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Yokohama B-Corsairs

The Yokohama B-Corsairs are a Japanese professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the B.League. Following the team's establishment in 2010, they participated in the Eastern Conference of the bj league for five seasons and in 2013 became the first team based in the Kanto region of Japan to win the league's championship.

History
Early success in bj league (2011–2013) The B-Corsairs entered the league in the 2011–2012 season as one of four expansion teams, seeing the league grow from 16 to 20 teams. In their first season they finished in second place in the Eastern Conference, led by league MVP Justin Burrell. Former NBA player Reggie Geary won the coach of the year award. With the victory, Geary became the first foreign-born coach to win a title in the bj-league. Geary left the club to join the Chiba Jets and the B-Corsairs' import players also signed with other clubs within Japan. Import players Wayne Marshall, Marquise Gray and Omar Reed joined the club. but it slumped at the end of the year and finished with a 24–28 record, missing out on the playoffs for the first time. Katsuhisa remained as head coach for the 2014–15 season and the team was again led by Kabaya and Marshall. Dzaflo Larkai, Carl Hall and Warren Niles were added as import players. Kenji Yamada was named captain although Kabaya remained with the team. The club struggled throughout the season however, with Marshall missing a quarter of the season due to injury. Yamada continued in the role of team captain for the second season. Satoshi Hisayama, who had been at the club since its beginning in 2011 but was released at the end of the 2014–15 season, returned to the club at the end of October to replace Willis. Small forward Ryoichi Ishitani, who had been with the B-Corsairs training squad since the 2014–15 season, including a previous stint on the main squad between November 2014 and February 2015, was signed to a full contract and added to the main squad in February 2016. After recording a 16–14 win–loss record in the first four months of the season, the team slumped to manage just two wins in its next twenty games. The team finished the season in 10th place in the Eastern Conference for the second consecutive year. At the end of the season the club announced that it would not renew the contracts of Hall and Johnson. B.League From September 2016, the B-Corsairs will compete in the Central Conference of the First Division of the B.League, a new three-division competition formed from the merger of the bj-league and the National Basketball League. During the off-season, Hisayama, who had been with the club since their foundation, announced his retirement as a player, and joined the Shimane Susanoo Magic as a coach under Katsuhisa. Yamada was named as team captain for his third year. Off-season signings included free agents Jeff Parmer (previously with Shiga) and Faye Pape Mour (previously with Niigata), as well as American Jason Washburn, who was previously playing in the Kosovo league in Europe. ==Record by season==
Players
Current roster {{Basketball roster header|team=Yokohama B-Corsairs {{Basketball roster footer Kenji Yamada Individual awardsLeague MVP:Justin Burrell (2011–12) • Playoff MVP:Masayuki Kabaya (2012–13) • League Best Five:Justin Burrell (2011–12) • Draelon Burns (2012–13) • Yuki Kawamura (2022–23, 2023-23) All-Star selectionsJustin Burrell (2011–12) • Draelon Burns (2012–13) • Masayuki Kabaya (2013–14) • Yuki Kawamura (2022–23, 2024–24) Notable playersJustin BurrellPaul ButoracRobert CarterJordan HenriquezMasashi HosoyaCory JohnsonTakuya KawamuraDzaflo LarkaiKhyle MarshallWill McDonaldChas McFarlandAlexis MinatoyaMarcus SimmonsHasheem ThabeetJason WashburnKenji YamadaPatrik AudaYuki Kawamura ==Head coaches==
Practice facilities
The team practices at the Takigashira Kaikan in Isogo, Yokohama. ==References==
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