Shimane Susanoo Magic
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Wikipedia - Shimane Susanoo Magic
Shimane Susanoo Magic (島根スサノオマジック) is a Japanese professional basketball team in Japan's top-tier basketball competition, the B.League. The team is based in Shimane Prefecture with its home arena in Matsue City, but with a focus on playing games in the entire region.
The head coach was Željko Pavličević who coached Japan at the World Championships in 2006. He was appointed in May 2010.
History
Basketball has long been a popular sport among young people in the Matsue area with the organisation of Mini Basketball (a basketball competition played by elementary school children) becoming popular in Matsue. Historically, Matsue area has had success in athletic meets, Matsue Technical High School winning at interscholastic athletic meets in 1960 and 1968. Both Japan men's and women's basketball have had strong performing players from Matsue region, the region being known as the "Kingdom of Basketball" After an unsuccessful attempt for application to join the bj league in 2007, in August 2009 it was officially announced that Shimane would have a team in the bj league becoming in the 2010/11 season. In November 2009, the decision was made by the public for the team name to be Shimane Susanoo Magic. University students born in Matsue were invited to decide upon the team's proposed logo and proposed designs for the team mascot were received from all over the country. The winning proposal was "Susatama-kun"
De naam Susanoo Magic is afgeleid van Susanoo, een Japanse godheid die wordt geassocieerd met de prefectuur Shimane. De clubkleuren zijn rood en wit.
Shimane Susanoo Magic heeft in de loop der jaren een aantal opmerkelijke successen geboekt. Zo wonnen ze in het seizoen 2017-2018 de B2 League en promoveerden ze naar de B1 League. In het seizoen 2020-2021 bereikten ze de finale van de Emperor's Cup, maar verloren ze van Alvark Tokyo.
Enkele van de meest opvallende spelers die voor Shimane Susanoo Magic hebben gespeeld, zijn Reggie Warren, Josh Harrellson en Nick Fazekas. De huidige hoofdcoach van de club is Torsten Loibl.