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Written by Hernando Planells
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Tuesday, 25 December 2007 |
Coach Hernando and the Kings return to Okinawa after finishing 2-2 on their most recent road trip. Last weekend the Kings defeated the Oita Heatdevils on Saturday and then was defeated by the same team the next day. History repeated itself this past weekend when the Kings split with the Nigata Albirex, winning on Saturday and then being defeated the next day.
All-Star Naoto Takushi averaged over 24 ppg versus Oita and continued his hot streak by averaging 15 against Nigata. Kings big men Eric Walton and Danny Jones also had big weekends against Nigata, Walton averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds while Jones averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds.
“Going 2-2 these last several weekends against two very good teams in Oita and Nigata shows how we have improved as the season moves on.” Coach Hernando said. “We have the Christmas break coming up and that will give us some valuable practice time to continue our growth and development”.
Coach Hernando and the Kings continue their season on January 5 th when the Sendai 89ers come to Okinawa to face the Ryukyu Golden Kings. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 March 2008 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
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Coach Hernando Planells and the Ryukyu Golden Kings will be headed to mainland Japan to face the Oita Heatdevils. This will be the 5th meeting between the two clubs and Oita leads the series 3-1. Oita is led by Texas Tech product Andy Ellis who is averaging 25 ppg and Former Arizona State Sundevil Justin Allen who is averaging over 16ppg.
The Kings feature a balanced attack led by American forwards Danny Jones and Eric Walton. Who combined are averaging close to 40ppg. Guard Naoto Takushi is leading the BJ league in assists and steals and Shigeyuki Kinjo has made a strong transition from high school power forward to professional shooting guard averaging 13ppg.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
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The weekend of November 3rd was a memorable one for the Kings but also for the coaching staff. Coach Hernando turned 31 on Sunday while Kings Assistant Coach Tsutomu Isa turned 38. The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost their season opener to the Oita Heatdevils by 2, 72-70 but came back the next day and beat Oita by 9 in overtime 96-87.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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