Ryukyu Golden Kings

{{Short description|Professional basketball team in Okinawa, Japan}}

{{Redirect|Ryukyu Kings|the kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom|King of Ryukyu}}

{{Infobox Basketball club

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| name = Ryukyu Golden Kings

| image = Ryukyu Golden Kings logo 19.png

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| founded = {{Start date and age|2007}}

| leagues = B.League

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| arena = Okinawa Arena

| capacity = 10,000

| location = Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture

| colors = Champagne Gold, Steel Blue and Pearl Red
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| owner =

| sponsor = Zenhoren

| president = Tatsuro Kimura

| coach = Dai Oketani

| championships = 1 B.League
4 bj League

| conf_champs =6 bj League Western Conference

| ret_nums = 1 (50)

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| website = [http://www.goldenkings.jp/ goldenkings.jp]

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The {{nihongo|Ryukyu Golden Kings|琉球ゴールデンキングス|Ryūkyū Gōruden Kingusu}} are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture. They compete in the B.League, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.storks.jp/2015.07.30/press/18364/ |title=JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について |trans-title=Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference" |language=ja |publisher=Nishinomiya Storks |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091026/http://www.storks.jp/2015.07.30/press/18364/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}

The Golden Kings have won the Japanese national title five times, as they won the bj league four times (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016) and the B.League once (2023). They were also losing B.League finalists once (2022).{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=2022-23シーズン優勝のご報告 |url=https://goldenkings.jp/news/detail/id=18416 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=琉球ゴールデンキングス |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Ryukyu Golden Kings sweep Chiba Jets for first B. League title |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/28/basketball/b-league/ryukyu-golden-kings-b-league-title/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}

Honours

=Domestic=

B.League champions: 1
2022–23
bj league champions: 4
2009, 2012, 2014, 2016

=Continental=

ABA Club Championship
3rd: 2011
East Asia Super League champions:
2018

Players

{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = JPN | name = Tatsuya Ito | pos = PG | m=1.73 | year=1994 | month=11 | date=26 |link=:ja:伊藤達哉 (バスケットボール)}}

{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = USA | name = Vic Law | pos = SF | m=2.01 | year=1995 | month=12 | date=19 }}

{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = JPN | name = Yoshiya Uematsu | pos = F | m=1.90 | year=1998 | month=12 | date=18 |link=:ja:植松義也}}

{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = JPN | name = Hayate Arakawa | pos = G | m=1.82 | year=1997 | month=7 | date=25 |link=:ja:荒川颯}}

{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = USA | name = Keve Aluma | pos = F | m=2.06 | year=1998 | month=12 | date=31 }}

{{player3 | num = 14 | nat = JPN | name = Ryuichi Kishimoto | pos = G | m=1.76 | year=1990 | month=5 | date=17 |link=:ja:岸本隆一}}

{{player3 | num = 15 | nat = JPN | name = Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki| pos = G | m=1.85 | year=1997 | month=5 | date=15 |link=:ja:松脇圭志}}

{{player3 | num = 18 | nat = JPN | name = Masahiro Waki | pos = G | m=1.93 | year=2002 | month=3 | date=11 |link=:ja:脇真大}}

{{player3 | num = 34 | nat = JPN | name = Shota Onodera | pos = G | m=1.82 | year=1994 | month=11 | date=6 }}

{{player3 | num = 45 | nat = USA | name = Jack Cooley | pos = C | m=2.06 | year=1991 | month=4 | date=12 }}

{{player3 | num = 53 | nat = USA | name = Alex Kirk | pos = C | m=2.11 | year=1991 | month=11 | date=14 }}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach = Dai Oketani

| asst_coach = Takahiro Morishige
Kensuke Hosaka
Anthony McHenry
Keith Richardson

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

| accessdate = October 5, 2024}}

Coaches

Seasons

=B.League=

{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleague.jp/standings/2016-17.html|title=順位表 - B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト|website=B.LEAGUE（Bリーグ）公式サイト|language=ja|access-date=2017-09-22}}

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!Season

!Result

!Regular Season Record (W-L)

!Playoff Record

2016-2017

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #96CDCD" |QuarterFinals

|29-31

|0-2

2017-2018

! style="background-color: #96CDCD" |SemiFinals

|42-18

|2-3

2018-2019

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #96CDCD" |SemiFinals

|40-20

|3-3

2019-2020

|N/A

|27-14

|Playoffs cancelled (COVID-19)

2020-2021

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #96CDCD" |SemiFinals

|40-16

|3-3

2021-2022

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #D0E7FF" |Finals

|49-7

|4-2

2022-2023

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #FFCCCC" |Champions

|48-12

|6-0

2023-2024

! align="center" scope="row" style="background-color: #D0E7FF" |Finals

|41-19

|5-4

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! colspan="2" |Key

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|Champions

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|Losing Finalists

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|Made the Playoffs