basketball
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Keisei Tominaga shoots his way into stardom
February 29, 2024 by Derek Tahara, Nichi Bei News
When he’s not roasting opponents with his lethal jump shot, Keisei Tominaga enjoys cooking traditional Japanese food. Growing up in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture in Japan, the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ senior […] READ MORE
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Watanabe poised to contribute for title-hungry Suns
November 9, 2023 by Derek Tahara, Nichi Bei News
Yuta Watanabe, the new Phoenix Suns small forward, drove hard to the basket and pushed a floating shot in to tie the Oct. 24 Warriors vs. Suns’ opening night game […] READ MORE
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Lakers acquire Rui Hachimura from Wizards
February 2, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired former lottery pick Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards on Jan. 23 in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and a package of second-round draft picks. Hachimura […] READ MORE
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China fines former NBA star Lin over quarantine comments
December 8, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
BEIJING — Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who plays for a Chinese team, was fined 10,000 yuan ($1,400) for criticizing quarantine facilities, China’s professional league and a news report said […] READ MORE
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Santa Clara University point guard Ashley Hiraki, a hometown hoops hero
November 24, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Ashley Hiraki began playing in the Japanese American basketball leagues in the first grade for the San Jose Community Youth Service, and later, in the fifth […] READ MORE
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Making JA coaching connections
November 24, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
In 2012, California State University, Fullerton Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jeff Harada met Kristin Iwanaga and Kerri Nakamoto, two Santa Clara University Women’s Basketball assistant coaches, at an Asian Coaches […] READ MORE
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Rockets guard Jalen Green, highest-drafted Asian American in NBA, partners with new Asian league
June 9, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
BRISBANE, Australia — Before Jalen Green joined the Houston Rockets, becoming the highest-drafted Asian American player in the NBA, he’d already experienced close up how passionate the people of the […] READ MORE
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University of Utah honors Wat Misaka with jersey ceremony
February 3, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
The University of Utah recognized their late alum, Wataru “Wat” Misaka, in an honored jersey ceremony Jan. 22. Misaka helped Utah bring a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship to Salt […] READ MORE
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UCLA’s Juzang could be first Asian American NBA lottery pick
April 14, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
INDIANAPOLIS — Johnny Juzang’s impact at UCLA has been immediate since he transferred from Kentucky, giving the Bruins the scorer and dynamic player they had been missing in recent years. […] READ MORE
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History maker Hachimura fuels NBA boom in Japan
February 13, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — After becoming the first Japanese player to go pro in the United States via the NBA draft, Rui Hachimura is the face of a basketball boom in his […] READ MORE
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