JR East Akita Peckers

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LeaguesJapan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation
Founded1947
LocationAkita, Akita
JR East Akita Peckers
JR East Akita Peckers logo
LeaguesJapan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation
Founded1947
ArenaAkita Northern Gate Square (practice)
LocationAkita, Akita
Head coachNarihiro Kuromasa
OwnershipEast Japan Railway
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/akita/branch/jrclub/basketball/index.html

The JR East Akita Peckers are a Japanese semi-professional basketball team based in Akita, Akita that competes in the Japan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation .[1][2]

Peckers in 2011

Japan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation Championships

  • Champions (2): 2004, 2005
  • Runners-up (1): 2003

Japan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation Competitions

  • Champions (3): 2003, 2004, 2017
  • Runners-up (5): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

National Sports Festival of Japan

  • Champions (3): 2017, 2018, 2019

Notable players

  • Kotaro Oya
  • Toru Wakatsuki

COVID-19

17 Peckers players, trainer and their family members tested positive for COVID-19 in August 2020.[3]

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