2023–24_B1_League_season

2023–24 B1 League season

2023–24 B1 League season

Events in Japanese basketball

The 2023–24 B1 League season is the eighth season of the B1 League, the top Japanese professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2015.[1] The regular season began on 5 October 2023.[2]

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The Ryukyu Golden Kings are the defending champions, having won their first B1 League title after defeating the Chiba Jets in the 2023 Finals.[3]

Teams

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2022–23 B2 League, Relegated from 2022–23 B1 League ...

Coaching changes

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Regular season

Standings

Central
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Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Eastern
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Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Western
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Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoffs

Bracket

All matches in the playoffs were in a best-of-three series. Teams in bold advanced to the next round.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Utsunomiya Brex 1
8 Chiba Jets 2
8 Chiba Jets 1
5 Ryukyu Golden Kings 2
4 Alvark Tokyo 1
5 Ryukyu Golden Kings 2
5 Ryukyu Golden Kings 0
7 Hiroshima Dragonflies 0
3 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 2
6 SeaHorses Mikawa 0
3 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 1
7 Hiroshima Dragonflies 2
2 San-en NeoPhoenix 0
7 Hiroshima Dragonflies 2

Quarterfinals

(1) Utsunomiya Brex vs. (8) Chiba Jets

10 May 2024
19:25
Utsunomiya Brex 70–82 Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–28, 16–13, 15–15
Pts: Newbill 15
Rebs: Edwards 9
Asts: Newbill 4		 Pts: Togashi 24
Rebs: Mooney 9
Asts: Togashi 4
Chiba leads series, 1–0
Nikkan Arena Tochigi, Tochigi
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: Hijiri Abe, Kohei Kano, Toshihiro Aoki
11 May 2024
19:30
Utsunomiya Brex 67–58 Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 23–10, 18–19, 13–10
Pts: Edwards 21
Rebs: Edwards 13
Asts: Newbill 8		 Pts: Mooney, Togashi 16
Rebs: Mooney 12
Asts: Brown, Togashi 3
Series tied, 1–1
Nikkan Arena Tochigi, Tochigi
Attendance: 5,780
Referees: Hijiri Abe, Kohei Kano, Toshihiro Aoki
13 May 2024
19:25
Utsunomiya Brex 93–103 (2OT) Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 15–14, 22–17, 17–18, Overtime: 9–9, 10–20
Pts: Newbill 30
Rebs: Jerrett 7
Asts: Hiejima 5		 Pts: Smith 36
Rebs: Cooks, Smith 11
Asts: Togashi 12
Chiba wins series, 2–1
Nikkan Arena Tochigi, Tochigi
Attendance: 5,681
Referees: Hijiri Abe, Kohei Kano, Toshihiro Aoki

(2) San-en NeoPhoenix vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies

11 May 2024
13:05
San-en NeoPhoenix 70–77 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 18–17, 18–16, 11–23
Pts: Maten 17
Rebs: Dudzinski 8
Asts: Oura 7		 Pts: Evans 22
Rebs: Blackshear, Kawata 7
Asts: Evans, Mayo, Nakamura 3
Hiroshima leads series, 1–0
Toyohashi City Gymnasium, Aichi
Attendance: 3,006
Referees: Takaki Kato, Yuki Kubo, Tsutomu Ozawa
12 May 2024
13:05
San-en NeoPhoenix 66–69 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–20, 14–7, 11–19
Pts: Dudzinski 25
Rebs: Maten 14
Asts: Oura 7		 Pts: Evans 18
Rebs: Evans 6
Asts: Evans 5
Hiroshima wins series, 2–0
Toyohashi City Gymnasium, Aichi
Attendance: 4,022
Referees: Takaki Kato, Yuki Kubo, Tsutomu Ozawa

(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (6) SeaHorses Mikawa

11 May 2024
15:05
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 78–69 SeaHorses Mikawa
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 23–19, 20–15, 19–15
Pts: Saito 21
Rebs: Soares 13
Asts: Saito 7		 Pts: Auguste 16
Rebs: Auguste, Gardner 8
Asts: Gardner, Nagano 4
Nagoya leads series, 1–0
Dolphins Arena, Aichi
Attendance: 5,414
Referees: Shigeyuki Arisawa, Ryosuke Ito, Norito Okawara
12 May 2024
15:05
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 84–75 SeaHorses Mikawa
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–28, 11–11, 32–17
Pts: Saito 23
Rebs: Soares 11
Asts: Saito 8		 Pts: Gardner, Layman 14
Rebs: Auguste 9
Asts: Nagano 6
Nagoya wins series, 2–0
Dolphins Arena, Aichi
Attendance: 5,744
Referees: Shigeyuki Arisawa, Ryosuke Ito, Norito Okawara

