| Yokohama Giga Spirits | |
| Color3: |
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| Color1: | White |
| Color2: | Black |
| Founded: | 1955 |
| Leagues: | Japan Basketball League |
| Location: | Akita, Akita (1955-1987) Yokohama, Kanagawa (1987-present) |
| Coach: | Taisuke Koyama |
The Yokohama Giga Spirits are a Japanese corporate basketball team based in Yokohama, Kanagawa.[1]
| Akita Isuzu Motors | |
| Color3: | Red |
| Color1: | White |
| Color2: | Red |
| Founded: | 1955 |
| Leagues: | JBL2, JBL |
| Arena: | Akita Prefectural Gymnasium |
| Location: | Akita, Akita |
| President: | Shozaburo Makinae |
| Coach: | Mototaka Kohama |
| League Champs: | 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]
JBL2
Emperor's Cup
Japan Industrial and Commercial Basketball Federation Championships
National Sports Festival of Japan
| Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats | |
| Color3: | Black |
| Color1: | Black |
| Color2: | Gold |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| Conference: | JBL |
| Coach: | Mototaka Kohama Dwane Casey |
| League Champs: | 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.
Due to the Emery scandal in 1989, Kohama and Casey were reunited.
JBL
Emperor's Cup
Kohama led the revamped Giga Cats, after Isuzu dropped sponsorship, as a club team until 2005.