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KYOTO HANNARYZ

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BASKETBALL
Feb 21, 2015
Kyoto routs Nara, improves to 29-6
On defense, the Kyoto Hannaryz played a tough, tenacious game.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2015
Fukushima putting pieces together for playoff quest
Professional sports dynasties aren't build overnight.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 25, 2014
Western conference triumvirate playing at high level
Based on recent success, the Kyoto Hannaryz and defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings are the high-profile powerhouse teams of the Western Conference.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2014
Former Arizona State coach Evans provided enduring lessons for Oketani, Hamaguchi
What do the Iwate Big Bulls and Kyoto Hannaryz have in common besides being first-place teams?
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2014
Hamamatsu prevails against Kyoto; West race tightens up
The Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix have created a logjam at the top of the Western Conference on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 26, 2014
Kyoto bounces back with victory over Ryukyu
Shun Watanuki scored 20 points for the second day in a row, converting 8 of 10 shots from the field, and the Kyoto Hannaryz clamped down on the defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings in the second quarter, holding them to seven points in the period.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 21, 2014
Kyoto forward Warren dedicates play to those battling cancer
It's not every day that you see a 202-cm forward wearing a pink headband during a men's pro basketball game.
BASKETBALL
Oct 17, 2014
Kyoto improves to 5-0; Akita routs Fukushima
After three straight trips to the Final Four, the Kyoto Hannaryz are hungry to capture a title in coach Honoo Hamaguchi's fourth season at the helm.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2014
Key questions entering 10th season
Japan's first men's pro basketball circuit tips off its 10th season with 10 games on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 7, 2014
Aomori warns foreign players about fraudulent agents
Despite having a collection of 80-plus import players for all recent seasons and the fact that 30 foreign-born head coaches, including one (Howie Landa) who never coached in the preseason or regular season, have been hired since the league's first game was played in 2005, there's no information on the...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2014
Gunma hires longtime NBA assistant Parker as new coach
Charlie Parker, who spent more than a decade as an NBA assistant coach, this week was named the Gunma Crane Thunders' new bench boss.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 10, 2014
Kyoto brings back All-Star forward Warren
With a veteran-dominated roster responding to the arrival of a new head coach, the Rizing Fukuoka found a way to salvage their topsy-turvy 2013-14 season after the All-Star break and earn a trip to the playoffs.
BASKETBALL
Jul 5, 2014
Casey Hill named to Golden State's Summer League coaching staff
Former Tokyo Apache assistant coach Casey Hill is keeping busy this summer.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 26, 2014
Isa to lead champion Ryukyu again next season
As expected, the defending champion Ryukyu Golden Kings have decided to renew coach Tsutomu Isa's contract for the 2014-15 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2014
Golden Kings move one step closer to crown
The Ryukyu Golden Kings' 43-9 regular-season record was no accident.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 22, 2014
Ryukyu favored to win third title
This season's title chase features three teams that have won 40 or more games, and the winner will be crowned at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 15, 2014
Ryukyu strong bet for return to final
During the six seasons in which franchise cornerstones Jeff Newton and Anthony McHenry have teamed up to lead the Ryukyu Golden Kings to extraordinary success, the Okinawan powerhouse is the undisputed model franchise for the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 11, 2014
Toyama, Akita advance to Final Four for first time; Ryukyu, Kyoto also earn spots
Maybe 13 is a lucky number after all.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2014
West powers Ryukyu, Kyoto favored in second round
Since rising to elite status and winning a championship in the 2008-09 campaign in their second season of existence, the Ryukyu Golden Kings have been a perennial threat to win it all.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 16, 2014
Kyoto's success no surprise under coach Hamaguchi
Piece by piece, Kyoto Hannaryz coach Honoo Hamaguchi has cobbled together an impressive resume. He is the bj-league's only bench boss to be in charge of a team on opening day in all nine seasons.

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