Sendai 89ers
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The Sendai 89ers(仙台89ERS, Sendai Eitinaināzu) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Sendai, Japan. The 89ers compete in the first division of the B.League as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team name is based on the city's founding year, 1889.
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Sendai 89ers roster | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||
| Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 7 Japan men's national basketball team Seiya Funyu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 C 21 Senegal men's national basketball team Boubacar Toure 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995 F 8 United States men's national basketball team Jarrett Culver 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999 G 9 Lebanon men's national basketball team Sergio El Darwich 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 F 14 Japan men's national basketball team Yusei Sugiura 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 G 15 Japan men's national basketball team Shota Watanabe 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 27 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998 F 75 Japan men's national basketball team Soichiro Inoue 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 F/C 45 United States men's national basketball team Nathan Boothe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 G 3 Japan men's national basketball team Kazuma Okajima 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 22 – (2003-10-29)29 October 2003 G 11 Japan men's national basketball team Hirohide Araya 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 F 23 Japan men's national basketball team Ryota Hanzawa 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 F 24 Japan men's national basketball team Kosei Niinuma 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 G 77 Japan men's national basketball team Rowa Tanno 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 18 – (2007-10-31)31 October 2007 G 96 Japan men's national basketball team Masato Abe 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2007-09-06)6 September 2007 | Head coach United States Dan Tacheny Assistant coach(es) Jeff Trepagnier Yosuke Machida Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: December 24, 2025 | ||||||
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Age | ||
| G | 7 | Japan men's national basketball team | Seiya Funyu | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 32 – (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 | ||
| C | 21 | Senegal men's national basketball team | Boubacar Toure | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) | 30 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995 | ||
| F | 8 | United States men's national basketball team | Jarrett Culver | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 27 – (1999-02-20)20 February 1999 | ||
| G | 9 | Lebanon men's national basketball team | Sergio El Darwich | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 29 – (1996-07-25)25 July 1996 | ||
| F | 14 | Japan men's national basketball team | Yusei Sugiura | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 30 – (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 | ||
| G | 15 | Japan men's national basketball team | Shota Watanabe | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 27 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998 | ||
| F | 75 | Japan men's national basketball team | Soichiro Inoue | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 26 – (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 | ||
| F/C | 45 | United States men's national basketball team | Nathan Boothe | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 32 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 | ||
| G | 3 | Japan men's national basketball team | Kazuma Okajima | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 22 – (2003-10-29)29 October 2003 | ||
| G | 11 | Japan men's national basketball team | Hirohide Araya | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 27 – (1998-12-05)5 December 1998 | ||
| F | 23 | Japan men's national basketball team | Ryota Hanzawa | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 26 – (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 | ||
| F | 24 | Japan men's national basketball team | Kosei Niinuma | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 23 – (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 | ||
| G | 77 | Japan men's national basketball team | Rowa Tanno | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 18 – (2007-10-31)31 October 2007 | ||
| G | 96 | Japan men's national basketball team | Masato Abe | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 18 – (2007-09-06)6 September 2007 |
Coaches
- Honoo Hamaguchi (2005–11)
- Bob Pierce (2011–13)
- Takeo Mabashi
- Shuto Kawachi
- Toshihiro Goto
- Daisuke Takaoka
- Dai Oketani
- Hiroki Fujita
- Yoshiro Ochiai
- Dan Tacheny
Notable players
- Olu Ashaolu
- Jamal Boykin
- Mike Chappell
- Kevin Coble
- Marcus Cousin
- T. J. Cummings
- Jeral Davis
- Nick DeWitz
- Daniel Fitzgerald
- Chris Holm
- Kaito Ishikawa
- Travele Jones
- Greg Mangano
- Jerome Meyinsse
- Adrian Moss
- FinlandErik Murphy
- Tshilidzi Nephawe
- Kenichi Takahashi
- Wendell White
- Terrence Woodyard
Attendance
Average regular season home game attendance
Total attendance at regular season games
Arenas
- Xebio Arena Sendai
- Kamei Arena Sendai
- Minamisanriku Town General Gymnasium
Practice facilities
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- Meisen Basketball Laboratory
Academy Director
- Makoto Kato (fr)
External links
- (in Japanese)