2015-2016 National Basketball League of Japan Players

Player Pos HT WT Team Birth City Draft Status Nationality
Tomokazu Abe PG 5-11 176 Chiba Jets Fukuoka 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Chikai Ando - - - Link Tochigi Brex N/A 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Fumihiko Aono C 6-11 265 Levanga Hokkaido Matsuyama 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Xin Aoshima PF 6-7 220 Levanga Hokkaido Qingdao 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted China
Gaku Arao PF 6-6 205 Chiba Jets Toyama 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shogo Asayama F 6-4 172 Hiroshima Dragonflies Yokohama 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Zack Baranski GF 6-4 208 Toyota Alvark Tochigi 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tommy Brenton GF 6-5 220 Link Tochigi Brex Columbia (MD) 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ira Brown GF 6-4 235 Hitachi Sun Rockers Conroe (TX) 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Japan
Justin Burrell F 6-9 242 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Bronx (NY) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Brian Butch FC 6-11 240 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Appleton (WI) 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Isaac Butts FC 6-10 295 Aishin Sea Horses Milledgeville (GA) 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Aki Chambers G 6-3 183 Hitachi Sun Rockers San Anselmo (CA) 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Japan
Clint Chapman PF 6-10 244 Chiba Jets Canby (OR) 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mo Charlo F 6-7 220 Hitachi Sun Rockers Eureka (CA) 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Brian Cook PF 6-9 234 Chiba Jets Lincoln (IL) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
Josh Crawford C 6-11 205 Kumamoto Vorters Long Beach (CA) 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mamadou Diouf GF 6-6 205 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Dakar 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted Senegal
Noriaki Dohara PG 5-10 - Nishinomiya Storks N/A 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Gavin Edwards C 6-10 235 Aishin Sea Horses Gilbert (AZ) 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Japan
Yuseke Endo G 6-1 172 Link Tochigi Brex Chiba 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Nick Fazekas F 6-11 240 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Denver (CO) 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Japan
Adrian Forbes C 6-11 255 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Spanish Town 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Jamaica
Yuma Fujii G 5-10 163 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Tokyo 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Soichiro Fujitaka G 6-3 178 Hitachi Sun Rockers Osaka 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Mao Fukuda G 6-4 196 Ibaraki Robots Hokkaido 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Seiya Funyu G 6-3 198 Aishin Sea Horses Fukushima 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takatoshi Furukawa SG 6-3 198 Link Tochigi Brex Hyogo 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takumi Furuno PG 5-11 168 Kumamoto Vorters Fukuoka 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Davante Gardner PF 6-8 290 Nishinomiya Storks Suffolk (VA) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jeff Gibbs GF 6-2 242 Toyota Alvark Columbus (OH) 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Rei Goda G 5-11 165 Nishinomiya Storks N/A 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tenketsu Harimoto SF 6-6 210 Toyota Alvark Shenyang 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted China
Japan
Kevin Haruyama G 6-2 - Kawasaki Brave Thunders N/A 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takumi Hasegawa G 6-2 194 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Morioka 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tomonobu Hasegawa G 6-1 181 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins N/A 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tomoya Hasegawa G 6-1 175 Aishin Sea Horses Niigata 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Akirayu Hashimoto - - - Link Tochigi Brex N/A 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryoma Hashimoto PG 5-10 178 Aishin Sea Horses Fukuoka 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shunki Hatakeyama PG 5-7 160 Nishinomiya Storks Sendai 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
J.R. Henderson F 6-8 226 Aishin Sea Horses Bakersfield (CA) 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 27 Japan
United States
Justin Herold F 6-8 235 Ibaraki Robots Santa Rosa (CA) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Josh Heytvelt C 6-11 238 Hitachi Sun Rockers Clarkston (WA) 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Matthew Hezekiah C 6-9 235 Nishinomiya Storks Jacksonville (FL) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Makoto Hiejima PG 6-3 192 Aishin Sea Horses Fukuoka 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kenji Hilke F 6-6 208 Kumamoto Vorters Tokyo 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Atsunobu Hirao PG 5-8 154 Hiroshima Dragonflies Tokushima 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kenta Hirose SF 6-4 198 Hitachi Sun Rockers Shimane 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Masashi Hosoya PG 5-8 172 Ibaraki Robots Ninomiya 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kei Igarashi PG 5-11 175 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Niigata 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Seiji Ikaruga G 6-1 209 Hiroshima Dragonflies Tokyo 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kosuke Ishii G 6-0 172 Chiba Jets Chiba 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Koyu Ishii - - - Chiba Jets N/A 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takumi Ishizaki SG 6-2 196 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Fukui 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shota Isshiki G 5-10 - Ibaraki Robots N/A 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shunsuke Ito FC 6-9 242 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Kyoto 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Taishi Ito G 6-0 180 Toyota Alvark Mie 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takashi Ito G 5-8 161 Hitachi Sun Rockers Sendai 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
