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
2014.03.05
Golden Kings secure place in BJL playoffs [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The high flying Ryukyu Golden Kings hammered the Shimane Susanoo Magic, not only picking up the pair of victories at the Matsue City Comprehensive Athletic Park in Shimane Prefectu...
2014.03.02
Narito Namisato back with Golden Kings [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Narito Namisato, the guard who successfully played with the Ryukyu Golden Kings but quit the team after 2012-13 season in order to try to break into the NBA in the U.S. has returne...
2014.02.28
Golden Kings show power in Ishigaki [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings demonstrated their intense teamwork skills in front of an enthusiastic Ishigaki Island audience over the weekend, slamming the Takamatsu Five Ar...
2014.02.19
Kyoto Hannarytz proves Golden Kings is fallible [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Kyoto Hannaryz, chief rival to the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Basketball Japan League’s Western Conference, took Okinawa to task in a weekend series, allowing the visitors to b...
2014.02.11
Golden Kings dominate at home [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Same song, but different verse, as the Golden Kings for the third time this season are on their way with another winning streak, this time hammering the hapless Osaka Evessa in fro...
2014.02.05
Golden Kings hit snag at Iwate [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Two people plunged the dagger into the collective heart of the high flying Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday, smashing a seven-game winning stretch and causing only the team’s second lo...
2014.01.21
Can you say ‘Darn hard to beat!?’ [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are virtually unstoppable, now on a seven-in-a-row win streak, the latest pair of victories in front of the home fans The Basketball Japan League defending ...
2014.01.15
Golden Kings shine with home sweep [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are again on a roll, racking up a two-game sweep against the Takamatsu Five Arrows in front of the home fans in Naha as they make it five-in-a-row. The Gold...
2014.01.13
Two Golden Kings players chosen for bj-League All Stars game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The pro-basketball bj-League announced Dec. 17th its selection of players for the 2013-2014 season All Stars Game scheduled to take place on Jan 26 at Akita City Gymnasium. Anthony...
2014.01.07
Golden Kings begin new year with sweep [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Proving that a late December loss that shattered a long running win streak was a fluke, the Ryukyu Golden Kings kicked off the new year on home turf with a sweep of the Saitama Bro...
2013.12.24
Expansion team snaps Golden Kings win streak [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The newest kids on the block, an expansion team from Aomori, threw the wrench into the high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday, snapping a 12-game win streak with a squeaker 72-70...
2013.12.18
Nobody, simply nobody, can stop the Kings [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The road to basketball victories is filled with bumps and potholes, but for now, no team in the Basketball Japan League has found a way to even slow – let alone stop — the high fly...
2013.12.09
Golden Kings appear unstoppable as streak continues [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The challenge in the Basketball Japan League is finding a team capable of beating the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who’ve run their winning streak to ten in a row with weekend victories ov...
2013.12.04
Golden Kings promote Ladies’ Day at Saturday home game [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings are climbing aboard the breast cancer awareness program, designating its Saturday evening home game as Ladies’ Day, complete with special prices. The profes...
2013.11.26
Golden Kings extend winning streak to eight! [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings know how to generate excitement, whether on the road or in front of the home fans, and they have done it again with a pair of victories over the Hamamatsu H...
2013.11.19
Golden Kings again on a roll [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The home fans couldn’t have been happier, watching their high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings make winning look easier as they swept a pair from the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic. Play...
2013.11.13
Golden Kings trade Scootie Randall, grab Draelon Burns [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
When a basketball team’s top scorer gets a pink ticket for a trade, you know the Ryukyu Golden Kings are looking for something special. That’s exactly what happened this week with ...
2013.11.05
Golden Kings sweep Kyoto to climb into lead [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The Ryukyu Golden Kings climbed to the top of the Western Conference standings in front of its home fans this past weekend, ousting the visiting Kyoto Hannaryz in a pair of contest...
2013.10.29
Golden Kings snag pair of home court wins [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball squad is currently third in the Basketball Japan League’s Western Division, but with play like they demonstrated against visiting Rizing Fukuoka, ...
2013.10.21
Golden Kings split tough series in Shiga [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
Okinawa’s professional basketball squad didn’t find Shiga Prefecture all that friendly an environment over the weekend, battling from behind to win the first game of their series a...
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