Tokyo Sunrockers
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The Tokyo Sunrockers are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Tokyo and acquired by Sega Sammy. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Eastern Conference. Starting from the 2026–27 season, the team will play its home games at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Aomi, Kōtō Ward, which they share with Alvark Tokyo. Until 2000, the team was known as Hitachi Honsha Rising Sun.
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Sun Rockers Shibuya roster | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||
| Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age G 5 Kazakhstan men's national basketball team Anthony Clemmons 1.87m (6ft 2in) 32 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 F/C 8 Japan men's national basketball team Josh Hawkinson 2.08m (6ft 10in) 31 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 G 9 Japan men's national basketball team Leo Vendrame 1.83m (6ft 0in) 32 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 G 10 Japan men's national basketball team Genki Kojima 1.81m (5ft 11in) 32 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 G 13 Japan men's national basketball team Daiki Tanaka 1.93m (6ft 4in) 34 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 F/C 14 United States men's national basketball team James Michael McAdoo 2.06m (6ft 9in) 33 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 F 16 Japan men's national basketball team Aki Chambers 1.91m (6ft 3in) 35 – (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 G 28 Japan men's national basketball team Kazuma Tsuya 1.90m (6ft 3in) 28 – (1998-06-07)7 June 1998 F 34 United States men's national basketball team Ryan Kelly 2.11m (6ft 11in) 35 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 F/C 43 Japan men's national basketball team Yuya Nagayoshi 1.98m (6ft 6in) 35 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 G 44 Japan men's national basketball team Kaito Morizane 1.87m (6ft 2in) 29 – (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 F 92 Japan men's national basketball team Keisuke Murakoshi 1.95m (6ft 5in) 32 – (1994-03-16)16 March 1994 | Head coach Ken Hamanaka Assistant coach(es) Taishiro Shimizu Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: February 10, 2023 | ||||||
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Age | ||
| G | 5 | Kazakhstan men's national basketball team | Anthony Clemmons | 1.87m (6ft 2in) | 32 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 | ||
| F/C | 8 | Japan men's national basketball team | Josh Hawkinson | 2.08m (6ft 10in) | 31 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 | ||
| G | 9 | Japan men's national basketball team | Leo Vendrame | 1.83m (6ft 0in) | 32 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 | ||
| G | 10 | Japan men's national basketball team | Genki Kojima | 1.81m (5ft 11in) | 32 – (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 | ||
| G | 13 | Japan men's national basketball team | Daiki Tanaka | 1.93m (6ft 4in) | 34 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 | ||
| F/C | 14 | United States men's national basketball team | James Michael McAdoo | 2.06m (6ft 9in) | 33 – (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 | ||
| F | 16 | Japan men's national basketball team | Aki Chambers | 1.91m (6ft 3in) | 35 – (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 | ||
| G | 28 | Japan men's national basketball team | Kazuma Tsuya | 1.90m (6ft 3in) | 28 – (1998-06-07)7 June 1998 | ||
| F | 34 | United States men's national basketball team | Ryan Kelly | 2.11m (6ft 11in) | 35 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 | ||
| F/C | 43 | Japan men's national basketball team | Yuya Nagayoshi | 1.98m (6ft 6in) | 35 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 | ||
| G | 44 | Japan men's national basketball team | Kaito Morizane | 1.87m (6ft 2in) | 29 – (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 | ||
| F | 92 | Japan men's national basketball team | Keisuke Murakoshi | 1.95m (6ft 5in) | 32 – (1994-03-16)16 March 1994 |
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
- Cameroon Alfred Aboya
- United States David Benoit
- Japan Ira Brown
- United States Scott Burrell
- United States Stanley Burrell
- United States Mo Charlo
- United States Peter Cornell
- United States Brian Evans
- United States Darren Fenn
- United States R. T. Guinn
- Japan Keishi Handa
- United States Juaquin Hawkins
- United States Josh Heytvelt
- Japan Kei Igarashi
- Trinidad and Tobago Kadeem Jack
- Qatar Trey Johnson
- Japan Shinsuke Kashiwagi
- United States Jonathan Kerner
- United States Jai Lewis
- Sweden Christian Maråker
- Japan Keijuro Matsui
- United States Kevin Murphy
- Japan Yuki Mitsuhara
- Japan Yuto Otsuka
- Canada Chad Posthumus
- Canada Robert Sacre
- United States Jamar Smith
- Japan Joji Takeuchi
- United States Darius Rice
- United States Lamar Rice
- United States Darryl Webb
Hitachi Osaka players
Coaches
- United States Bob Pierce (1997–2001)
- Japan Osamu Kuraishi
- Japan Shuji Ono (2005–2013)
- United States Tim Lewis (2013–14)
- United States Michael Olson (2014–16)
- Canada BT Toews (2016–17)
- Japan Geoffrey Katsuhisa (2017-)
- United States Kyle Bailey (asst)
Arenas
- Aoyama Gakuin University
- Sumida City Gymnasium
Practice facilities
They practice at the in Hitachidai, Kashiwa, Chiba.
External links
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