Nippon Tornadoes Top News
Japan basketball challenge - to the world from the Japanese players in NBA Northwest - The North American Post (09/29/12)
Japanese players, coaches gaining experience overseas - Japan Times (07/13/12)
Learn more about our Japan Nippon Tornadoes, catch up on the Dream 7 Blog - Dream 7 Japan (06/25/12)
IBL to Feature Japanese Team in 2012 - usbasket.com (04/10/12)

  2013 Schedule
Friday May 10th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Bellingham Slam 78 - 161 L
Friday May 17th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Bellingham Slam 83 - 130 L
Sunday May 19th 5:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Kitsap Admirals 112 - 96 W
Saturday May 25th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Vancouver Volcanoes O Connell Sports Complex
Monday May 27th 5:00PM Salem Sabres @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes 3015 SE Berkeley Place, Portland, OR, 97202
Saturday June 1st 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Salem Sabres Chemeketa Community College - Building 7
Sunday June 2nd 5:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Vancouver Volcanoes O Connell Sports Complex
Friday June 7th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Portland Chinooks Eastmoreland Courts
Saturday June 8th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Salem Sabres Chemeketa Community College - Building 7
Sunday June 9th 5:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes 3015 SE Berkeley Place, Portland, OR, 97202
Tuesday June 11th 7:00PM Olympia Reign @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes TBA
Saturday June 15th 7:00PM Portland Chinooks @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes 3015 SE Berkeley Place, Portland, OR, 97202
Sunday June 16th 5:00PM Bellingham Slam @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes TBA
Tuesday June 18th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Portland Chinooks Eastmoreland Courts
Thursday June 20th 7:00PM Olympia Reign @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes TBA
Wednesday June 26th 7:00PM Seattle Flight @ Japan Nippon Tornadoes 3015 SE Berkeley Place, Portland, OR, 97202
Thursday June 27th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Portland Chinooks Eastmoreland Courts
Friday June 28th 7:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Salem Sabres Chemeketa Community College - Building 7
Sunday June 30th 5:00PM Japan Nippon Tornadoes @ Vancouver Volcanoes O Connell Sports Complex

  2013 Roster
# Player Name Height College or Last Pro Position Games Points Rebounds Assists
0 Masaharu (Masa) Kataoka 6'3" Kyoto Hannaryz (BJ League) Guard 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Hikaru Sasaki 6'2" Tsukuba University Guard 2 25.0 4.0 2.5
2 Kosei Ban 5'4" University of Kokushikan Japan Guard 2 9.5 5.0 3.0
4 Takato Hara 5'5" Tokai University Guard 2 19.5 5.0 4.0
5 Glen Hollins 6'5" Cascade College Forward 1 13.0 8.0 1.0
6 Mizuki Abe 5'2" Osaka Kyoiku University Guard 2 3.0 3.5 1.5
7 Toshiya Katase 6'1" Nihon-Taiiku University Guard 1 6.0 2.0 0.0
9 Sean Carter 6'9" Final Gendik (Turkey) Forward 1 8.0 7.0 3.0
10 Marcus Bradford 6'4" Columbia College Guard 1 20.0 5.0 1.0
21 Tatsuo Ashikari 5'3" Bacchus Guard 1 0.0 2.0 0.0
24 Shoma Nakabayashi 5'3" Bacchus Guard 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
51 Daisuke Kodaka 6'1" Bacchus Guard 1 0.0 2.0 0.0

Masaharu (Masa) Kataoka
Hikaru Sasaki
Kosei Ban
Takato Hara

Glen Hollins
Mizuki Abe
Toshiya Katase
Sean Carter

Marcus Bradford
Tatsuo Ashikari
Shoma Nakabayashi
Daisuke Kodaka

  Contact Information
Owner Tatsumi Nishida
Head Coach Ryutaro Onodera
Assistant Coach Tatsumi Nishida

  Sponsors
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