Hirokazu Nema

Japanese basketball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroJapanese basketball player
PlacesJapan
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 May 1979, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Age45 years
Star signTaurus
Education
Hosei UniversityTokyo, Japan
Sports Teams
Rizing Fukuoka (Japan)
The details

Biography

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.

Early life

Nema was born in Okinawa, Japan, in 1979. He attended Chatan Senior High School and later Hosei University.

Playing career

Nema played professionally for six seasons in the JBL Super League and the bj league from 2002 to 2006.

Coaching career

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. In 2015, he was hired as the head coach of the Gunma Crane Thunders.

Head coaching record

TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Shiga Lakestars201116115.6884th in Western523.400Lost in 2nd round
Gunma Crane Thunders2015-16522230.4239th in Eastern----
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