2023–24 B1 League season
Events in Japanese basketball
2023–24 B1 League season | ||||||||||
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League | B.League | |||||||||
Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
Duration | 5 October 2023 – 28 May 2024 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Basket LIVE, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, NHK, SKY PerfecTV!, others | |||||||||
B1 Regular season | ||||||||||
Relegated | Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses | |||||||||
B1 Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Hiroshima Dragonflies | |||||||||
Runners-up | Ryukyu Golden Kings | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2022-23 2024-25 → |
The 2023–24 B1 League season was 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]
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
Promoted from 2022–23 B2 League | Relegated from 2022–23 B1 League |
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Saga Ballooners Nagasaki Velca | Niigata Albirex BB Shiga Lakes |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing | Incoming |
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Off-season | ||
Ibaraki Robots | Richard Glesmann | James Andrisevic |
SeaHorses Mikawa | Kimikazu Suzuki | Ryan Richman |
Sunrockers Shibuya | Ken Hamanaka | Luka Pavićević |
In season | ||
Ibaraki Robots | James Andrisevic | Richard Glesmann |
Toyama Grouses | Daisuke Takaoka | J. R. Sakuragi |
Regular season
Standings
- Central
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | San-en NeoPhoenix (Q) | 60 | 46 | 14 | 5371 | 4749 | +622 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | SeaHorses Mikawa (Q) | 60 | 36 | 24 | 4821 | 4545 | +276 | |
3 | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 60 | 35 | 25 | 4520 | 4443 | +77 | |
4 | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 60 | 33 | 27 | 4825 | 4703 | +122 | |
5 | Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 60 | 33 | 27 | 4553 | 4496 | +57 | |
6 | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 60 | 24 | 36 | 4629 | 4945 | −316 | |
7 | Shinshu Brave Warriors (R) | 60 | 10 | 50 | 4332 | 4955 | −623 | Relegated to B2 League |
8 | Toyama Grouses (R) | 60 | 4 | 56 | 4318 | 5150 | −832 |
Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
- Eastern
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Utsunomiya Brex (Q) | 60 | 51 | 9 | 4896 | 4154 | +742 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Alvark Tokyo (Q) | 60 | 48 | 12 | 4875 | 4197 | +678 | |
3 | Chiba Jets (Q) | 60 | 35 | 25 | 5054 | 4900 | +154 | Wildcard |
4 | Gunma Crane Thunders | 60 | 31 | 29 | 4801 | 4913 | −112 | |
5 | Akita Northern Happinets | 60 | 30 | 30 | 4450 | 4514 | −64 | |
6 | Sendai 89ers | 60 | 27 | 33 | 4759 | 4846 | −87 | |
7 | Levanga Hokkaido | 60 | 17 | 43 | 4519 | 4914 | −395 | |
8 | Ibaraki Robots | 60 | 12 | 48 | 4580 | 5193 | −613 |
Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
- Western
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (Q) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 5041 | 4761 | +280 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Ryukyu Golden Kings (Q) | 60 | 41 | 19 | 4956 | 4667 | +289 | |
3 | Hiroshima Dragonflies (Q) | 60 | 36 | 24 | 4751 | 4402 | +349 | Wildcard |
4 | Shimane Susanoo Magic | 60 | 32 | 28 | 4899 | 4724 | +175 | |
5 | Saga Ballooners | 60 | 29 | 31 | 4523 | 4504 | +19 | |
6 | Nagasaki Velca | 60 | 27 | 33 | 4869 | 5012 | −143 | |
7 | Osaka Evessa | 60 | 25 | 35 | 4748 | 4970 | −222 | |
8 | Kyoto Hannaryz | 60 | 17 | 43 | 4640 | 5073 | −433 |
Source: B.League
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(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 | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 2 | ||||||||||||
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 |
boxscore |
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 |
11 May 2024 19:30 |
boxscore |
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 |
13 May 2024 19:25 |
boxscore |
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 |
(2) San-en NeoPhoenix vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
11 May 2024 13:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
12 May 2024 13:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (6) SeaHorses Mikawa
11 May 2024 15:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
12 May 2024 15:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
(4) Alvark Tokyo vs. (5) Ryukyu Golden Kings
10 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
11 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
13 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
Semifinals
(3) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
18 May 2024 14:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
19 May 2024 13:10 |
boxscore |
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 |
20 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (8) Chiba Jets
18 May 2024 16:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
19 May 2024 16:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
21 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
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 |
Finals
(5) Ryukyu Golden Kings vs. (7) Hiroshima Dragonflies
25 May 2024 12:00 |
boxscore |
Ryukyu Golden Kings | 74–62 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 19–9, 19–18, 12–19 | ||
Pts: Imamura 15 Rebs: Cooley, Law 7 Asts: Durham 8 | Pts: Blackshear 15 Rebs: Blackshear 8 Asts: Blackshear, Mayo 4 | |
Ryukyu leads series, 1–0 |
26 May 2024 13:10 |
boxscore |
Ryukyu Golden Kings | 63–72 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–9, 13–18, 16–24 | ||
Pts: Law 16 Rebs: Imamura 7 Asts: Durham 7 | Pts: Evans 16 Rebs: Evans, Enomoto 6 Asts: Evans 5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
28 May 2024 19:05 |
boxscore |
Ryukyu Golden Kings | 50–65 | Hiroshima Dragonflies |
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–18, 11–11, 10–19 | ||
Pts: Law 16 Rebs: Cooley, Imamura 7 Asts: Durham 4 | Pts: Evans 13 Rebs: Evans 9 Asts: Blackshear, Mayo 4 | |
Hiroshima wins series, 2–1 |
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | ![]() | Shimane Susanoo Magic | 22.6 |
Rebounds per game | ![]() | Levanga Hokkaido | 12.2 |
Assists per game | ![]() | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 7.9 |
Steals per game | ![]() | Gunma Crane Thunders | 1.9 |
Blocks per game | ![]() | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 1.7 |
FG% | ![]() | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 61.0% |
3FG% | ![]() | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 47.1% |
FT% | ![]() | Ibaraki Robots | 91.1% |
Team statistic leaders
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | San-en NeoPhoenix | 89.5 |
Rebounds per game | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 34.0 |
Assists per game | San-en NeoPhoenix | 22.3 |
Steals per game | Nagasaki Velca | 8.0 |
Blocks per game | Chiba Jets | 3.6 |
FG% | SeaHorses Mikawa | 46.5% |
3FG% | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 38.2% |
FT% | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 78.7% |
B1 League clubs in Asian competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Chiba Jets | East Asia Super League | Championship game |
Ryukyu Golden Kings | Group stage Group B |
References
- ^ "B.League Season Tips Off with Few Coaching Changes". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Golden Kings Soar Past Ballooners in B.League Opener". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Golden Kings Complete Title Quest with Sweep of Jets in B.League Finals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.