Yokohama Giga Spirits






















Yokohama Giga Spirits
Founded 1955
Location
Akita, Akita (1955-1987)
Yokohama, Kanagawa (1987-present)
Head coach Taisuke Koyama
Website www.team-web.jp/gigaspirit/index.php

The Yokohama Giga Spirits are a Japanese corporate basketball team based in Yokohama, Kanagawa.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Akita Isuzu Motors 1955-1987


      • 1.1.1 Head coaches


      • 1.1.2 Notable players


      • 1.1.3 Honors and titles




    • 1.2 Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats 1987-2002


      • 1.2.1 Head coach


      • 1.2.2 Notable players


      • 1.2.3 Honors and titles




    • 1.3 Yokohama Giga Cats 2002-2005


      • 1.3.1 Notable players




    • 1.4 Yokohama Giga Spirits 2005-present


      • 1.4.1 Notable players






  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





History



Akita Isuzu Motors 1955-1987

































Akita Isuzu Motors
Akita Isuzu Motors logo
Leagues JBL2, JBL
Founded 1955
Arena Akita Prefectural Gymnasium
Location Akita, Akita
President Shozaburo Makinae
Head coach Mototaka Kohama
Championships 1983 (2nd Division)

Akita Isuzu Motors basketball team was founded by Shozaburo Makinae in 1955.[2] Makinae currently serves as a director and corporate adviser for the Akita Northern Happinets of B.League. They practiced at Sannoh Junior High School gymnasium in 1960's and 1970's.[3]



Head coaches



  • Mototaka Kohama

  • Shiro Yoshii

  • Shigeyoshi Kasahara

  • Hyokichi Tsuji V



Notable players




  • Vince Brookins -Louisville vs Iowa


  • Jack Givens[4](JBL2 MVP, Best5, Scoring Leader)


  • Derrick Hord - Drafted in the third round of the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers - Louisville vs Kentucky 1983

  • Mitsuhiko Kato

  • Hirohide Matsuoka

  • Kazuo Nakamura

  • Taku Umetsu


  • Lavon Williams (JBL2 Best5) -Denver, Colorado, Drafted in the fifth round of the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers - 1980 UK @ LSU 2/24, Wood Carvings


    Lavon Williams in 2013




  • Ted Young[5] (JBL MVP, Best5, 1988)



Honors and titles


JBL2




  • Champions (1): 1983

  • Runners-up (1): 1982


Emperor's Cup




  • Champions (1): 1984

  • Runners-up (1): 1986

  • 3rd place (1): 1987


Japan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation Championships


  • Runners-up (1): 1981

National Sports Festival of Japan



  • Champions (2):　


Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats 1987-2002

























Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats
Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats logo
Conference JBL
Founded 1987
Location Yokohama, Kanagawa
Head coach
Mototaka Kohama
Dwane Casey
Championships 1988, 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

The team moved to Yokohama, Kanagawa in 1987.[6] The club enjoyed its golden age winning JBL championships 6 times. Isuzu shut down their basketball and baseball clubs in 2002.



Head coach



  • Mototaka Kohama


  • Dwane Casey (1992-94)[7][8]


Due to the Emery scandal in 1989, Kohama and Casey were reunited.



Notable players




  • Dan Bingenheimer - Highlights

  • Dave Butler

  • Casey Calvary

  • Richard Coffey

  • Anthony Cook (basketball)


  • Lucius Davis (JBL MVP, 1998) -UNLV @ UCSB 1991

  • Terry Dozier

  • Toshihiro Goto

  • Reggie Hanson


  • Makoto Hasegawa (JBL Rookie of the year, 1994)


  • Brian Hendrick - Cal vs Duke

  • Cedric Jenkins

  • Makoto Minamiyama

  • Hiroshi Nagano

  • Ernest Nzigmasabo



  • Julius Nwosu

  • Tadaharu Ogawa

  • Dale Roberts

  • A.J. Rollins


  • Yukihiro Sakka (JBL Rookie of the year, 1988)

  • Kenichi Sako

  • Satoshi Sakumoto

  • Toru Shioya

  • Anthony Smith


  • Michael Takahashi - Highlights


  • Kenny Walker (JBL Best5, 1996)

  • Joe Wallace

  • Wang Libin



Honors and titles


JBL




  • Champions (6): 1988, 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

  • Runners-up (2): 1999. 2001


Emperor's Cup




  • Champions (5): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001

  • 3rd place (2): 1990, 2002


1996 ABC Champions Cup


  • Runners-up

1997 ABC Champions Cup


  • 4th place

ABA Club Championship


  • Runners-up (1): 2001


Yokohama Giga Cats 2002-2005


Kohama led the revamped Giga Cats, after Isuzu dropped sponsorship, as a club team until 2005.



Notable players



  • Yoshihiko Amano

  • Kenji Hilke

  • Haruyuki Ishibashi

  • Hirokazu Nema

  • Masahiro Ohara

  • Taku Saito



Yokohama Giga Spirits 2005-present



Notable players



  • Minoru Kimura (basketball)

  • Masahiro Ohara



References





  1. ^ Yokohama Giga Spirit (26 October 2017). "Yokohama Giga Spirit". Retrieved 26 October 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hirokuasaku (29 September 2014). "秋田いすゞ". Retrieved 26 October 2017.


  3. ^ Watanabe, Akira (8 September 2017). "15. バスケ王国秋田を語る時忘れてはならない存在。それが秋田いすず自動車バスケットボール部だ！". Retrieved 27 October 2017.


  4. ^ Akita Sakigake (7 September 2014). "米国選手で戦力補う". Retrieved 26 October 2017.


  5. ^ Akita Sakigake (7 September 2014). "バスケでかなえる夢". Retrieved 26 October 2017.


  6. ^ Odeven, Ed (21 January 2011). "Valuable asset". Retrieved 29 October 2017.


  7. ^ Odeven, Ed (27 August 2016). "Kohama-Casey friendship endures". Retrieved 29 October 2017.


  8. ^ Lebron, Steven (12 April 2017). "Raptors coach Dwane Casey and late, great Japanese basketball coach Mototaka Kohama were two of a kind". Retrieved 2 November 2017.




External links



  • Official website

  • JBL Final Isuzu Giga Cats vs Toyota Alvark




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