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The 2023–24 B1 League season was the eighth season of the B1 League, the top Japanese professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2015.[1] The regular season began on 5 October 2023.[2]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2024) |
| 2023–24 B1 League season | ||||||||||
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| League | B.League | |||||||||
| Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
| Duration | 5 October 2023 – 28 May 2024 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Basket LIVE, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, NHK, SKY PerfecTV!, others | |||||||||
| B1 Regular season | ||||||||||
| Relegated | Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses | |||||||||
| B1 Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Hiroshima Dragonflies | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Ryukyu Golden Kings | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2022-23 2024-25 → | ||||||||||
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are the defending champions, having won their first B1 League title after defeating the Chiba Jets in the 2023 Finals.[3]
Team changes
| Promoted from 2022–23 B2 League |
Relegated from 2022–23 B1 League |
|---|---|
| Saga Ballooners Nagasaki Velca |
Niigata Albirex BB Shiga Lakes |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing | Incoming |
|---|---|---|
| Off-season | ||
| Ibaraki Robots | Richard Glesmann | James Andrisevic |
| SeaHorses Mikawa | Kimikazu Suzuki | Ryan Richman |
| Sunrockers Shibuya | Ken Hamanaka | Luka Pavićević |
| In season | ||
| Ibaraki Robots | James Andrisevic | Richard Glesmann |
| Toyama Grouses | Daisuke Takaoka | J. R. Sakuragi |
Standings
- Central
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San-en NeoPhoenix (Q) | 60 | 46 | 14 | 5371 | 4749 | +622 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | SeaHorses Mikawa (Q) | 60 | 36 | 24 | 4821 | 4545 | +276 | |
| 3 | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 60 | 35 | 25 | 4520 | 4443 | +77 | |
| 4 | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 60 | 33 | 27 | 4825 | 4703 | +122 | |
| 5 | Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 60 | 33 | 27 | 4553 | 4496 | +57 | |
| 6 | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 60 | 24 | 36 | 4629 | 4945 | −316 | |
| 7 | Shinshu Brave Warriors (R) | 60 | 10 | 50 | 4332 | 4955 | −623 | Relegated to B2 League |
| 8 | Toyama Grouses (R) | 60 | 4 | 56 | 4318 | 5150 | −832 |
- Eastern
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utsunomiya Brex (Q) | 60 | 51 | 9 | 4896 | 4154 | +742 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Alvark Tokyo (Q) | 60 | 48 | 12 | 4875 | 4197 | +678 | |
| 3 | Chiba Jets (Q) | 60 | 35 | 25 | 5054 | 4900 | +154 | Wildcard |
| 4 | Gunma Crane Thunders | 60 | 31 | 29 | 4801 | 4913 | −112 | |
| 5 | Akita Northern Happinets | 60 | 30 | 30 | 4450 | 4514 | −64 | |
| 6 | Sendai 89ers | 60 | 27 | 33 | 4759 | 4846 | −87 | |
| 7 | Levanga Hokkaido | 60 | 17 | 43 | 4519 | 4914 | −395 | |
| 8 | Ibaraki Robots | 60 | 12 | 48 | 4580 | 5193 | −613 |
- Western
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Q) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 5041 | 4761 | +280 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Ryukyu Golden Kings (Q) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 4956 | 4667 | +289 | |
| 3 | Hiroshima Dragonflies (Q) | 60 | 36 | 24 | 4751 | 4402 | +349 | Wildcard |
| 4 | Shimane Susanoo Magic | 60 | 32 | 28 | 4899 | 4724 | +175 | |
| 5 | Saga Ballooners | 60 | 29 | 31 | 4523 | 4504 | +19 | |
| 6 | Nagasaki Velca | 60 | 27 | 33 | 4869 | 5012 | −143 | |
| 7 | Osaka Evessa | 60 | 25 | 35 | 4748 | 4970 | −222 | |
| 8 | Kyoto Hannaryz | 60 | 17 | 43 | 4640 | 5073 | −433 |
Bracket
All matches in the playoffs were in a best-of-three series. Teams in bold advanced to the next round.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utsunomiya Brex | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chiba Jets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chiba Jets | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alvark Tokyo | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | SeaHorses Mikawa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San-en NeoPhoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(1) Utsunomiya Brex vs. (8) Chiba Jets
10 May 2024 19:25 |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 70–82 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–28, 16–13, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Newbill 15 Rebs: Edwards 9 Asts: Newbill 4 |
Pts: Togashi 24 Rebs: Mooney 9 Asts: Togashi 4 | |
| Chiba leads series, 1–0 | ||
11 May 2024 19:30 |
| Utsunomiya Brex | 67–58 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 23–10, 18–19, 13–10 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 21 Rebs: Edwards 13 Asts: Newbill 8 |
Pts: Mooney, Togashi 16 Rebs: Mooney 12 Asts: Brown, Togashi 3 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
(2) San-en NeoPhoenix vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
11 May 2024 13:05 |
| San-en NeoPhoenix | 70–77 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 18–17, 18–16, 11–23 | ||
| Pts: Maten 17 Rebs: Dudzinski 8 Asts: Oura 7 |
Pts: Evans 22 Rebs: Blackshear, Kawata 7 Asts: Evans, Mayo, Nakamura 3 | |
| Hiroshima leads series, 1–0 | ||
12 May 2024 13:05 |
| San-en NeoPhoenix | 66–69 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–20, 14–7, 11–19 | ||
| Pts: Dudzinski 25 Rebs: Maten 14 Asts: Oura 7 |
Pts: Evans 18 Rebs: Evans 6 Asts: Evans 5 | |
| Hiroshima wins series, 2–0 | ||
(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (6) SeaHorses Mikawa
11 May 2024 15:05 |
| Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 78–69 | SeaHorses Mikawa |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 23–19, 20–15, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Saito 21 Rebs: Soares 13 Asts: Saito 7 |
Pts: Auguste 16 Rebs: Auguste, Gardner 8 Asts: Gardner, Nagano 4 | |
| Nagoya leads series, 1–0 | ||
12 May 2024 15:05 |
| Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 84–75 | SeaHorses Mikawa |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–28, 11–11, 32–17 | ||
| Pts: Saito 23 Rebs: Soares 11 Asts: Saito 8 |
Pts: Gardner, Layman 14 Rebs: Auguste 9 Asts: Nagano 6 | |
| Nagoya wins series, 2–0 | ||
(4) Alvark Tokyo vs. (5) Ryukyu Golden Kings
10 May 2024 19:05 |
| Alvark Tokyo | 80–81 (2OT) | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 25–11, 10–20, 14–18, Overtime: 6–6, 7–8 | ||
| Pts: Rossiter 24 Rebs: Rossiter 18 Asts: Saiz, Toews 4 |
Pts: Durham 18 Rebs: Cooley 8 Asts: Imamura 6 | |
| Ryukyu leads series, 1–0 | ||
11 May 2024 19:05 |
| Alvark Tokyo | 73–69 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 27–26, 13–17, 14–17 | ||
| Pts: Rossiter 24 Rebs: Rossiter 13 Asts: Toews 5 |
Pts: Kishimoto 14 Rebs: Kirk 8 Asts: Imamura 3 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
13 May 2024 19:05 |
| Alvark Tokyo | 57–58 | Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 20–20, 16–16, 12–10 | ||
| Pts: Rossiter 20 Rebs: Gudaitis 9 Asts: Toews 4 |
Pts: Durham 16 Rebs: Law 11 Asts: Durham, Imamura 3 | |
| Ryukyu wins series, 2–1 | ||
Semifinals
(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
18 May 2024 14:05 |
| Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 75–79 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 22–18, 3–24, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Eatherton 14 Rebs: Eatherton, Soares 9 Asts: Eatherton, Nakahigashi, Saito 5 |
Pts: Blackshear 21 Rebs: Enomoto, Mayo 6 Asts: Mayo 5 | |
| Hiroshima leads series, 1–0 | ||
19 May 2024 13:10 |
| Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 84–77 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 24–20, 18–20, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Eatherton 18 Rebs: Eatherton 7 Asts: Saito 6 |
Pts: Evans 25 Rebs: Evans 9 Asts: Evans 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
20 May 2024 19:05 |
| Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 73–79 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 22–15, 25–21, 13–20 | ||
| Pts: Parks 20 Rebs: Eatherton 9 Asts: Nakahigashi 4 |
Pts: Evans 28 Rebs: Evans 7 Asts: Evans 6 | |
| Hiroshima wins series, 2–1 | ||
(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (8) Chiba Jets
18 May 2024 16:05 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 62–95 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 14–30, 12–11, 12–25 | ||
| Pts: Law 16 Rebs: Cooley 8 Asts: Law 4 |
Pts: Smith 19 Rebs: Brown 6 Asts: Togashi 7 | |
| Chiba leads series, 1–0 | ||
19 May 2024 16:05 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 81–63 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–20, 19–15, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Cooley 25 Rebs: Durham 16 Asts: Durham 7 |
Pts: Smith 19 Rebs: Cooks 7 Asts: Cooks 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
21 May 2024 19:05 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 83–67 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 24–17, 19–24, 18–12 | ||
| Pts: Cooley, Durham 15 Rebs: Cooley 10 Asts: Durham 8 |
Pts: Togashi 18 Rebs: Mooney 11 Asts: Togashi 6 | |
| Ryukyu wins series, 2–1 | ||
Finals
(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
25 May 2024 12:00 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 74–62 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 19–9, 19–18, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Imamura 15 Rebs: Cooley, Law 7 Asts: Durham 8 |
Pts: Blackshear 15 Rebs: Blackshear 8 Asts: Blackshear, Mayo 4 | |
| Ryukyu leads series, 1–0 | ||
26 May 2024 13:10 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 63–72 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–9, 13–18, 16–24 | ||
| Pts: Law 16 Rebs: Imamura 7 Asts: Durham 7 |
Pts: Evans 16 Rebs: Evans, Enomoto 6 Asts: Evans 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
28 May 2024 19:05 |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | 50–65 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–18, 11–11, 10–19 | ||
| Pts: Law 16 Rebs: Cooley, Imamura 7 Asts: Durham 4 |
Pts: Evans 13 Rebs: Evans 9 Asts: Blackshear, Mayo 4 | |
| Hiroshima wins series, 2–1 | ||
Individual statistic leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game |  Perrin Buford | Shimane Susanoo Magic | 22.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Thomas Welsh | Levanga Hokkaido | 12.2 |
| Assists per game |  Yuki Kawamura | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 7.9 |
| Steals per game | Koh Flippin | Gunma Crane Thunders | 1.9 |
| Blocks per game | Jordan Heath | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 1.7 |
| FG% | Scott Eatherton | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 61.0% |
| 3FG% | Scott Eatherton | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 47.1% |
| FT% | Atsunobu Hirao | Ibaraki Robots | 91.1% |
Team statistic leaders
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | San-en NeoPhoenix | 89.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 34.0 |
| Assists per game | San-en NeoPhoenix | 22.3 |
| Steals per game | Nagasaki Velca | 8.0 |
| Blocks per game | Chiba Jets | 3.6 |
| FG% | SeaHorses Mikawa | 46.5% |
| 3FG% | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 38.2% |
| FT% | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 78.7% |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Chiba Jets | East Asia Super League | Championship game |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings | Group stage Group B |
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