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The Fukushima Firebonds () is a professional basketball team based in Kōriyama, Fukushima that plays in the bj league, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. The team entered the league as an expansion team in the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, it was announced that the team will compete in the second division of the B.League, a new league in Japan set to begin play in 2016–17. ==History== In May 2013 Fukushima Prefecture was announced as the successful bidder for an expansion franchise to enter the 2014-15 season of the bj-league. The league management included the region's recovery from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the long-term feasibility of the bidding company, Fukushima Sports Entertainment, as reasons for the successful bid. In June 2014, the team announced Hiroki Fujita as the inaugural head coach. As an expansion team, the Firebonds received the first pick in the 2014-15 rookie draft, selecting forward Shota Kanno, a Fukushima Prefecture native. Takumi Masuko was selected in the second round.〔 In July 2014 the team signed American players James Hughes and Nick Thompson as their two foreign players. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fukushima Firebonds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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