Although he guided the Rizing Fukuoka to the postseason in each of their first two seasons, coach John Neumann will not return to the bj-league team next season.
Fukuoka decided not to offer the veteran floor boss a contract for the 2009-10 season, he confirmed during a telephone conversation from Fukuoka on Wednesday evening.
"I wish them well," said Neumann, speaking in a courteous manner about his ex-team just hours before boarding a plane. Neumann was scheduled to fly to Moldova, where his wife and young daughter now reside.
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