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Playing from Toronto to Chiba: Players’ agent, Teru Ikeda takes Canadian professional, Anthony Ottley to play pro ball in Japan.

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 06/29/2019 by Sheung-King (Aaron Tang)　 Associate Editor

Teru Ikeda, FIBA players’ agent, and writer for the Canadian basketball media platform, On Point Basketball, formed team Ikeda, to compete in the 2019 Red Bull Reign in Toronto on May 15th. The event was […]

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Japanese Presence on the Court: Japanese participants in the 2019 Red Bull Reign 3X3 tournament

The 2019 Red Bull Reign 3X3 tournament, held on the Exhibition Place basketball courts challenged some of the best ballers from around to world to compete for the street ball crown. The 3-on-3 global basketball […]

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Gonzaga’s Japanese basketball star, Rui Hachimura

PEOPLE People 06/04/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Before getting knocked out by Texas in the final Elite Eight, Gonzaga’s Japanese basketball star, Rui Hachimura averaged 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and shot 59 percent from the field. The 21-year-old small forward spent three […]

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Yuta Wantanabe—from Kagawa to Memphis

People PEOPLE 06/03/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Yuta looks good in blue. https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/yuta-watanabe-at-memphis-japan-festival-sunday-sept-30-at-memphis-botanic-garden-180927 With high expectations for Rui Hachimura entering the NBA draft in June, we take a look back at other Japanese basketball players. Watanabe is just the fourth player in […]

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