• Source: Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (名古屋ダイヤモンドドルフィンズ, Nagoya Daiyamondo Dorufinzu) are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.
In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins became the first top-tier professional Japanese sports club to sign on to the "Sport for Climate Action Framework" led by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.




History


The club was formed in 1950 at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973. The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the national corporate basketball league (全国実業団バスケットボールリーグ) upon the league's formation in 1967. Now known as the Mitsubishi Electric Koalas, they continue to compete in the Women's Japan Basketball League.
The men's team was promoted to the first division after winning the second division title in 1984. They finished runners-up in the first division on four occasions, in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 2006. They won the All-Japan Basketball Emperor's Cup in 1989 and 1990.




Previous names


The team has undergone several name changes during its history:

1950-2000: Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya
2000-2007: Melco Dolphins
2007-2013: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins
2013-2016: Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins Nagoya




Current roster






Coaches


Masato Fukushima
Masahiro Fujita
Antonio Lang (2010–14)
Trifon Poch Lopez (2014–15)
Reggie Geary (2015-2017)
Shingo Kajiyama
Hirohisa Takada (asst)




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 at any time.




Arenas


Dolphins Arena
Park Arena Komaki
Saorina




Practice facilities



Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya Gymnasium




References

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• Prefektur Aichi
• Olahraga di Jepang
• Mitsubishi Electric
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• Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
• Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
• Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
• Nagoya
• Shingo Kajiyama
• Zylan Cheatham
• Aichi Prefecture
• Masahiro Fujita
• Luke Maye
• Dolphin (disambiguation)