Kumamoto Volters
Japanese professional basketball team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kumamoto Volters (熊本ヴォルターズ, Kumamoto Vorutāzu) is a Japanese professional basketball team in Kumamoto, Kumamoto. The team competes in the B.League.[1] The team name "Volters" is a coined term using "VOLCANO," meaning volcano, and "WATER," meaning water, symbolizing the abundant water sourced from Mount Aso in Kumamoto as well as the volcano itself.
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| Conference | West | ||
| Division | Second | ||
| Leagues | B.League | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Arena | Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
| Capacity | 4,110 | ||
| Main sponsor | Nisikawa Group,Kumamoto | ||
| Head coach | Kouto Tooyama | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Kumamoto Volters have experienced one district championship in the B.League's second division and have advanced to the promotion playoffs to the first division five times.
Volters hosted the B.League All-star Game in 2018.
Roster
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Kouto Tooyama
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Notable players
- Lamont Jones (2013–14)
- Thomas Baudinet (2014)
- Garlon Green (2014–15)
- Cyril Aware (2014–15)
- Josha Warren (2014–15)
- DeVaughn Washington (2015–16)
- Joshua Crawford (2015–16)
- Tshilidzi Nephawe (2015–16, 2018–19)
- Paul Butorac (2016–17)
- Reggie Warren (2016–17)
- Josh Duinker (2017–19)
- Terrance Woodbury (2017–18, 2022–24 )
- Jordan Vandenberg (2017–18)
- Joel James (2017–18)
- Chehales Tapscott (2018–19)
- Bobby Jones (2019)
- Gavin Ware (2019–20)
- David Weaver (2019–20)
- Jahmar Thorpe (2019)
- Marqus Blakely (2020)
- Daniel Orton (2020)
- Chris Olivier (2020)
- Marvelle Harris (2020–21)
- Evan Ravenel (2020–21)
- David Doblas (2020–21)
- Shaheed Davis (2021)
- Jordan Hamilton (2021–22)
- L.J. Peak (2021–22)
- Ben Lawson (2021–23)
- Kyle Barone (2021)
- Kevin Kotzur (2022–23)
- Aaron White (2023–24)
- Kihei Clark (2024–25)
Coaches
- Norm deSilva (2013–14)
- Sinji Tomiyama (2014)
- Yosinori Simizu (2014–16)
- Takayuki Yasuda (2016–19)
- Nenad Vučinić (2019–20)
- Osamu Okada (es) (2020–21)
- Donald Beck (2021–22)
- Kouto Tooyama (2022–24, 2024.Dec - )
- Jeff Hironaka (2024.Jun - Dec)
Arenas
- Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
- "Nursepower" Arena
- Yatusiro "Toyooka-tiken" Arena
- Masiki Town Generel Gymnasium
- Kikuyou Town General Gymnasium
- Minamata City General Gymnasium
- "ecowin" Uto Arena
- Kousi City General Center "Vivre"
- Kikuti City General Gymnasium
- Tamana City General Gymnasium
- Hitoyosi Sports Palace
References
External links
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