Hirokazu_Nema
Hirokazu Nema
Japanese basketball player and coach
Hirokazu Nema (根間洋一, Nema Hirokazu) is a Japanese basketball coach and former player. He is currently the U15 coach of the Shiga Lakestars in the Japanese B.League.[1]
| Shiga Lakestars | |
|---|---|
| Position | U15 coach |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1979-05-12) May 12, 1979 (age 44) Tomigusuku, Okinawa |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Listed height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chatan (Chatan, Okinawa) |
| College | Hosei University |
| Playing career | 2002–2008 |
| Coaching career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2002-2005 | Yokohama Giga Cats |
| 2005-2006 | Fukuoka Red Falcons |
| 2006-2008 | Toyama Grouses |
| As coach: | |
| 2008-2010 | Toyama Grouses (asst) |
| 2008 | Toyama Grouses (interim) |
| 2010-2011 | Shiga Lakestars (asst) |
| 2011 | Shiga Lakestars |
| 2011-2013 | Shiga Lakestras (asst) |
| 2014-2015 | Gunma Crane Thunders (asst) |
| 2015-2016 | Gunma Crane Thunders |
| 2016-2017 | Hiroshima Dragonflies (asst) |
| 2017-2019 | Shiga Lakestars (asst) |
Nema was born in Okinawa, Japan, in 1979. He attended Chatan Senior High School and later Hosei University.[2]
Nema played professionally for six seasons in the JBL Super League and the bj league from 2002 to 2006.[3]
After his playing career came to an end, Nema got into coaching in 2008. He served as an interim coach for the Toyama Grouses after head coach Masato Fukushima was fired on 28 November 2008 and until the hiring of former Japan national team center Takatoshi Ishibashi on 9 December 2008.[4] In 2015, he was hired as the head coach of the Gunma Crane Thunders.[3]
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiga Lakestars | 2011 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4th in Western | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost in 2nd round |
| Gunma Crane Thunders | 2015-16 | 52 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 9th in Eastern | - | - | - | – | - |
- Shiga Lakes Trains (7 March 2018). "根間洋一AC兼U15HC、小川伸也AC兼BO部門マネージャー就任のお知らせ". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "第32回［Jバスケ対談vol.2］根間洋一（滋賀レイクスターズAC） 2018". jbasket.jp (in Japanese). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Okinawan Hirokazu Nema named head coach of Gunma". japanupdate.com. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Ishibashi named Grouses' new coach". The Japan Times. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2019.