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Kumamoto Volters

{{Short description|Japanese professional basketball team}}

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| founded = 2012

| leagues = B.League

| division = Second

| conference = West

| arena = Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium

| capacity = 4,110

| coach =Kouto Tooyama

| sponsor = Nisikawa Group,Kumamoto

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{{nihongo|Kumamoto Volters|熊本ヴォルターズ|Kumamoto Vorutāzu}} is a Japanese professional basketball team in Kumamoto, Kumamoto. The team competes in the B.League.{{cite web |last=B.League |url=https://www.bleague.jp/ |title=B.LEAGUE|date=10 October 2016 |access-date=10 October 2016}} The team name "Volters" is a coined term using "VOLCANO," meaning volcano, and "WATER," meaning water, symbolizing the abundant water sourced from Mount Aso in Kumamoto as well as the volcano itself.

Kumamoto Volters have experienced one district championship in the B.League's second division and have advanced to the promotion playoffs to the first division five times.

Volters hosted the B.League All-star Game in 2018.

Roster

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{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = USA | name = Jamel McLean | pos = F/C }}

{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = JPN | name = Chikara Tanaka | pos = PG |link=:ja:田中力}}

{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = JPN | name = Shota Yamamoto | pos = SG |link=:ja:山本翔太}}

{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = JPN | name = Hiroaki Isono|pos=SG|link=:ja:磯野寛晃}}

{{player3 |pos=SF|num=6|nat=JPN|link=:ja:野口侑真|name=Yuuma Noguchi}}

{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = THA | name = Tyler Lamb | pos = SF }}{{Player3|pos=SG|num=9|nat=JPN|name=Takayuki Oomori|note=+}}{{Player3|pos=PG|num=12|nat=JPN|name=Kouki Hosaka|note=+}}

{{player3 | num = 13 | nat = JPN | name = Ren Nagashima | pos = PG |link=:ja:長島蓮}}

{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = JPN | name = Ryosuke Motomura | pos = SG |link=:ja:本村亮輔|note=C}}

{{player3 | num = 17 | nat = JPN | name = Keita Sawabe | pos = SG |link=:ja:澤邉圭太}}

{{player3 |pos=SG|num=31|nat=JPN|link=:ja:山田安斗夢|name=Atomu Yamada}}

{{player3 |pos=PF|num=44|nat=USA|link=Mitchell Lightfoot(basketball)|name=Mitch Lightfoot}}

{{Player3|pos=PG|num=77|nat=JPN|link=:ja:山本柊輔|name=Shusuke Yamamoto}}

{{Player3|pos=F/C|num=88|nat=VEN|name=Gregory Echenique|note=+}}{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =Kouto Tooyama

| asst_coach =Tomoyuki Umeda

| roster_url = https://volters.jp/team/players/

| accessdate = 10 Feb. 2025 }}

Notable players

Coaches

Arenas

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Twitter|k_volters}}
  • [https://www.facebook.com/rkkvolters/ Weekly Volters]

{{Japanese B.League}}

Category:Basketball teams in Japan

Category:Basketball teams established in 2012

Category:2012 establishments in Japan

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Kumamoto Prefecture

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