Tokyo Apache (東京アパッチ) was a Japanese basketball club, based in the city of Tokyo , Kantō Region . They played in the bj league , the top-level Japanese professional League. Their home games were played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium II, located at Shibuya, Tokyo .
14-640: The club was founded in June 2004, but their first season in the bj league , was the 2005–2006 season. The team made the playoffs in the inaugural season topping the Niigata Albirex in the 3rd place game. On June 1, 2010 the organization was acquired by a subsidiary of Evolution Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based investment management advisor. Conor Neu has been named the Apache's General Manager, while office manager, Daijiro Kusakabe, will continue to face
28-449: A second championship by defeating 94–78 in the final. The season also saw the league hold its first all-star match and announce that a further two expansion teams, Rizing Fukuoka and Ryukyu Golden Kings , would join the following season. Eastern Conference Western Conference Former teams Defunct teams The bj league had rapidly expanded since its inauguration as a six-team league in 2005. The league expanded to 22 teams for
42-649: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a basketball team in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bj league The bj league ( 日本プロバスケットボールリーグ , Nihon Puro Basukettobōru Rīgu , also referred to as the Basketball Japan League ) was a professional basketball league in Japan that began in November 2005 as a six-team league. The league
56-653: The 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. The bj league operated on the American sports franchise system. This was in contrast to the Japan Super League and its successor, the National Basketball League , which was a corporate league composed primarily of company teams and other clubs affiliated with the JBA. There was no system of promotion and relegation between the two leagues. This division in
70-587: The 2014–15 season with the addition of the Fukushima Firebonds . For its final season the number increased to 24 with the addition of Kanazawa Samuraiz and Hiroshima Lightning . 35°28′20″N 133°03′55″E / 35.47222°N 133.06528°E / 35.47222; 133.06528 Ehime Orange Vikings Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
84-537: The Japan Basketball Association, and the establishment of an intermediary corporation later the same month that was tasked with forming a new league. In November 2004 the formation of the bj league was officially announced, with four newly-formed clubs ( Oita Heat Devils , Osaka Deinonychus , Sendai 89ers and Tokyo Apache ) to join the Niigata and Saitama teams. In May 2005 the owners of
98-648: The Osaka franchise faced financial difficulty and transferred their licence to the club's intended main sponsor, who instead formed Osaka Evessa . In October 2005, three weeks prior to the start of the league's first season, the league announced its first expansion, with the Takamatsu Five Arrows and Toyama Grouses to join the 2006–07 season. The 2005–06 season was a 40-match season, with each club playing 8 matches against each other. The inaugural game occurred on November 5, 2005 at Ariake Coliseum between
112-588: The Tokyo Apache and Niigata Albirex. The Apache, led by Joe Bryant won in overtime by a score of 93-90 with Darin Maki scoring the first every basket in the opening seconds. Osaka and Niigata dominated the first season of the league with 31 and 29 wins respectively; Osaka became inaugural league champions by defeating Niigata 74–64 in the championship match. The inclusion of the Takamatsu and Toyama teams saw
126-673: The administration of the sport resulted in FIBA suspending the JBA from November 2014 until August 2015. As a condition of lifting the suspension, the bj league merged with the NBL and the National Basketball Development League to form the B.League . The formation of the league commenced in August 2004 with an announcement by Niigata Albirex BB and Saitama Broncos that they were withdrawing their membership of
140-500: The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Although the decision to suspend the 2011–2012 season is unfortunate, the Tokyo Apache is committed to continuing its current relief efforts for the benefit of those that were devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. As of November 2011, the team was definitely dissolved. Basketball.org – Tokyo Apache Acquisition This article related to sports in Japan
154-611: The league for the team. After the Great Tohoku quake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Tokyo Apache suspended the remainder of its 2010–2011 season. Tokyo Apache organization and staff then joined forces with Evolution Capital Management and owner Michael Lerch in funding relief projects and organizations. The combined group, which will also include former NBA star and former Tokyo Apache head coach Joe Bryant as well as baseball legend Bobby Valentine , will contribute over 1 million US dollars to such projects and, as
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#1732791451381168-415: The league separate into 4-team Eastern and Western conferences in the 2006–07 season. Each team again played 40 matches; eight against each of the teams in their conference and four against each of the teams in the opposing conference. However, teams were ranked in a single standings table, meaning three Western Conference teams (Osaka, Takamatsu and Tokyo) and Niigata competed in the semi-finals. Osaka claimed
182-526: The situation stabilizes, aim to participate in programs that will help the people that have been devastated by this disaster. As of June 7, 2011, the team announced that it will be suspending operations for the 2011–2012 season. The suspension is due to an inability to secure business partners and sponsors in the timeframe imposed by the bj-league. The Tokyo Apache management noted that the business climate for securing commitments from both current and new business partners and sponsors deteriorated significantly in
196-487: Was operated as a competitor to the established Japan Super League which was run by the Japan Basketball Association , the official governing body of basketball in Japan. Over the next ten years the league saw continual expansion, with at least one new team joining every season, reaching 24 teams divided into two conferences in its final season in 2015–16. Turkish Airlines was the major sponsor of
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