Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

Professional basketball team in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ, Nagoya Daiyamondo Dorufinzu) are a professional basketball team based in Nagoya. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Western Conference.[2] The team plays its home games at IG Arena. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.

ConferenceWest
DivisionFirst
LeaguesB.League
Founded1950; 76 years ago (1950)
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ConferenceWest
DivisionFirst
LeaguesB.League
Founded1950; 76 years ago (1950)
ArenaIG Arena
Capacity7,407
LocationNagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Team colorsRed
 
PresidentYuki Yamashita[1]
Head coachShawn Dennis
OwnershipNagoya Diamond Dolphins Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Electric)
Championshipsnone
Websitenagoya-dolphins.jp
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In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins became the first top-tier professional Japanese sports club to sign on to the "Sport for Climate Action Framework" led by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.[1]

History

The club was formed in 1950 at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973.[3] The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the national corporate basketball league (全国実業団バスケットボールリーグ) upon the league's formation in 1967. Now known as the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas, they continue to compete in the Women's Japan Basketball League.

The men's team was promoted to the first division after winning the second division title in 1984.[3] They finished runners-up in the first division on four occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 2006. They won the All-Japan Basketball Emperor's Cup [ja] in 1989 and 1990.[4]

Previous names

The team has undergone several name changes during its history:

  • 1950-2000: Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya
  • 2000-2007: Melco Dolphins
  • 2007-2013: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins
  • 2013-2016: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins Nagoya

Current roster

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Nagoya Diamond Dolphins roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 2 Japan Takumi Saito 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 30 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
PG 3 Japan Takato Kato 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 26 – (2000-01-15)15 January 2000
SF 4 Japan Hiyuu Ozawa 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (2004-10-04)4 October 2004
CG 5 Japan Isaiah Murphy 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
PG 7 Japan Yuto Imanishi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2006-05-16)16 May 2006
F 8 Japan Tenketsu Harimoto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1992-01-08)8 January 1992
SF 11 United States Aaron Henry (basketball) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1999-08-30)30 August 1999
SG 12 Japan Taito Nakahigashi 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992
G/F 14 Japan Takuma Sato 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
C 15 United States Alan Williams 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993
SF 17 Japan Eita Wakano 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2007-06-13)13 June 2007
CG 21 Japan Makoto Kamata 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (2000-09-19)19 September 2000
SF 23 Japan Jake Koki Holtz 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2002-01-03)3 January 2002
SG 27 Japan Yuito Haruta 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 18 – (2007-11-13)13 November 2007
G/F 30 Japan Keita Imamura 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1996-01-25)25 January 1996
PF/C 34 Japan Kyle Richardson 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991
F/FC 43 United States Scott Eatherton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991
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  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2025.7.25
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Coaches

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.

Arenas

References

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