Ryukyu Golden Kings Explained

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Ryukyu Golden Kings
Leagues:	B.League
Arena:	Okinawa Arena
Capacity:	10,000
Location:	Okinawa, Okinawa
Colors:	Champagne Gold, Steel Blue and Pearl Red
Sponsor:	Zenhoren
President:	Tatsuro Kimura
Coach:	Dai Oketani
Championships:	1 B.League 4 bj League
Conf Champs:	6 bj League Western Conference
Ret Nums:	1 (50)
Website:	goldenkings.jp
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are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa City, Okinawa. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan.^[1]

The Golden Kings have won the Japanese national title five times, as they won the bj league four times (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016) and the B.League once (2023). They were also losing B.League finalists once (2022).^{[2] [3]}

Honours

Domestic

• B.League champions: 1
  • 2022–23
• bj league champions: 4
  • 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016

Continental

• ABA Club Championship
  • 3rd: 2011
• East Asia Super League champions:
  • 2018

Coaches

• Hernando Planells (2007–08)
• Dai Oketani
• Koto Toyama
• Tsutomu Isa
• Norio Sassa
• Hiroki Fujita

Seasons

B.League

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Season	Result	Regular Season Record (W-L)	Playoff Record
2016-2017	QuarterFinals	29-31	0-2
2017-2018	SemiFinals	42-18	2-3
2018-2019	SemiFinals	40-20	3-3
2019-2020	N/A	27-14	Playoffs cancelled (COVID-19)
2020-2021	SemiFinals	40-16	3-3
2021-2022	Finals	49-7	4-2
2022-2023	Champions	48-12	6-0

Key
	Champions
	Losing Finalists
	Made the Playoffs

Notable players

• Hilton Armstrong
• Chris Ayer
• Ira Brown
• Draelon Burns
• Mo Charlo
• Takatoshi Furukawa
• Lamont Hamilton
• Takumi Ishizaki
• Anthony Kent (it)
• George Leach
• Anthony McHenry
• Jeff Newton
• Evan Ravenel
• Bryan Simpson
• Dillion Sneed
• Reyshawn Terry
• Kibwe Trim
• Terrance Woodbury
• Jack Cooley

Arenas

• Okinawa Arena
• Okinawa City Gymnasium
• Ginowan City Gymnasium

See also

• 2014–15 Ryukyu Golden Kings season

Notes and References

1. Web site: JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について . Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference" . ja . Nishinomiya Storks . 30 July 2015 . 11 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091026/http://www.storks.jp/2015.07.30/press/18364/ . 4 March 2016 .
2. Web site: 2023-05-28 . 2022-23シーズン優勝のご報告 . 2023-06-03 . 琉球ゴールデンキングス . ja.
3. Web site: 2023-05-28 . Ryukyu Golden Kings sweep Chiba Jets for first B. League title . 2023-09-15 . The Japan Times . en.
4. Web site: 順位表 - B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト. B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト. ja. 2017-09-22.