Sendai 89ers

The Sendai 89ers (仙台89ERS) are a Japanese professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the B.League. They are based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The team name is based on the city's founding year, 1889.^[1]

Sendai 89ers
Conference	East
Division	1st
Leagues	B.League
History	2005–present
Arena	Xebio Arena Sendai
Capacity	5,700
Location	Sendai
Main sponsor	Haleo
President	David Holton (basketball) [ja]
Team manager	Takehiko Shimura [ja]
Head coach	Igor Đaletić
Ownership	Body Plus International
Website	www.89ers.jp
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Current roster

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Sendai 89ers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 0 Ryota Kobayashi 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 C 6 Cristiano Felicio 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 33 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 F 7 Stanton Kidd 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 33 – (1992-03-05)5 March 1992 F 9 Jae Min Yang 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 G 14 Yasunori Aoki 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 G 15 Shota Watanabe 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 26 – (1998-11-24)24 November 1998 F 21 Ryu Watanabe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 F/C 45 Nathan Boothe 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 G 91 Masaharu Kataoka 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 39 – (1985-12-24)24 December 1985	Head coach Hiroki Fujita Assistant coach(es) Yoshiro Ochiai Shigeyuki Kinjo Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 23, 2024

Coaches

• Honoo Hamaguchi (2005–11)
• Bob Pierce (2011–13)
• Takeo Mabashi
• Shuto Kawachi
• Toshihiro Goto
• Daisuke Takaoka
• Dai Oketani
• Hiroki Fujita

Notable players

• Olu Ashaolu
• Jamal Boykin
• Mike Chappell
• Kevin Coble
• Marcus Cousin
• T. J. Cummings
• Jeral Davis
• Nick DeWitz
• Daniel Fitzgerald
• Chris Holm
• Kaito Ishikawa
• Travele Jones
• Greg Mangano
• Jerome Meyinsse
• Adrian Moss
• Erik Murphy
• Tshilidzi Nephawe
• Kenichi Takahashi
• Wendell White
• Terrence Woodyard

Attendance

Average regular season home game attendance

Total attendance at regular season games

Arenas

• Xebio Arena Sendai
• Kamei Arena Sendai
• Minamisanriku Town General Gymnasium

Practice facilities

Haleo Dome

• Haleo Dome - Homepage
• Meisen Basketball Laboratory

Academy Director

• Makoto Kato (fr)