2024–25 B1 League season

2024–25 B1 League season
2024–25 B1 League season
League	B1 League
Season	2024–25
Duration	5 October 2024 – 4 May 2025; (Regular season)
Games played	60
Teams	24
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 B1 League season is ninth season of the B1 League, the top Japanese professional basketball league, since its establishment in 2015. The regular season began on 5 October 2024.^[1]

The Hiroshima Dragonflies are the defending champions, having won their first B1 League title after defeating the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the 2024 Finals.^[2]

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2023–24 B2 League	Relegated from 2023–24 B1 League
Shiga Lakes Koshigaya Alphas	Shinshu Brave Warriors Toyama Grouses

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing	Incoming
Off-season
Utsunomiya Brex	Norio Sassa	Kevin Braswell
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Kyle Milling	Shogo Asayama
Gunma Crane Thunders	Kota Mizuno	Kyle Milling
Yokohama B-Corsairs	Taketo Aoki	Lassi Tuovi
Nagasaki Velca	Kenjiro Maeda	Mody Maor
Shiga Lakes	David Gómez	Kenjiro Maeda
Kawasaki Brave Thunders	Kenji Sato	Ronen Ginzburg
Ibaraki Robots	Richard Glesnann	Chris Holm
Sendai 89ers	Hiroki Fujita	Yoshiro Ochiai
Chiba Jets	John Patrick	Trevor Gleeson

Foreign players

This is the full list of international players competing in the 2024–25 season.^[3]

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Replaced
Akita Northern Happinets	Mohammad Gadiaga	Tanner Leissner	Christian Mekowulu	Yannis Morin	–
Alvark Tokyo	Artūras Gudaitis	Léonardo Meindl	Sebastián Saiz	–	–
Chiba Jets	D. J. Hogg	John Mooney	Michael Ou	Chris Smith	–
Fighting Eagles Nagoya	Isaac Butts	Justin Harper	Sean O'Mara	Tseng Hsiang-chun	–
Gunma Crane Thunders	Trey McKinney-Jones	Kaleb Tarczewski	Johannes Thiemann	–	–
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Kerry Blackshear	Dwayne Evans	Nick Mayo	Worth Smith	–
Ibaraki Robots	Robert Franks	Eric Jacobsen	Sun Siyao	Chehales Tapscott	–
Kawasaki Brave Thunders	Rosco Allen	Alize Johnson	Sacha Killeya-Jones	Matthew Wright	–
Koshigaya Alphas	Jeff Gibbs	L. J. Peak	Tim Soares	Kai Sotto	–
Kyoto Hannaryz	Angelo Caloiaro	Jordan Heath	Charles Jackson	–	–
Levanga Hokkaido	Terry Allen	Ryan Kriener	Dwight Ramos	Thomas Welsh	–
Nagasaki Velca	Jarrell Brantley	A. J. Edu	Mark Smith	Stephen Zack	–
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	Zylan Cheatham	Scott Eatherton	Luke Maye	–	–
Osaka Evessa	Matt Bonds	Volodymyr Gerun	Ryan Luther	Ray Parks	–
Ryukyu Golden Kings	Keve Aluma	Jack Cooley	Vic Law	–	–
Saga Ballooners	Yoeli Childs	Chase Fieler	Reynaldo Garcia	–	–
San-en NeoPhoenix	David Dudzinski	Yante Maten	David Nwaba	–	–
SeaHorses Mikawa	Zach Auguste	Davante Gardner	Jake Layman	–	–
Sendai 89ers	Nathan Boothe	Cristiano Felício	Stanton Kidd	Yang Jae-min	–
Shiga Lakes	Javier Carter	Markeith Cummings	Brock Motum	Yu Ai-che	–
Shimane Susanoo Magic	Coty Clarke	Nick Kay	J. M. McAdoo	–	–
Sun Rockers Shibuya	Anthony Clemmons	Kevin Jones	Reid Travis	–	–
Utsunomiya Brex	Isaac Fotu	Grant Jerrett	D. J. Newbill	–	–
Yokohama B-Corsairs	Gary Clark	Damien Inglis	Maik Kotsar	Kiefer Ravena	–

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	PD
Central
1	San-en NeoPhoenix	34	30	4	.882	3154	2667	+487
2	Alvark Tokyo	35	24	11	.686	2678	2491	+187
3	SeaHorses Mikawa	35	24	11	.686	2812	2592	+220
4	Sun Rockers Shibuya	35	20	15	.571	2648	2506	+142
5	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	35	19	16	.543	2884	2872	+12
6	Fighting Eagles Nagoya	35	15	20	.429	2692	2843	-151
7	Yokohama B-Corsairs	35	14	21	.400	2649	2777	-128
8	Kawasaki Brave Thunders	35	12	23	.343	2694	2958	-264
East
1	Utsunomiya Brex	35	29	6	.829	3021	2663	+358
2	Gunma Crane Thunders	35	25	10	.714	2774	2511	+263
3	Chiba Jets	35	22	13	.629	2814	2689	+125
4	Akita Northern Happinets	35	17	18	.486	2545	2560	-15
5	Levanga Hokkaido	35	13	22	.371	2587	2770	-183
6	Koshigaya Alphas	35	11	24	.314	2713	2862	-149
7	Ibaraki Robots	35	8	27	.229	2573	2883	-310
8	Sendai 89ers	35	8	27	.229	2578	2880	-302
West
1	Ryukyu Golden Kings	35	25	10	.714	2945	2686	+259
2	Shimane Susanoo Magic	35	22	13	.629	2820	2625	+195
3	Kyoto Hannaryz	35	18	17	.514	2823	2797	+26
4	Hiroshima Dragonflies	35	17	18	.486	2721	2845	-124
5	Osaka Evessa	35	17	18	.486	2884	2900	-16
6	Nagasaki Velca	35	15	20	.429	2625	2684	-59
7	Saga Ballooners	35	11	24	.314	2580	2703	-123
8	Shiga Lakes	34	3	31	.088	2572	3022	-450

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Brock Motum	Shiga Lakes	20.9
Rebounds per game	Thomas Welsh	Levanga Hokkaido	13.8
Assists per game	Takumi Saito	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	6.7
Steals per game	Anthony Clemmons	Sun Rockers Shibuya	2.0
Blocks per game	Sacha Killeya-Jones	Kawasaki Brave Thunders	2.2
3FG%	Makoto Hiejima	Utsunomiya Brex	46.0%
FT%	Ryusei Shinoyama	Kawasaki Brave Thunders	94.3%

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	San-en NeoPhoenix	92.8
Rebounds per game	Ryukyu Golden Kings	43.9
Assists per game	San-en NeoPhoenix	22.6
Steals per game	Akita Northern Happinets	8.4
Blocks per game	San-en NeoPhoenix	4.1
3FG%	Utsunomiya Brex	36.7%
FT%	Hiroshima Dragonflies	78.7%

B1 League clubs in Asian competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Hiroshima Dragonflies	Basketball Champions League Asia	Semifinals, 3rd place
Hiroshima Dragonflies	East Asia Super League	Semifinals
Ryukyu Golden Kings	East Asia Super League	Semifinals

References

^ "[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Forges Ahead with Ambitious Goals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "B.League Finals: Dragonflies Play Dynamic Defense in Game 3 to Win the Title". japan-forward.com. 29 May 2024.
^ "Abroad players". bleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[1] "[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] B.League Forges Ahead with Ambitious Goals". japan-forward.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[2] "B.League Finals: Dragonflies Play Dynamic Defense in Game 3 to Win the Title". japan-forward.com. 29 May 2024.

[3] "Abroad players". bleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2024.

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