SeaHorses Mikawa

Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team played in the National Basketball League. The current head coach is Ryan Richman. In July 2015 it was announced that the team will compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced in October 2016.^[1]

Seahorses Mikawa
Leagues	B.League
Founded	1947; 77 years ago (1947)
History	Aisin Seiki Aisin Seiki Aisin SeaHorses Aisin SeaHorses Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa SeaHorses Mikawa
Arena	Wing Arena Kariya
Capacity	2,376
Location	Kariya
Head coach	Ryan Richman
Championships	6
Website	go-seahorses.jp
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History

Throughout the past decade, the team has been led by head coach Kimikazu Suzuki and naturalized big man J. R. Sakuragi, who led the SeaHorses to decades of success,^[2] including numerous titles in Japan's prime basketball league.

Championships

• JBL Super League: 5

2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013

• Challenge Cup: 1

2007

• Emperor's Cup: 2

2009, 2013

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Seahorses Mikawa roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 0 Zach Auguste 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 G 1 Taichi Nakamura 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 G 3 Shinsuke Kashiwagi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 42 – (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 F 5 Masayoshi Nimmo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 19 – (2005-09-23)23 September 2005 G 7 Satoshi Nagano 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995 F 10 Jake Layman 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 G 11 Yoshiaki Kubota 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-10-05)5 October 1997 F 18 Ryogo Sumino 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 G 19 Yudai Nishida 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-03-13)13 March 1999 F 21 Kosuke Hashimoto 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 G/F 24 Kenshin Urabe 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 F 27 Kosuke Ishii 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1987-09-29)29 September 1987 C 32 Avi Schafer 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 G/F 43 Lee Dae-sung 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1990-05-30)30 May 1990 F/C 54 Davante Gardner 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-09-02)2 September 1991	Head coach Ryan Richman Assistant coach(es) Aiki Okubo Dan Tacheny Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: June 23, 2023

Notable players

2015–16 season

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. - Played at least one official regular season game in the NBA.

• Yoshihiko Amano
• Tomoo Amino
• Alpha Bangura
• Junior Burrough
• Isaac Butts
• Jason Capel
• Robert Churchwell
• Ryvon Covile
• Gavin Edwards
• Marty Embry
• Ryan Forehan-Kelly
• Richie Frahm
• Takatoshi Furukawa
• Josh Gross
• Ryoma Hashimoto
• Makoto Hiejima
• Ashante Johnson
• Shinsuke Kashiwagi
• Kunio Komiya
• Keijuro Matsui
• Eric McArthur
• Michael McDonald
• Scott Morrison
• Daniel Orton
• Anthony Richardson
• Donzel Rush
• Kenichi Sako
• J. R. Sakuragi
• Nobunaga Sato
• Daryan Selvy
• Ryosuke Shirahama
• Michael Takahashi
• Kosuke Takeuchi
• Jarrod Uthoff
• Trevor Wilson
• David Young
• Takeshi Yūki
• Brandon Jawato

Arenas

2008–09 season, Kotooka General Gymnasium

• Wing Arena Kariya
• Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium
• Sky Hall Toyota

Practice facilities

Aisin Seiki Gymnasium

• Aisin Seiki Gymnasium

References

1. "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"] (in Japanese). Nishinomiya Storks. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
2. Veteran J.R. Sakuragi sets tone for Mikawa in victory over Chiba, Ed Odeven (The Japan Times), 8 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Historical Finishes
• Team Profile