Planells confirmed by telephone from Florida that he has been fired.
Planells, working as a scout for the NBA, is attending pre-draft workouts. He spoke off the record about the difficult season the team had, including the coach/front-office relationship, but declined to go into details.