Niigata Albirex BB
Professional basketball team in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Niigata Albirex BB (新潟アルビレックスBB (Nīgata Aubirekkusu BB)) is a Japanese professional basketball team based in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The team most recently competed in the third division of the B.League. Starting from the 2026–27 season, the team will compete in the B.League One, the league's second division, as a member of the Central Conference.[1]
| Niigata Albirex BB | |||
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| Leagues | B.League | ||
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Arena | City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka | ||
| Location | Nagaoka, Niigata | ||
| Team colors | Orange and Blue | ||
| Main sponsor | Sanko Seika | ||
| Championships | 2 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Outline
The club was founded in 1954 as the company team of Daiwa Securities, a Tokyo-based securities brokerage. In 1991, it joined the Japan Basketball League. In 2000, the company club was dissolved after NSG purchased it, and the club was moved before the 2000–2001 season to Niigata and renamed Albirex.
In 2004, it joined the bj league along with five other clubs.
Team name transition
- 1954: The Daiwa Securities basketball club
- 1994: The Daiwa Securities Hotblizzards
- 2000: Niigata Albirex
- 2006: Niigata Albirex basketball
Roster
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Takamitsu Fujiwara
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Notable players
- Dokun Akingbade
- Zach Andrews
- Wayne Arnold
- David Benoit
- Jared Berggren
- Suleiman Braimoh
- Paul Butorac
- Russell Carter
- Clint Chapman
- Kofi Cockburn
- Bennet Davis
- Mark Davis
- Nick Davis
- Nick DeWitz
- Ronald Draper
- Austin Dufault
- Davante Gardner
- Lamont Hamilton
- Reggie Hamilton
- Makoto Hasegawa
- Ben Handlogten
- Charles Hinkle
- Chris Holm
- Kei Igarashi
- Issa Konare
- George Leach
- Tyrone Levett
- Erron Maxey
- Eric McArthur
- Ryosuke Mizumachi
- Tod Murphy
- Chris Oliver
- Ryan Reid
- Kazuhiro Shoji
- Andre Smith
- Greg Stolt
- Patrick Sullivan
- Michael Takahashi
- Akitomo Takeno
- Antoni Wyche
Coaches
Honors
- Japan Basketball League Div.2
- Champions (2) : 2000/2001, 2001/2002
- bj league
- Runners-up (1) : 2005/2006
- Asia Professional Basketball Invitation Tournament
- 4th Place (1) : 2006
Season-by-season records
| Year | League | Division | Regular Season | Semifinal | Final | Finish | ||||
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| Win | Lose | Place | Win | Lose | Win | Lose | ||||
| 2000 | JBL | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Champions |
| 2001/2002 | JBL | 14 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2002/2003 | JBL Super League | 2 | 9 | 6th | --- | 6th | ||||
| 2003/2004 | 9 | 19 | 8th | --- | 8th | |||||
| 2004/2005 | 8 | 20 | 7th | --- | 7th | |||||
| Season | League | Regular Season | Finish | Average Crowd | ||||||
| Win | Lose | Win% | GB | Place | ||||||
| 2005/2006 | bj league | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 | 2nd | Runners-up | - | ||
| 2006/2007 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 4.0 | 2nd | 4th | 3,008 | |||
| 2007/2008 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 3.0 | East 3rd | 6th | 3,259 | |||
| 2008/2009 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 12.0 | East 4th | - | ||||
Key:
- Win%: Winning percentage
- GB: Games behind
