The are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Toyohashi, Aichi 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 Toyohashi City General Gymnasium.
History The team was founded in 1965, as the company team of the OSG Corporation, a Toyokawa-based machine parts manufacturer. It remained a local team in Aichi prefecture until 1995, when it first participated in the All-Japan Professional Basketball Championships. It joined the Japan Basketball League (JBL) in 1999, winning the Second Division championship in 2000.
“Higashimikawa” was added to the team name in 2007, when its home stadium was moved to Toyohashi. It ended the 2007 season in third place.
From 2008, the Higashimikawa Phoenix joined the new bj league, and the following year, “Hamamatsu” was added to the team name to emphasize the compound franchise among Toyohashi, Hamamatsu, and the surrounding districts and the team was legally registered as an independent corporation under the name of “Phoenix Communications”. The team signed the noted Chinese basketball star, Sun Mingming, in 2008.
In July 2015, the team announced its participation in the inaugural season of Japan's professional basketball league which debuted in 2016, competing in the first division. Prior to joining the league, the club accordingly changed its name to "San-en NeoPhoenix", and began playing their home games in Toyohashi.
Honours League champions: 3 2009 2010 2015
Current roster
Notable players To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Coaches Kazuo Nakamura Ryuji Kawai Tomoya Higashino Hiroki Fujita Brian Rowsom Shuto Kawachi Branislav Vićentić Atsushi Ōno
Arenas Toyohashi City General Gymnasium Hamamatsu Arena Green Arena
Practice facilities
OSG Gymnasium
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