DeQuan Jones SF 6-8 221 Chiba Jets Stone Mountain (GA) 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Yuya Kamata GF 6-6 215 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Fukushima 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Akira Kanamaru - - - Nagoya Diamond Dolphins N/A 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kosuke Kanamaru SG 6-4 172 Aishin Sea Horses Fukuoka 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuji Kanbara G 6-0 - Kumamoto Vorters N/A 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shinsuke Kashiwagi G 6-0 180 Aishin Sea Horses Hokkaido 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Toshikazu Kato GF 6-3 189 Aishin Sea Horses Kawasaki 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Satoshi Kawai G 6-0 - Ibaraki Robots N/A 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takuya Kawamura SG 6-4 185 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Morioka 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hayato Kawashima G 6-1 185 Hitachi Sun Rockers Kyoto 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shohei Kikuchi GF 6-3 205 Toyota Alvark Yamagata 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hiroyuki Kinoshita PG 5-10 154 Hitachi Sun Rockers Osaka 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hiromu Kitagawa G 6-0 154 Hiroshima Dragonflies Shiga 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Daisuke Kobayashi SG 6-2 194 Link Tochigi Brex Fukuoka 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shintaro Kobayashi G 6-1 183 Kumamoto Vorters Kumamoto 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Naoya Kumagae F 6-5 185 Link Tochigi Brex Kofu 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takayuki Kumagai F 6-3 183 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Kanazawa 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takenori Kumekawa PG 5-6 150 Ibaraki Robots N/A 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takahiro Kurihara GF 6-4 190 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Fukushima 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Jo Kurino-Dews SF 6-5 215 Hiroshima Dragonflies Hyattsville (MD) 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Japan
Amath M'Baye PF 6-8 215 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Bordeaux 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted France
Yudai Maemura PG 5-10 155 Link Tochigi Brex N/A 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Zen Maki G 6-2 185 Levanga Hokkaido Nishio 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kohei Maruyama G 5-11 176 Nishinomiya Storks N/A 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
K.J. Matsui SG 6-2 187 Toyota Alvark Tokyo 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yoshitake Matsushima G 6-1 158 Levanga Hokkaido N/A 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kento Matsuzaki PG 5-10 150 Kumamoto Vorters N/A 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Dominykas Milka FC 6-8 270 Hiroshima Dragonflies Ridgewood (NY) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Alexis Minatoya SG 6-3 192 Ibaraki Robots Aormori 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuki Mitsuhara F 6-6 224 Hitachi Sun Rockers Yokohama 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuta Miyanga G 6-0 172 Levanga Hokkaido Hokkaido 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Edward Morris FC 6-9 214 Ibaraki Robots Wichita (KS) 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Kevin Murphy GF 6-5 185 Hitachi Sun Rockers Atlanta (GA) 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
Aziz NDiaye C 7-0 260 Ibaraki Robots Dakar 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Senegal
Yuya Nagayoshi FC 6-7 243 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Tokyo 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kazuyuki Nakagawa G 5-11 178 Ibaraki Robots Yamaguchi 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Taito Nakahigashi G 6-2 163 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Tokyo 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shohei Nakama GF 6-1 172 Hiroshima Dragonflies N/A 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tomoya Nakamura F 6-6 198 Ibaraki Robots N/A 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryota Nakanishi FC 6-7 187 Kumamoto Vorters N/A 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Toshihiro Nakatsuka F 6-2 188 Nishinomiya Storks Osaka 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tatsuyuki Natsu G 6-1 176 Ibaraki Robots N/A 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Drew Naymick FC 6-10 250 Link Tochigi Brex Muskegon (MI) 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Shinnosuke Negoro F 6-5 212 Nishinomiya Storks Osaka 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tshilidzi Nephawe C 6-10 268 Kumamoto Vorters Johannesburg 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted South Africa
