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A look at this year's foreign-born players and coaches in the bj-league.


FOREIGN PLAYERS AND HEAD COACHES IN THE BJ-LEAGUE.
(At last count, there are 83 import players and nine foreign head coaches.)
Numerical Rosters as of Opening Day (Oct. 8, 2011)

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Iwate Big Bulls – expansion team

Coach: Vlasios Vlaikidis (Greece)

7 Shin Jae Rok G/F (South Korea)

15 Thomas Kennedy F (Detroit Mercy)

22 Shawn Malloy PF/C (New Orleans)

25 Sean Coleman F (Houston)

32 Matthew Smith PF/C (Warner)

Akita Northern Happinets

20 Stanley Ocitti PF/C (Binghamton)

33 Brandon Wallace F (South Carolina)

34 Casey Crawford F (Colorado; his father, Steve, pitched in the major leagues)

55 Michael Gardener G (Southeastern Louisiana)

Sendai 89ers

Coach: Bob Pierce (American, Biola University grad who hails from Oregon; ex-Asia scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers)

5 O’Neal Mims F (Angelo State)

9 Johnny Dukes F (San Francisco)

21 Rashaad Singleton C (Florida Southern)

22 Dan Fitzgerald F (Marquette)

Niigata Albirex BB

Coach: Matt Garrison (American, Biola University grad)

1 Dwight Gordon G (UC Riverside)

3 Erron Maxey SF/PF (Providence)

20 Nile Murry (TCU)

31 James Keefe PF/C (UCLA)

54 Chris Holm C (Vermont)

Toyama Grouses

00 Haakim Johnson SG/SF (Pikeville College)

21 Brian Harper F (Paine College)

34 Devin Searcy F/C (Dayton)

50 Ira Brown F (Gonzaga)

Shinshu Brave Warriors – expansion team

5 Derek Raivio G (Gonzaga)

24 Lee Roberts PF (Findlay)

32 Edward Morris PF (Pittsburgh)

34 Tyler Hughes C (Kansas State)

Saitama Broncos

Coach: Dean Murray (from South Carolina; former NBA D-League head coach)

2 Kenny Satterfield PG (Cincinnati; ex-NBA point guard)

10 Darin Satoshi Maki PG (Cal State Dominguez Hills)

11 Jayme Miller F (Cal State Northridge)

35 John “Helicopter” Humphrey SG/SF (Middle Tennessee State; popular AND 1 player)

41 John Flowers F (West Virginia)

45 Gabriel Hughes C (California)

Chiba Jets – expansion team

Coach: Eric Gardow (from Wisconsin; former Qatar national team head coach)

3 George Leach C (Indiana)

11 Maurice Hargrow G (Minnesota)

15 Gaston Moliva F (Richmond)

44 Jamel Staten F (Minnesota State-Mankato)

Yokohama B-Corsairs – expansion team

Coach: Reggie Geary (former NBA point guard; ex-NBADL head coach)

1 Chas McFarland C (Wake Forest)

6 Faye Pape Mour C (from Senegal; Kanto Gakuin University in Japan)

10 Marcus Simmons G (USC)

19 Giyoh Shey G (Cal State Los Angeles)

24 Justin Burrell F (St. John’s)

Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix

4 James Peters F/C (UNLV)

21 Jeffrey Parmer F (Florida Atlantic)

34 Wayne Arnold G (Tennessee State)

Jermaine Dixon G (Pittsburgh)*number not assigned yet

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Shiga Lakestars

Coach: Alan Westover (from California)

0 Ray Nixon F (Wisconsin)

4 Julius Ashby C (Colorado)

19 Dionisio Gomez F (from Panama; Arkansas)

30 Josh Peppers F (Central Florida)

Kyoto Hannaryz

2 Jermaine Boyette F (Weber State)

7 Rick Rickert F (Minnesota)

30 Lee Cummard G (BYU)

41 Lance Allred C (Weber State; former NBA center)

Osaka Evessa

Coach: Ryan Blackwell (former Syracuse University forward)

1 Lawrence Blackledge F (Marquette)

3 Lavell Payne F (Central Florida)

10 Kevin Tyner G (Western Oregon)

44 Lynn Washington PF (Indiana)

50 Wayne Marshall C (Temple)

Shimane Susanoo Magic

Coach: Zeljko Pavlicevic (from Croatia; two-time Euroleague-winning bench boss)

3 Michael Parker F (Evergreen State)

4 Jeral Davis C (Talladega State)

8 Reggie Golson F (Southeast Missouri State)

10 B.J. Puckett C/F (Clayton State)

Takamatsu Five Arrows

1 Michael Nunnally F (Pacific)

7 Paul Butorac C (Eastern Washington)

12 Kevin Smith F (Richmond)

32 Nyika Williams C (Pacific)

Rizing Fukuoka

2 Gary Hamilton PF (Miami, Fla.)

7 J.R. Inman F (Rutgers)

15 Kevin Palmer G/F (Texas A&M)

25 Emil Kim G (UC Irvine)

32 Carlos Dixon F (Va. Tech)

Oita HeatDevils

Wendell White F (UNLV)*number not assigned yet

4 Zach Atkinson C (UC Irvine)

33 Matt Lottich G (Stanford)

34 T.J. Cummings PF/SF  (UCLA; longtime NBA player Terry’s son)

Miyazaki Shining Suns

6 Darryl Dora F/C (Texas Tech)

34 Ivan Harris F (Ohio State)

44 Lewis Witcher PF/C (Va. Tech)

Ryukyu Golden Kings

5 Anthony McHenry F (Ga. Tech)

21 Reggie Okosa F (from Nigeria; La Salle)

33 Dzaflo Larkai F (from England; Bellarmine)

50 Jeff Newton F (Indiana)

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