Sendai 89ers

Sendai 89ers
ConferenceEast
Division1st
LeaguesB.League
History2005–present
ArenaXebio Arena Sendai
Capacity5,700
LocationSendai
Main sponsorHaleo
PresidentDavid Holton (basketball)
Team managerTakehiko Shimura
Head coachIgor Đaletić
OwnershipBody Plus International 
Websitewww.89ers.jp
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The Sendai 89ers (仙台89ERS) are a Japanese professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the B.League. They are based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The team name is based on the city's founding year, 1889.[1]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Sendai 89ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 0 Ryota Kobayashi 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-09-12)12 September 1991
C 6 Cristiano Felicio 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992
F 7 Stanton Kidd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1992-03-05)5 March 1992
F 9 Jae Min Yang 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-06-18)18 June 1999
G 14 Yasunori Aoki 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995
G 15 Shota Watanabe 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998
F 21 Ryu Watanabe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-10-03)3 October 2000
F/C 45 Nathan Boothe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994
G 91 Masaharu Kataoka 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 39 – (1985-12-24)24 December 1985
Head coach

Hiroki Fujita

Assistant coach(es)

Yoshiro Ochiai
Shigeyuki Kinjo


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: October 23, 2024

Coaches

Notable players

Attendance

Average regular season home game attendance

Total attendance at regular season games

Arenas

Practice facilities

Academy Director

  • Makoto Kato (fr)

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Sendai 89ers. Retrieved 30 July 2022.