2024–25 B1 League season: Difference between revisions

2024–25 B1 League season
2024–25 B1 League season
League	B1 League
Season	2024–25
Duration	5 October 2024 – 4 May 2025; (Regular season)
Games played	60
Teams	24
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The 2024–25 B1 League season is ninth season of the B1 League, the top Japanese professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2015. The regular season began on 5 October 2024.^[1]

The Hiroshima Dragonflies are the defending champions, having won their first B1 League title after defeating the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the 2024 Finals.^[2]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2023–24 B2 League	Relegated from 2023–24 B1 League
Shiga Lakes Koshigaya Alphas	Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing	Incoming
Off-season
Utsunomiya Brex	Norio Sassa	Kevin Braswell
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Kyle Milling	Shogo Asayama
Gunma Crane Thunders	Kota Mizuno	Kyle Milling
Yokohama B-Corsairs	Taketo Aoki	Lassi Tuovi
Nagasaki Velca	Kenjiro Maeda	Mody Maor
Shiga Lakes	David Gómez	Kenjiro Maeda
Kawasaki Brave Thunders	Kenji Sato	Ronen Ginzburg
Ibaraki Robots	Richard Glesnann	Chris Holm
Sendai 89ers	Hiroki Fujita	Yoshiro Ochiai
Chiba Jets	John Patrick	Trevor Gleeson

Foreign players

This is the full list of international players competing in the 2024–25 season.^[3]

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Replaced
Akita Northern Happinets	Mohammad Gadiaga	Tanner Leissner	Christian Mekowulu	Yannis Morin	–
Alvark Tokyo	Artūras Gudaitis	Léonardo Meindl	Sebastián Saiz	–	–
Chiba Jets	D. J. Hogg	John Mooney	Michael Ou	Chris Smith	–
Fighting Eagles Nagoya	Isaac Butts	Justin Harper	Sean O'Mara	Tseng Hsiang-chun	–
Gunma Crane Thunders	Trey McKinney-Jones	Kaleb Tarczewski	Johannes Thiemann	–	–
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Kerry Blackshear	Dwayne Evans	Nick Mayo	Worth Smith	–
Ibaraki Robots	Robert Franks	Eric Jacobsen	Sun Siyao	Chehales Tapscott	–
Kawasaki Brave Thunders	Rosco Allen	Alize Johnson	Sacha Killeya-Jones	Matthew Wright	–
Koshigaya Alphas	Jeff Gibbs	L. J. Peak	Tim Soares	Kai Sotto	–
Kyoto Hannaryz	Angelo Caloiaro	Jordan Heath	Charles Jackson	–	–
Levanga Hokkaido	Terry Allen	Ryan Kriener	Dwight Ramos	Thomas Welsh	–
Nagasaki Velca	Jarrell Brantley	A. J. Edu	Mark Smith	Stephen Zack	–
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	Zylan Cheatham	Scott Eatherton	Luke Maye	–	–
Osaka Evessa	Matt Bonds	Volodymyr Gerun	Ryan Luther	Ray Parks	–
Ryukyu Golden Kings	Keve Aluma	Jack Cooley	Vic Law	–	–
Saga Ballooners	Yoeli Childs	Chase Fieler	Reynaldo Garcia	–	–
San-en NeoPhoenix	David Dudzinski	Yante Maten	David Nwaba	–	–
SeaHorses Mikawa	Zach Auguste	Davante Gardner	Jake Layman	–	–
Sendai 89ers	Nathan Boothe	Cristiano Felício	Stanton Kidd	Yang Jae-min	–
Shiga Lakes	Javier Carter	Markeith Cummings	Brock Motum	Yu Ai-che	–
Shimane Susanoo Magic	Coty Clarke	Nick Kay	J. M. McAdoo	–	–
Sun Rockers Shibuya	Anthony Clemmons	Kevin Jones	Reid Travis	–	–
Utsunomiya Brex	Isaac Fotu	Grant Jerrett	D. J. Newbill	–	–
Yokohama B-Corsairs	Gary Clark	Damien Inglis	Maik Kotsar	Kiefer Ravena	–

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Central
1	San-en NeoPhoenix	12	10	2	.833	1,058	945	+113
2	Alvark Tokyo	12	10	2	.833	944	855	+89
3	Sun Rockers Shibuya	12	8	4	.667	923	823	+100
4	SeaHorses Mikawa	12	8	4	.667	944	893	+51
5	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	12	6	6	.500	981	957	+24
6	Yokohama B-Corsairs	12	5	7	.417	890	935	-45
7	Fighting Eagles Nagoya	12	4	8	.333	851	890	-39
8	Kawasaki Brave Thunders	12	3	9	.250	895	1,016	-121
East
1	Chiba Jets	12	10	2	.833	976	865	+111
2	Utsunomiya Brex	12	10	2	.833	966	906	+60
3	Gunma Crane Thunders	12	7	5	.583	956	866	+90
4	Akita Northern Happinets	12	5	7	.417	909	928	-19
5	Levanga Hokkaido	12	5	7	.417	878	940	-62
6	Sendai 89ers	12	3	9	.250	876	934	-58
7	Ibaraki Robots	12	2	10	.167	895	1,041	-146
8	Koshigaya Alphas	12	2	10	.167	836	984	-148
West
1	Shimane Susanoo Magic	12	9	3	.750	986	867	+119
2	Ryukyu Golden Kings	12	9	3	.750	1,061	944	+117
3	Nagasaki Velca	12	6	6	.500	860	880	-20
4	Kyoto Hannaryz	12	6	6	.500	940	929	+11
5	Saga Ballooners	12	6	6	.500	900	883	+17
6	Osaka Evessa	12	6	6	.500	1,005	985	+20
7	Hiroshima Dragonflies	12	3	9	.250	890	1,010	-120
8	Shiga Lakes	12	1	11	.083	905	1,049	-144

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Mark Smith	Nagasaki Velca	21.7
Rebounds per game	John Mooney	Chiba Jets	13.0
Assists per game	Ryusei Sasaki	San-en NeoPhoenix	7.3
Steals per game	Maik Kotsar	Yokohama B-Corsairs	2.2
Blocks per game	A. J. Edu	Nagasaki Velca	1.8
FG%	Scott Eatherton	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	61.0%
3FG%	Masaharu Kataoka	Sendai 89ers	58.3%
FT%	Atsunobu Hirao	Ibaraki Robots	93.8%

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Ryukyu Golden Kings	88.4
Rebounds per game	Ryukyu Golden Kings	33.6
Assists per game	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	23.0
Steals per game	Akita Northern Happinets	8.6
Blocks per game	Nagasaki Velca	4.1
FG%	San-en NeoPhoenix	48.4%
3FG%	Shimane Susanoo Magic	37.9%
FT%	Hiroshima Dragonflies	82.2%

B1 League clubs in Asian competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Basketball Champions League Asia	Semifinals, 3rd place
Hiroshima Dragonflies	East Asia Super League	Regular season
Ryukyu Golden Kings	East Asia Super League	Regular season

References

^ "[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Forges Ahead with Ambitious Goals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "B.League Finals: Dragonflies Play Dynamic Defense in Game 3 to Win the Title". japan-forward.com. 29 May 2024.
^ "Abroad players". bleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[1] "[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Forges Ahead with Ambitious Goals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[2] "B.League Finals: Dragonflies Play Dynamic Defense in Game 3 to Win the Title". japan-forward.com. 29 May 2024.

[3] "Abroad players". bleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2024.

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