Ryukyu Golden Kings
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bj-League’s 10th season brings new excit… [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura The Basketball Japan League –of which the Ryukyu Golden Kings are the reigning champions—is celebrating its 10th anniversary ...Read More
Golden Kings needed overtime to score fi… [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings finally put a mark in the win column of the young basketball season, struggling but succeeding in outlasting the Aki...Read More
Golden Kings ready to set BJL on fire as… [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura Fired up! – That’s the best term to describe the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who with four pre-season wins already under their belt...Read More
2016.10.18
Kings win weekend games against Kyoto [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings swiped the weekend road games against Kyoto Hannaryz on Kyoto’s home court. On Saturday, the Kings again seemed to have problems to start their engine, and ...
2016.10.17
Go Kings for being stronger in brand new B. League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura The brand new national basketball league, called B. League opened its inaugural season just a couple weeks ago, and the Ryukyu Golden Kings, the winner of the final ...
2016.10.12
Kings manage big win against Mikawa Seahorse in weekend split [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings played against Seahorse Mikawa from Aichi prefecture last weekend. Seahorse Mikawa is considered one of the strongest team in not only the Western Conferenc...
2016.10.03
Kings redeem themselves with weekend sweep against Shiga [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Although the Ryukyu Golden Kings had a disappointing start with the inaugural series of games in the B. League against Alvark Tokyo, the weekend pair of matches against Shiga Lakes...
Golden Kings lose inaugural series of games in B. League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Ryukyu Golden Kings faced Alvark Tokyo in the inaugural pair of regular season games of the B. League that combines the National Basketball League (NBL) and the TKbj-League. The se...
B.League opening match live on giant TV at Koza Music Town [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The inaugural regular season match of the new Japanese professional basketball league, known as B.League, is played today between Ryukyu Golden Kings and Alcark Tokyo at Yoyogi Gym...
2016.08.22
George Washington Colonials smash Golden Kings 82-56 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The George Washington University Basketball team, the Colonials, visited Japan to play a series of international friendship matches from Aug. 13 to 21. The squad played three games...
2016.08.20
Golden Kings starting season with five new members [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The new basketball league in Japan, the B.League, will start very soon, and the Golden Kings will match up with the basketball team of the George Washington University this weekend...
Golden Kings contracts new forward for season 2016-17 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings announced June 28th the addition of 23-year-old Naoki Tashiro from Chiba Prefecture to the team roster. Tashiro is 190 cm tall, weighs 90 kg and will play a...
Three Golden Kings’ players leave team [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings, Okinawa’s pro-basketball team, scheduled to join the first division of the new unified Japanese pro-basketball league called B.League, announced that three...
Golden Kings to face Alvark Tokyo in B. League opening game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Japanese pro-basketball is opening a new era his fall when the new B’ League takes off in September. The Ryukyu Golden Kings will face Toyota Alvark Tokyo in the opening games ...
2016.05.17
Golden Kings capture final championship of bj-League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings, the home pro-basketball team of Okinawa, grabbed the championship of the TKbj-League, Sunday, at Tokyo Ariake Coliseum. This was the final season of the le...
2016.05.11
Golden Kings earn ticket to Ariake finals [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings swiped the Osaka Evessa in the conference semifinal matches at Okinawa City gym last weekend, earning the team the ticket to the league finals this weekend ...
2016.05.03
Kings weekend wins advance team to conference semifinals [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings swiped Kanazawa Samuraiz in the first round of TKbj-League Playoffs last weekend on the Kings’ home court, Okinawa City Gym. The win means the Kings will en...
2016.04.28
Kishimoto chosen into The Best 5 of TKbj-League [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
TKbj-League announced the list of the Best 5 Players of the Season 2015 – 2016 in the League on Apr. 27th, and point guard Ryuichi Kishimoto, the captain of the Ryukyu Golden...
2016.04.26
Golden Kings end regular season on winning note [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings ended on the weekend the regular season of the TKbj-League with a pair of games against their archrival Osaka Evessa. The games also marked the final season...
2016.04.19
Kings made franchise record but slip to second place in conference [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Golden Kings made a new franchise record of consecutive after piling up the team’s 16th win Saturday in a road game against Hamamatsu Higashi-Mikawa Phoenix. The numbers were 74-56...
2016.04.12
Golden Kings tie regular season winning record [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Golden Kings took the thunder away from Hiroshima Lightning as they crushed their opponents on both days in the weekend series in Okinawa City. The Kings won 107-66 on Saturday...
2016.04.05
Golden Kings delivers solid pair of victories in weekend road games [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings had again a good weekend as they crushed Takamatsu Five Arrows on both days in a weekend road series, easily keeping their first place in the TKbj-League We...
2016.03.28
Kings hit top spot in conference with double wins over Shiga [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings, playing in Tomigusuku Gym, swiped Shiga Lakestars in both weekend games. The game on Saturday ended 98–86 while the number on Sunday were 93–84. The win on...
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