Shinshu Brave Warriors

Shinshu Brave Warriors
ConferenceEastern
DivisionSecond
LeaguesB.League
Founded2011 (2011)
ArenaWhite Ring (arena)
Capacity7,000
LocationNagano
Head coachMichael Katsuhisa
Websiteb-warriors.net
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The Shinshu Brave Warriors (信州ブレイブウォリアーズ, Shinshū Bureibuuoriāzu) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Nagano, Japan.[1] The Brave Warriors compete in the second division of the B.League as a member of the Eastern Conference.[2] The team's name refers to the traditional name for Nagano Prefecture, Shinshu, and the region's history of "warriors," such as those of the Sanada clan, the Togakushi Ninja, Kiso Yoshinaka, and the Battles of Kawanakajima.[1]

The team logo uses three colours; blue (called Warrior Blue), silver (called Japan Alps Silver) and yellow (called Obasute Moon Yellow). It shows the full name of the team with a depiction of the Japanese Alps mountain range (which runs through Nagano) and a basketball shown as a moon coming over the mountains.

Mascot

The team mascot is a bear like creature called "Burea". When pronounced sound like blair or blayer. It probably comes from a combination of Brave and Warriors; Bra-ior. Japanese tend to pronounce the -er as a long a when using English words. His design includes white for the winter snow, crescent moons for eyes and an apple for the nose (Nagano is known for its apples).[3]

Roster

Shinshu Brave Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 3 Eliet Donley 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1996-12-11)11 December 1996
F 4 Taichi Kodama 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (2000-06-17)17 June 2000
G 5 Fuki Yamamoto 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-08-09)9 August 1998
F 7 Stanton Kidd 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1992-03-18)18 March 1992
G 11 Kaito Ishikawa 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 35 – (1990-11-30)30 November 1990
G 12 Louis Kurihara 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1996-11-03)3 November 1996
F 13 Matthew Aquino 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
G 14 Kyosuke Hoshino 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999
F 21 Deon Thompson 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988
G 30 Takumi Simon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (2000-03-10)10 March 2000
F 31 Kazuya Mitsui 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 31 – (1994-06-02)2 June 1994
G 46 Shusuke Ikuhara 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1994-05-24)24 May 1994
C 50 Wayne Marshall 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 40 – (1986-01-07)7 January 1986
PF Mike Daum 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1995-10-30)30 October 1995
Head coach

Michael Katsuhisa

Assistant coach(es)

Satoshi Hisayama
Yusuke Inoue

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 23 January 2023

Notable players

Coaches

Arenas

References

  1. ^ a b "チームプロフィール". b-warriors.net (in Japanese). Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "クラブ". bleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "公認キャラクター「ブレアー親子」卒業のお知らせ".
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