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Alvark Tokyo

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Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948, the club won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007.

Alvark Tokyo
Alvark Tokyo logo
LeaguesB.League
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
HistoryToyota Pacers
1948–2000
Toyota Alvark
2000–2016
Alvark Tokyo
2016–present
ArenaArena Tachikawa Tachihi
Komazawa Gymnasium
Head coachDainius Adomaitis
Championships3 JBL Super League
1 Japan Basketball League
2 B.League
1 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Websitehttps://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/
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Toyota Alvark team in 2009

In July 2015, it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced from October 2016.[1]

As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league.[2]

Honours

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Domestic

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Diante Garrett

Continental

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Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Alvark Tokyo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 0   Ryoma Hashimoto 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 36 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988
G 1   Hiryu Okamoto 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
PG 3   Kai Toews 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998
F 8   Hirotaka Yoshii 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1998-06-04)4 June 1998
G 9   Shuto Ando 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1994-06-13)13 June 1994
F 10   Zack Baranski 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-12-18)18 December 1992
F/C 11   Sebas Saiz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994
C 21   Gen Hiraiwa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
F/C 22   Ryan Rossiter 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-09-14)14 September 1989
SF 23   Léonardo Meindl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-05-20)20 May 1993
G 25   Kohei Fukuzawa 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993
G 75   Taiki Osakabe 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-07-15)15 July 1998
C 77   Artūras Gudaitis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993
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  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: August 2, 2023

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

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Practice facilities

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Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center

They have their own gymnasium, Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center in Kitayamacho, Fuchu, Tokyo.

References

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  1. ^ "JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について" [Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference"] (in Japanese). Nishinomiya Storks. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ Kaz Nagatsuka (12 May 2020). "Daiki Tanaka named B. League MVP". The Japan Times. Accessed 25 May 2020.
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