Hiroshima Dragonflies celebrate B League title

- May 28, 2024
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Dwayne Evans
Dwayne Evans

Ryukyu GK - Hiroshima D. 50-65

Hiroshima Dragonflies clinched their first B League title. They overcame Ryukyu Golden Kings in the decider to lift the trophy. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when Dragonflies's pressure prevailed and they won that period 19-10 extending their advantage to 15 points. The best player for the winners was American forward Dwayne Evans (201-1992, college: St.Louis, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Victor Law (201-1995, college: Northwestern, agency: Pensack Sports) who recorded 16 points and the former international swingman Keita Imamura (191-1996) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ryukyu GK: V.Law 16+2reb+1ast, K.Imamura 10+7reb+2ast, J.Cooley 9+7reb, R.Kishimoto 8+2reb+3ast, A.Durham 4+3reb+4ast, Y.Matsuwaki 3+2reb
Hiroshima D.: D.Evans 13+9reb+3ast, T.Nakamura 12, K.Blackshear Jr. 9+6reb+4ast, R.Yamazaki 8+2reb+3ast, N.Mayo 7+2reb+4ast, T.Nephawe 6+3reb
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B1 Standings
East
1
45-15
2
42-18
3
42-18
4
41-19
5
37-23
6
35-25
7
26-34
9
21-39
10
19-41
11
19-41
12
16-44
13
10-50
West
1
47-13
3
42-18
4
41-19
5
36-24
6
32-28
7
31-29
8
28-32
9
23-37
10
23-37
11
20-40
12
18-42
13
18-42
Full Standings
Last Updated: 5/3/2026
B2 Standings
East
1
46-14
2
42-18
3
39-21
4
35-25
5
16-44
6
15-45
7
12-48
West
1
55-5
2
38-22
3
36-24
4
28-32
5
25-35
7
15-45
Full Standings
Last Updated: 5/18/2026
Standings
1
44-8
3
39-13
4
34-18
5
32-20
6
30-22
7
29-23
8
26-26
9
26-26
10
23-29
11
20-32
12
16-36
13
13-39
14
12-40
15
7-45
Full Standings
Last Updated: 4/20/2026
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PPG
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APG
SPG
BPG
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Avg: 26.5

26.5
20.7
20.3
Stats Leaders
PPG
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Yokohama
(193-G-1998)
Avg: 29.0

21.9
21.3
19.6
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Shinagawa
(203-F-2001)
Avg: 22.0

22.0
21.3
21.2
19.4
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(206-C/F-91)

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