Levanga Hokkaido

Rera Kamuy
[[File:|170px|center|Rera Kamuy logo]]
Leagues JBL Super League
Founded 2007
History Rera Kamuy Hokkaido
2007-present
Arena Tsukisamu Alpha Court Dome
Location Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Team colors Sapphire and Scarlet
         
President Kazuko Mizusawa
Vice-president(s) Akira Yokota
Head coach Tomoya Higashino
Championships
Website http://www.rerakamuy.jp/
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Rera Kamuy Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The name Rera Kamuy comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, and means "god of the winds".[1] The team debuted in the Japan Basketball League in the 2007-2008 season and is one of only three teams in the league not owned by a major Japanese manufacturing company.

Featured players include Takehiko Orimo, Ryota Sakurai, a member of the Japan national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and Tyler Newton, one of only two foreign (non-Japanese) players on the team.[2]

Current Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
F 55 Lewis, Jai 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) –
G 11 Sakurai, Ryota 6 ft 4.25 in (1.94 m) –
G 9 Orimo, Takehiko 6 ft 2.75 in (1.9 m) –
G 12 Kashiwakura, Hidenori 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) –
F 8 Yamada, Daiji 6 ft 6.75 in (2 m) –
F 1 Noguchi, Daisuke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) –
G 7 Abe, Tomokazu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) –
F/C 13 Maråker, Christian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) –
G 10 Ito, Masanobu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) –
G 17 Kosuke, Yahata 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) –
F 4 Katsumata, Joji 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) –
F 33 Hilke, Kenji 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) –
Head coach
  • Kaneta Yoshinori
Assistant coach(es)
  • Takahiko Kiyonaga
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster

References

  1. ^ Kane Kumagai, Translated by Yongdeok Cho (Noir) (2006). "Ainu for Beginners". UniLang. http://www.unilang.org/course.php?res=58. Retrieved October 23, 2008. 
  2. ^ Kaz Nagatsuka (2007). "Hokkaido Residents Embrace New Pro Basketball Team". The Japan Times Ltd.. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sk20071115a1.html. Retrieved October 21, 2008. 

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