Kohei Ninomiya PG 5-8 154 Toyota Alvark Saitama City 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takanobu Nishikawa F 6-5 187 Levanga Hokkaido Hokkaido 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Fumio Nishimura PG 5-10 160 Chiba Jets Mie 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Daisuke Noguchi GF 6-5 190 Levanga Hokkaido Hokkaido 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kengo Nomoto F 6-6 198 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Tokyo 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yusuke Okada PG 6-1 178 Chiba Jets Tokyo 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shuji Okazaki G 6-1 181 Hiroshima Dragonflies Hiroshima 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuto Okumoto G 6-0 178 Nishinomiya Storks N/A 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takanori Onishi F 6-5 209 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Hyogo 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryumo Ono SF 6-6 220 Chiba Jets Tokyo 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takehiko Orimo SG 6-3 170 Levanga Hokkaido Saitama City 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Michael Parker F 6-8 210 Toyota Alvark Washington (DC) 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Juan Pattillo F 6-6 225 Ibaraki Robots Dallas (TX) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Haminn Quaintance F 6-7 195 Hiroshima Dragonflies Sarasota (FL) 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Bendorame Raiki G 6-0 - Hitachi Sun Rockers N/A 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Rick Rickert PF 6-11 215 Chiba Jets Duluth (MN) 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
Ryan Rossiter F 6-9 255 Link Tochigi Brex Staten Island (NY) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Japan
Taiji Sakai F 6-3 194 Hitachi Sun Rockers Nagasaki 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Dieye Sakamoto C 6-9 209 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins N/A 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Senegal
Ataru Sakata SF 6-4 - Hiroshima Dragonflies N/A 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryota Sakurai SG 6-4 165 Levanga Hokkaido Nagoya 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takaya Sasayama G 5-10 170 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins N/A 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hirotaka Sato PF 6-8 242 Nishinomiya Storks Kanazawa 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Anteng SheZai - - - Link Tochigi Brex N/A 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryusei Shinoyama PG 5-10 172 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Kanazawa 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Ryosuke Shirahama F 6-3 192 Aishin Sea Horses Shiroishi 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takeki Shonaka PG 5-11 172 Toyota Alvark Hyogo 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Shannon Shorter G 6-4 200 Hiroshima Dragonflies Houston (TX) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Dillion Sneed SF 6-7 265 Nishinomiya Storks Chicago (IL) 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Richard Solomon PF 6-11 235 Toyota Alvark Inglewood (CA) 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Yutaroh Suda G 6-2 187 Link Tochigi Brex Hokkaido 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuta Tabuse PG 5-8 165 Link Tochigi Brex Yokohama 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Asahi Tajima PG 5-8 160 Levanga Hokkaido Hokkaido 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takuya Takahama F 6-1 158 Kumamoto Vorters N/A 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Maikeru Takahashi F 6-6 202 Aishin Sea Horses Tokyo 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
United States
Naruhisa Takamura C 6-5 212 Ibaraki Robots N/A 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kazutaka Takashima SG 6-3 194 Kumamoto Vorters Mito 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Joji Takeuchi PF 6-9 220 Hitachi Sun Rockers Osaka 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Kosuke Takeuchi C 6-9 220 Hiroshima Dragonflies Osaka 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hishino Takumi G 6-2 - Chiba Jets N/A 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Daiki Tanaka SG 6-4 194 Toyota Alvark Nagasaki 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Seiya Tanaka G 6-1 - Hiroshima Dragonflies N/A 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Naoki Tani GF 6-4 159 Nishinomiya Storks N/A 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Hiroki Taniguchi G 6-2 170 Kawasaki Brave Thunders N/A 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Jahmar Thorpe F 6-6 215 Levanga Hokkaido Morristown (NJ) 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jerome Tillman F 6-6 235 Levanga Hokkaido Beavercreek (OH) 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Yuki Togashi G 5-7 143 Chiba Jets Niigata 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Nikoloz Tskitishvili F 7-0 225 Link Tochigi Brex Tbilisi 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 5 Georgia
Naoto Tsuji G 6-1 185 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Osaka 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yuki Ueta F 6-4 192 Chiba Jets Okinawa 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Naoki Uto G 6-1 170 Toyota Alvark Tokyo 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Jun Uzawa FC 6-6 238 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Mobara 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
DeVaughn Washington F 6-8 225 Kumamoto Vorters Virginia Beach (VA) 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Hiroki Watanabe PG 5-11 163 Link Tochigi Brex Kanazawa 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Taiga Watanabe C 6-10 210 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins N/A 2019 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Takuma Watanabe GF 6-2 183 Toyota Alvark Fukushima 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Nyika Williams F 6-8 230 Hiroshima Dragonflies Kingston 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted Jamaica
Daiji Yamada SF 6-7 230 Link Tochigi Brex Osaka 2003 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Yasuhiro Yamashita G 6-2 176 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Fukuoka 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tadahiro Yanagawa G 6-0 172 Nishinomiya Storks Osaka 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted Japan
Tenyoku You F 6-5 208 Kumamoto Vorters N/A 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted China