Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
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is a bj league
professional basketball team, based in the Hamamatsu and eastern Mikawa
region of central Japan
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The team was founded in 1965 as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa
-based machine parts manufacturer. It remained a local team in Aichi prefecture
until 1995, when it first participated in the All-Japan Professional Basketball Championships. It joined the Japan Basketball League (JBL) in 1999, winning the Second Division championship in 2000. “Higashimikawa” was added to the team name in 2007, when its home stadium was moved to Toyohashi
. It ended the 2007 season in third place.
From 2008, the Higashimikawa Phoenix joined the new bj league
, and the following year, “Hamamatsu” was added to the team name to emphasize the double franchise between Toyohashi, Hamamatsu and the surrounding districts and the team was legally registered as an independent corporation under the name of “Phoenix Communications”. The team signed the noted Chinese basketball star, Sun Mingming, in 2008. He is currently averaging 8.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Bj league
The bj league is a professional basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, 2005. The ten team league is divided into two conferences, the Eastern Conference, and the Western Conference. It had its inaugural All-Star game in 2006. One of its major sponsors is Spalding.The bj league...
professional basketball team, based in the Hamamatsu and eastern Mikawa
Mikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
region of central Japan
Japan
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The team was founded in 1965 as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa
Toyokawa, Aichi
is a medium-sized city of about 180,000 people located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city, founded on June 1, 1943, originally comprised the three formerly independent Hoi-gun towns of Toyokawa , Ko , Ushikubo , and the village of Yawata...
-based machine parts manufacturer. It remained a local team in Aichi prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
until 1995, when it first participated in the All-Japan Professional Basketball Championships. It joined the Japan Basketball League (JBL) in 1999, winning the Second Division championship in 2000. “Higashimikawa” was added to the team name in 2007, when its home stadium was moved to Toyohashi
Toyohashi, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 383,691 and a density of 1,468.62 persons per km². The total area is . By size, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31,...
. It ended the 2007 season in third place.
From 2008, the Higashimikawa Phoenix joined the new bj league
Bj league
The bj league is a professional basketball league in Japan that began on November 5, 2005. The ten team league is divided into two conferences, the Eastern Conference, and the Western Conference. It had its inaugural All-Star game in 2006. One of its major sponsors is Spalding.The bj league...
, and the following year, “Hamamatsu” was added to the team name to emphasize the double franchise between Toyohashi, Hamamatsu and the surrounding districts and the team was legally registered as an independent corporation under the name of “Phoenix Communications”. The team signed the noted Chinese basketball star, Sun Mingming, in 2008. He is currently averaging 8.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.