Alvark Tokyo

Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948, the club won two consecutive JBL Super League league titles in 2006 and 2007.

Alvark Tokyo
Alvark Tokyo logo
LeaguesB.League
Founded1948 (1948)
HistoryToyota Pacers
1948–2000
Toyota Alvark
2000–2016
Alvark Tokyo
2016–present
ArenaArena Tachikawa Tachihi
Komazawa Gymnasium
Head coachDainius Adomaitis
Championships3 JBL Super League
1 Japan Basketball League
2 B.League
1 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Websitehttps://www.alvark-tokyo.jp/
3rd jersey
Team colours
3rd
Toyota Alvark team in 2009

In July 2015, it was announced that the team would compete in the first division of the new Japan Professional Basketball League, which commenced from October 2016.[1]

As of 2020, the team has been the reigning back-to-back champion of the B.League, Japan's top basketball league.[2]

Honours

Domestic
Diante Garrett

Continental

Players

Current roster

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

Alvark Tokyo roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Japan Ryoma Hashimoto 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988
G 1 Japan Hiryu Okamoto 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993
PG 3 Japan Kai Toews 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998
F 8 Japan Hirotaka Yoshii 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-06-04)4 June 1998
G 9 Japan Shuto Ando 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1994-06-13)13 June 1994
F 10 United States Zack Baranski 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-12-18)18 December 1992
F/C 11 Spain Sebas Saiz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994
C 21 Japan Gen Hiraiwa 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
F/C 22 Japan Ryan Rossiter 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1989-09-14)14 September 1989
SF 23 Brazil Léonardo Meindl 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-05-20)20 May 1993
G 25 Japan Kohei Fukuzawa 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-04-02)2 April 1993
G 75 Japan Taiki Osakabe 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1998-07-15)15 July 1998
C 77 Lithuania Artūras Gudaitis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1993-06-19)19 June 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Latvia Uvis Helmanis
  • Japan Takahiro Mori
  • Japan Hiroki Iwabe
  • Japan Ryo Tanaka
  • Japan Yuki Yamaguchi
  • Japan Kanji Ikebata
  • Japan Kodai Taira
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 2, 2023

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
  • Japan Tomoo Amino
  • Japan Seiya Ando
  • United States Jeff Ayres
  • Japan Yudai Baba
  • United States Clif Brown
  • United States Wilbert Brown
  • United States Louis Campbell
  • Japan Satoru Furuta
  • United States Diante Garrett
  • United States Jeff Gibbs
  • Japan Keishi Handa
  • Japan Tenketsu Harimoto
  • United States Juaquin Hawkins
  • United States Tom Hovasse
  • Japan Kei Igarashi
  • Japan Reina Itakura
  • United States Brendan Lane
  • United States Todd Lindeman
  • United States Ricardo Marsh
  • Japan Keijuro Matsui
  • United States Drew Naymick
  • United States Charles O'Bannon
  • Japan Yusuke Okada
  • Japan Ryumo Ono
  • Japan Takehiko Orimo
  • United States Doron Perkins
  • United States Trent Plaisted
  • United States Philip Ricci
  • Japan Satoshi Sakumoto
  • Japan Ryōta Sakurai
  • Japan Kazuhiro Shoji
  • United States Richard Solomon
  • Japan Yuta Tabuse
  • Japan Michael Takahashi
  • Japan Joji Takeuchi
  • Japan Kosuke Takeuchi
  • Japan Daiki Tanaka
  • United States Stephen Thompson
  • United States Devin Uskoski
  • United States Jawad Williams
  • United States Howard Wright
  • Japan Daiji Yamada
  • Montenegro Milko Bjelica

Head coaches
  • Japan Shuji Ono: 2000–2005
  • United States John Patrick: 2005–2006
  • Germany Torsten Loibl: 2006–2008
  • Japan Koju Munakata: 2008–2010
  • United States Donald Beck: 2010–2015
  • Japan Takuma Ito: 2015–2017
  • Montenegro Luka Pavićević: 2017–2022
  • Lithuania Dainius Adomaitis: 2022–present

Practice facilities
Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center

They have their own gymnasium, Toyota Motors Fuchu Sports Center in Kitayamacho, Fuchu, Tokyo.

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. Daiki Tanaka named B. League MVP Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 12 May 2020. Accessed 25 May 2020.
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