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Earl Barron

Earl Daniel Barron Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a video and player development assistant for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and had stints in the NBA with multiple teams.

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Blake Aoki Borysewicz

Blake Aoki Borysewicz 青木 ブレイク is an American and Japanese professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka (B.League). Blake has won one college championship for State University of New York at Purchase (2012–2013) and a championship for the Link Tochigi Brex (2016-2017) crowning him and his team the first B. League Champions in Japan.

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Ira Brown

Ira Demon Brown is a Japanese-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Osaka Evessa of the Japanese B.League. He had also spent three years with the Hirachi/Shibuya Sunrockers, as well as two years with the Toyama Grouses during his career in Japan.

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Isaac Butts

Isaac Butts IV is an American professional basketball player and podcast host who currently plays for Koshigaya Alphas of the Japanese B-League. Isaac played high school basketball at Georgia Military College Prep School until 2007. He averaged 26 PPG and 17 RPG during his senior year. Upon high school graduation, he received a scholarship to attend Appalachian State University. Once he completed his collegiate career at Appalachian State, he was invited to participate in the Orlando Magic Summer League. In 2021, he and co-host Max Matsumoto created the IKEMAX Podcast where Japanese B-League basketball players discuss their experiences.

Brandon ColeW
Brandon Cole

Brandon Cole is an American professional basketball player who played college basketball for Xavier.

Tatsunori FujieW
Tatsunori Fujie

Tatsunori Fujie is a Japanese former professional basketball player who last played for the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Toyama Grouses with the 4th overall pick in the 2012 bj League draft. On August 16, 2016, Fujie signed with the Akita Happinets.

Kevin HareyamaW
Kevin Hareyama

Kevin Hareyama is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Shiga Lakestars of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Tokai University.

Kenji HilkeW
Kenji Hilke

Hilke Kenji William is a Japanese professional basketball player who last played for Toyama Grouses of the B.League in Japan.He also played for the Japan men's national 3x3 team.

Takatoshi IshibashiW
Takatoshi Ishibashi

Takatoshi Ishibashi is the Head coach of the Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains in the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Hokkai Gakuen University. He was selected by the Toyama Grouses with the 14th overall pick in the 2006 bj League draft.

Nate James (basketball)W
Nate James (basketball)

Nate James is a former American basketball player and currently the head coach at Austin Peay.

Leo Lyons (basketball)W
Leo Lyons (basketball)

Leo Lyons is an American professional basketball player for Altiri Chiba of the B3 League. Lyons was born in Topeka, Kansas, and went to high school at Coastal Christian Academy and Piper High School. At both of these high schools, he excelled on the basketball teams. He went to the University of Missouri for college and played three seasons of basketball before going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft.

Julian MavungaW
Julian Mavunga

Julian Tawanda Mavunga is a Zimbabwean-American professional basketball player for Toyama Grouses in Japan. He is the older brother of WNBA player Stephanie Mavunga of the Indiana Fever. He played four seasons of college basketball for Miami University, where he broke Miami's career games record at 124 appearances. He was intentionally elbowed by Shiga forward Henry Walker on March 3, 2019. His younger brother Jordache Mavunga plays for the Bambitious Nara of the B.League.

Daniel OrtonW
Daniel Orton

Daniel Joseph Orton is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6-foot 10-inch, 265-pound center who played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.

Yuto OtsukaW
Yuto Otsuka

Yuto Otsuka is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Miyazaki Shining Suns with the third overall pick in the 2012 bj League draft. His nicknames are "Prince" in Akita and "Come on" in Toyama.

Dexter PittmanW
Dexter Pittman

Dexter Jerome Pittman is an American professional basketball player for Al Sharjah of the UAE National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Texas.

Dwight RamosW
Dwight Ramos

Dwight Ramos is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for Toyama Grouses of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He has also played for the Philippines national basketball team.

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Samuel Sawaji Jr.

Samuel Sawaji Green Jr. is a Japanese American professional basketball player who last played for the Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Akita Northern Happinets with the 14th overall pick in the 2012 bj League draft.

Devin SearcyW
Devin Searcy

Devin Searcy is an American professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the German ProA.

Joshua Smith (basketball)W
Joshua Smith (basketball)

Joshua LaTrell Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Toyama Grouses of the Japanese B.League. He began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins before transferring in the middle of his third season, finishing his career with the Georgetown Hoyas.

Noriyuki SugasawaW
Noriyuki Sugasawa

Noriyuki Sugasawa is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Nagasaki Velca of the B.League in Japan. Following his college graduation, Sugasawa became a school teacher, but decided to be a professional basketball player. In 2012 he was picked up by the Gunma Crane Thunders with the first overall pick in the bj League draft. He has been a Happinets hooper since 2013. Former Head Coach Nakamura said that "Sugasawa is the best unsung player."

Naoki UtoW
Naoki Uto

Naoki Uto is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toyama Grouses of the B.League in Japan.

Jerod WardW
Jerod Ward

Jerod Davanta Ward is an American former professional basketball player, who played shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center positions. Currently, Ward is a TEDx & Motivational Keynote Speaker, Consultant, Coach and College Basketball Analyst for networks including ESPN, Fox Sports and Spectrum Sports.

Sam WillardW
Sam Willard

Samuel Steven Willard is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Toyama Grouses in Japan. He played college basketball for Pacific.

Terrence WoodyardW
Terrence Woodyard

Terrence Arnold Woodyard is an American former professional basketball player.

Daiji YamadaW
Daiji Yamada

Daiji Yamada is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for Toyama Grouses of the Japanese B.League. Yamada also is a long-time member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. He made his debut for the national team in 1999 at the FIBA World Championship for Junior Men