Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
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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.
Les Diamond Dolphins disputent leurs matchs à domicile au Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Leurs couleurs d'équipe sont le rouge et le noir. La mascotte de l'équipe est un dauphin nommé "Dia".
L'équipe a remporté le championnat B.League deux fois, en 2016 et 2017. Elle a également remporté la Coupe de l'Empereur en 2016.
Parmi les joueurs notables passés par les Diamond Dolphins, citons Reggie Warren, David Simon et Josh Harrellson. L'équipe est actuellement dirigée par l'entraîneur Kazuya Tabuse.