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
Golden Kings split opening weekend series [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings jumped strong out of the starting blocks in their season opener on the road, upending Western Conference foe Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix 77-67 on Saturd...
Golden Kings needed overtime to score first season win [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 Akita Northern Happinets in Tokyo. Celebrat...
Golden Kings lose two squeakers in season openers [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Playing in front of the Okinawa home fans as the professional basketball season got under way, things didn’t work out for the Ryukyu Golden Kings as they took on a rival National B...
Golden Kings introduce new players at season opener [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are excited about the start to the new season, which brings a pair of new faces to the reigning Basketball Japan League championship team. Anthony Kent is n...
BJL Champion Golden Kings opening at home [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball Golden Kings are ready to defend their championship while showing off to Japan’s rival basketball conference in a pair of home games this coming w...
Tsutomu Isa continues to lead Kings next season [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawan professional basketball bj-League team Ryukyu Golden Kings announced Monday the renewal of the contracts of four of its last season players. Ryuichi Kishimoto, Anthony McH...
Golden Kings hold Basketball School for elementary students [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball team and last season’s bj-League champions The Ryukyu Golden Kings is holding a basketball school for elementary school children at Okinawa Conven...
Golden Kings bring home coveted champion trophy [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
For a third time, the Ryukyu Golden Kings proved to Japan it’s a basketball powerhouse, rolling over the Akita Northern Happinets to win the Basketball Japan League Championship fo...
Golden Kings trash Phoenix; head to finals [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings put on a spectacular show for the home fans, demolishing the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in a pair of semi-final showdowns that propelled Okinawa to the...
Number of fans at Kings’ games passes 100,000 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The number of spectators attending the Ryukyu Golden Kings’ basketball games this season has passed 100,000. According to the team spokesman, 101,054 fans have bought tickets to se...
Golden Kings rest as playoffs begin [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
By Jun Ikemura It pays to be the Western Conference Champions, as it earns a free opening weekend of the Basketball Japan League playoffs. The Ryukyu Golden Kings, by winning the W...
Golden Kings set new season record [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings closed the season in flamboyant style, sweeping the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in front of the mainland team’s home fans, while at the same time establ...
Draelon Burns chosen bjL MVP of the week [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The leading scorer for the Ryukyu Golden Kings has been chosen Most Valuable Player of the Week by the Basketball Japan League. Draelon Burns, who in the first game against the Ham...
Golden Kings roughed up by Takamatsu [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The latest Ryukyu Golden Kings win streak came to a screeching halt in Takamatsu City, foiled by a mediocre Basketball Japan League team with a 21-29 record who didn’t care that th...
Golden Kings run roughshod over Phoenix [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings made their regular season home court finale an event bringing Okinawa fans to their feet as they bulldozed their way past the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoeni...
Golden Kings proving fallible down the stretch [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Another weekend, and another loss for the high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings, who were taken to task by the Niigata Albirex BB. The Golden Kings fell victim to the efforts of Albirex ...
Oita stops Golden Kings home win streak at 22 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Proving the old adage that any team can beat any other team on a given day, the mediocre Oita HeatDevils stunned the league-leading Ryukyu Golden Kings, ripping Okinawa in front of...
Golden Kings coast to victories over Nara [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
It was little more than a pair of warm up games to prepare for the upcoming Basketball Japan League playoffs as the Ryukyu Golden Kings pounded the Bambitious Nara twice in front o...
Golden Kings suffer only sixth loss of season [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Stunned is the only way to describe reactions of the Ryukyu Golden Kings Thursday night as they ventured into the Fukuoka City Kyuden Gymnasium to take on the Rizing Fukuoka in the...
Golden Kings boost home record to 21-1 [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
To the delight of the home fans watching in the Okinawa City Gymnasium, the Ryukyu Golden Kings kept pouring on the records with a pair of victories over the Shiga Lakestars. Okina...