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Conference
  
West

Leagues
  
Championships
  
none

Division
  
First

Team colors
  
Red

Date founded
  
1950

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Arena
  
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium

Profiles

The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ, Nagoya Dayamondo Dorufinzu) are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.

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History

The club was formed in 1950 at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973. The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the national corporate basketball league (全国実業団バスケットボールリーグ) upon the league's formation in 1967. Now known as the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas, they continue to compete in the Women's Japan Basketball League.

The men's team was promoted to the first division after winning the second division title in 1984. They finished runners-up in the first division on four occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 2006. They won the All-Japan Basketball Emperor's Cup in 1989 and 1990.

Previous names

The team has undergone several name changes during its history:

  • 1950-2000: Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya
  • 2000-2007: Melco Dolphins
  • 2007-2013: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins
  • 2013-2016: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins Nagoya
  • Head coaches

  • Antonio Lang (2010-14)
  • Trifon Poch Lopez (2014-15)
  • Reggie Geary (2015-present)
  • Notable former players

  • Jordan Bachynski
  • Eric Dawson (2009-2010)
  • Jerald Honeycutt (2006-2008)
  • References

    Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Wikipedia


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