bj league

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Bj league
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2005
No. of teams	12
Country(ies)	Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Osaka Evessa
TV partner(s)	BS Fuji, Gaora
Official website	bj-league.com

bj league (Basketball Japan League), is a professional basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, 2005, with sponsors such as Spalding. The league is divided into two conferences, The Eastern Conference, and the Western. It had its inaugural All-Star game in 2006.

[edit] Teams

Eastern Conference

• Sendai 89ERS (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
• Niigata Albirex BB (Niigata, Niigata Prefecture)
• Tokyo Apache (Tokyo)
• Saitama Broncos (Saitama Prefecture)
• Toyama Grouses (Toyama Prefecture)

Western Conference

• Osaka Evessa (Osaka Prefecture)
• Takamatsu Five Arrows (Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture)
• Oita Heat Devils (Beppu, Ōita Prefecture)
• Rizing Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture)
• Ryukyu Golden Kings (Okinawa Prefecture)

Expansion teams in 2008-2009 season

• Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Higashimikawa Area, Aichi Prefecture)
• Shiga Lakestars (Shiga Prefecture)

[edit] Link

• (Japanese)Bj league Official Web site
• (Japanese)bjtv