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.