The are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Okinawa Arena.
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).
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
Coaches Hernando Planells (2007–2008) Dai Oketani Koto Toyama Tsutomu Isa Norio Sassa Hiroki Fujita
Seasons B.League
SeasonResultRegular season Record (W-L)Playoff Record2016-2017QuarterFinals29-310-22017-2018SemiFinals42-182-32018-2019SemiFinals40-203-32019-2020N/A27-14Playoffs cancelled (COVID-19)2020-2021SemiFinals40-163-32021-2022Finals49-74-22022-2023Champions48-126-02023-2024Finals41-195-42024-2025Finals46-145-32025-2026Finals42-185-2 KeyChampionsLosing FinalistsMade the Playoffs
Notable players
Hilton Armstrong Chris Ayer Ira Brown Draelon Burns Mo Charlo Takatoshi Furukawa Lamont Hamilton Takumi Ishizaki Anthony Kent (it) George Leach Anthony McHenry Jeff Newton Evan Ravenel Bryan Simpson Dillion Sneed Reyshawn Terry Kibwe Trim Terrance Woodbury Jack Cooley
Arenas Okinawa Arena Okinawa City Gymnasium Ginowan City Gymnasium
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