(4) Alvark Tokyo vs. (5) Ryukyu Golden Kings

10 May 2024
19:05
Alvark Tokyo 80–81 (2OT) Ryukyu Golden Kings
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 25–11, 10–20, 14–18, Overtime: 6–6, 7–8
Pts: Rossiter 24
Rebs: Rossiter 18
Asts: Saiz, Toews 4		 Pts: Durham 18
Rebs: Cooley 8
Asts: Imamura 6
Ryukyu leads series, 1–0
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Attendance: 6,301
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Yuji Hirahara, Haruka Iwai
11 May 2024
19:05
Alvark Tokyo 73–69 Ryukyu Golden Kings
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 27–26, 13–17, 14–17
Pts: Rossiter 24
Rebs: Rossiter 13
Asts: Toews 5		 Pts: Kishimoto 14
Rebs: Kirk 8
Asts: Imamura 3
Series tied, 1–1
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Attendance: 9,011
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Yuji Hirahara, Haruka Iwai
13 May 2024
19:05
Alvark Tokyo 57–58 Ryukyu Golden Kings
Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 20–20, 16–16, 12–10
Pts: Rossiter 20
Rebs: Gudaitis 9
Asts: Toews 4		 Pts: Durham 16
Rebs: Law 11
Asts: Durham, Imamura 3
Ryukyu wins series, 2–1
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,604
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Yuji Hirahara, Haruka Iwai

Semifinals

(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies

18 May 2024
14:05
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 75–79 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 22–18, 3–24, 27–24
Pts: Eatherton 14
Rebs: Eatherton, Soares 9
Asts: Eatherton, Nakahigashi, Saito 5		 Pts: Blackshear 21
Rebs: Enomoto, Mayo 6
Asts: Mayo 5
Hiroshima leads series, 1–0
Dolphins Arena, Aichi
Attendance: 5,272
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Kohei Kano, Taiyu Ohno
19 May 2024
13:10
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 84–77 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 24–20, 18–20, 15–20
Pts: Eatherton 18
Rebs: Eatherton 7
Asts: Saito 6		 Pts: Evans 25
Rebs: Evans 9
Asts: Evans 6
Series tied, 1–1
Dolphins Arena, Aichi
Attendance: 5,446
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Kohei Kano, Taiyu Ohno
20 May 2024
19:05
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 73–79 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 22–15, 25–21, 13–20
Pts: Parks 20
Rebs: Eatherton 9
Asts: Nakahigashi 4		 Pts: Evans 28
Rebs: Evans 7
Asts: Evans 6
Hiroshima wins series, 2–1
Dolphins Arena, Aichi
Attendance: 5,290
Referees: Daigo Urushima, Kohei Kano, Taiyu Ohno

(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (8) Chiba Jets

18 May 2024
16:05
Ryukyu Golden Kings 62–95 Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 14–30, 12–11, 12–25
Pts: Law 16
Rebs: Cooley 8
Asts: Law 4		 Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Brown 6
Asts: Togashi 7
Chiba leads series, 1–0
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa
Attendance: 8,582
Referees: Norito Okawara, Takeo Kitazawa, Shigeyuki Arisawa
19 May 2024
16:05
Ryukyu Golden Kings 81–63 Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–20, 19–15, 19–15
Pts: Cooley 25
Rebs: Durham 16
Asts: Durham 7		 Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Cooks 7
Asts: Cooks 6
Series tied, 1–1
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa
Attendance: 8,643
Referees: Norito Okawara, Takeo Kitazawa, Shigeyuki Arisawa
21 May 2024
19:05
Ryukyu Golden Kings 83–67 Chiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 24–17, 19–24, 18–12
Pts: Cooley, Durham 15
Rebs: Cooley 10
Asts: Durham 8		 Pts: Togashi 18
Rebs: Mooney 11
Asts: Togashi 6
Ryukyu wins series, 2–1
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa
Attendance: 8,712
Referees: Norito Okawara, Takeo Kitazawa, Shigeyuki Arisawa

Finals

(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies

25 May 2024
12:00
Ryukyu Golden Kings 74–62 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Ryukyu leads 1-0
26 May 2024
13:10
Ryukyu Golden Kings 63–72 Hiroshima Dragonflies
Series tied 1-1
28 May 2024
19:05
Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. Hiroshima Dragonflies

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

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Team statistic leaders

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B1 League clubs in Asian competitions

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References

  1. [1]
    "B.League Season Tips Off with Few Coaching Changes". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Golden Kings Soar Past Ballooners in B.League Opener". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Golden Kings Complete Title Quest with Sweep of Jets in B.League Finals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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