Norio Sassa
Japanese basketball coach
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Norio Sassa (佐々宜央, Sassa Norio) is the former Head coach of the Utsunomiya Brex in the Japanese B.League.[1] He spent his childhood in America for eight years.[2]
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| Utsunomiya Brex | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 13, 1984 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career information | |
| High school | Seikei (Musashino, Tokyo) |
| College | |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2005-2009 | Tokai University |
| 2009-2012 | Hitachi SunRockers (asst) |
| 2013-2016 | Link Tochigi Brex (asst) |
| 2014-2017 | Japan (asst) |
| 2017-2019 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| 2020-present | Utsunomiya Brex (support) |
Head coaching record
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2017-18 | 60 | 42 | 18 | .700 | 1st in Western | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2018-19 | 60 | 40 | 20 | .667 | 1st in Western | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2019-20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | fired | - | - | - | – | - |