The Jets clicked on offense in the first half, but veteran star Yuta Watanabe sustained an ankle injury early in the B.League game on October 6.
Yuta Watanabe is looking forward to competing for the title-chasing Jets. "I think people have high expectations of me as a former NBA player," he said.
After six seasons in the NBA, Yuta Watanabe brings his experience to the title-chasing Jets. He says he's "super excited" to start playing in Japan.
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are one of the premier teams in the B.League, whose EASL involvement and several new arenas are helping raise its overall profile.
Reigning champion Ryukyu eliminated the Chiba Jets and Hiroshima held off the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins to set the stage for the B.League Finals in Yokohama.
Chiba beat the Utsunomiya Brex in 2OT and Ryukyu edged the Alvark Tokyo to join the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins and the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the B.League...
The Utsunomiya Brex (51-9) had the best regular-season record in the B.League, and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins have the longest current winning streak.
Heading into the next-to-last week of the B.League season, the Chiba Jets (34-22 record) have the most wins among the wild-card contenders.
Reggie Geary has worked as a college hoops analyst for five years. He told us it "has been great in re-energizing my passion for the game."
Days after winning the East Asia Super League final, the Chiba Jets dominated the final three quarters of the All Japan Basketball Championship final.
Tournament MVP Yuki Togashi led the Jets with 24 points in a back-and-forth East Asia Super League championship match against the Seoul SK Knights.
After back-to-back wins over the Nagasaki Velca, the Utsunomiya Brex are tied with the Alvark Tokyo for the best record in the B.League's Eastern Conference.