Ryuji Kawai (basketball)

Ryuji Kawai (河合竜児, Kawai Ryuji) is the associate coach of the Shimane Susanoo Magic in the Japanese B.League.^[1]

Ryuji Kawai

Shimane Susanoo Magic
Position	Associate coach
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	(1975-07-16) July 16, 1975 (age 49) Toyohashi, Aichi
Nationality	Japanese
Career information
High school	Okazaki Josei (Okazaki, Aichi)
Playing career	1994–1999
Career history
As player:
1994-1999	OSG Phoenix
As coach:
1999-2009	Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix (asst.)
2011–2013	Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2013-2015	Shinshu Brave Warriors
2015-2016	Shinshu Brave Warriors (asst.)
2016-2017	Oita Ehime Heat Devils
2017-2018	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2019	Yamagata Wyverns
2020-	Shimane Susanoo Magic (associate)

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix	2011-12	52	37	15	.712	1st in Eastern	5	3	2	.600	Eastern Champions
Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix	2012-13	38	23	15	.605	Fired	-	-	-	–	-
Shinshu Brave Warriors	2013-14	52	33	19	.635	4th in Eastern	3	1	2	.333	Lost in 1st round
Shinshu Brave Warriors	2014-15	52	19	33	.365	9th in Eastern	-	-	-	–	-
Oita Ehime Heat Devils	2016	26	10	16	.385	10th in Western	-	-	-	–	-
Ehime Orange Vikings	2016-17	60	29	31	.483	4th in B2 Western	-	-	-	–	-
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka	2017-18	60	47	13	.783	1st in B2 Western	5	4	1	.800	B2 Champions
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka	2018-19	7	0	7	.000	Fired				–
Yamagata Wyverns	2019-20	21	4	17	.190	Fired				–
Shimane Susanoo Magic	2019-20	11	1	10	.091	6th in Western				–