Thunder Strikes: Kawasaki Brave Thunders Dominate 5th Kanagawa Prefecture U15 Basketball Championship 2024
The 5th Kanagawa Prefecture U15 Basketball Championship 2024 was held from September to October 2024, and U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders and U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Girls participated.
Both teams took on the challenge with the aim of winning the championship, which is a long-awaited goal, and earning the right to participate in the “Jr. Winter Cup 2024-25 2024 5th National U15 Basketball Championship,” which will be given to the winning team.
*Photo provided by: Asahi Shimbun
Boys: Although they advanced to the finals for the second year in a row, they fell short and ended the tournament as runners-up.
The U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders were able to advance to the finals for the second year in a row, but were unable to make it through to the finals, ending up as runners-up for the second year in a row.
We fell one step short of our goal of winning and qualifying for the “Jr. Winter Cup 2024-25 2024 5th National U15 Basketball Championship,” and for the second year in a row, we ended the tournament with a sense of frustration. It became. Although the team had to play a double header over two days, which was an extremely tough schedule, they stuck to their team style and continued to work hard, accumulating wins one by one. It was a tournament in which the entire team fought through, including not only the registered members but also the members who continued to encourage the team, even though they were hoarse in the stands. The support from the Sanders family was a great source of encouragement for the team. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Using this experience as inspiration, we will continue to practice every day in order to achieve good results at “B.LEAGUE U15 CHAMPIONSHIP 2025”.
Match results
September 22 (Sunday) vs EBINA REXERS
チーム 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOTAL EBINA REXERS 5 11 12 22
50
U15 Kawasaki 31 18 28 17
94
September 22 (Sunday) vs AMBITION YOKOHAMA
Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOTAL AMBITION YOKOHAMA 15 16 9 8
48
U15 Kawasaki 18 15 25 18
76
October 14th (Monday/Holiday) vs Yokohama Bee Corsairs U15
Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOTAL Yokohama BC U15 21 19 13 16
69
U15 Kawasaki 18 15 25 18
76
October 14th (month/month) vs HADANO EARTH
Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOTAL HADANO EARTH 25 9 14 13
60
U15 Kawasaki 13 16 14 14
57
Takeo Nakajima Head Coach
Thank you for your continued support of U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
We have just finished the 5th Kanagawa Prefecture U15 Basketball Championship 2024 and Jr. Winter Cup 2024-25 Kanagawa Prefecture Qualifying Tournament. Although we were able to advance to the finals to win the championship, we ended up finishing as runners-up. I believe that along the way, the players endured tough practices and achieved great growth.
With this regret in mind, I would like to continue to work hard together with the players. Thank you for your continued support.
Kyogo Kikuno
Thank you for always supporting U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
Although we had a disappointing result in this tournament, finishing runners-up for the second year in a row, we felt a solid response as we defeated our rival team, which we lost in the finals last time. I am very grateful to the coaches, staff, and parents for their support that has allowed me to come this far. Personally, I think it was good that I was able to enjoy this big stage and play in my own way. We will not forget this disappointment and will do our best as a team towards “B.LEAGUE U15 CHAMPIONSHIP 2025”!
Thank you for your continued support.
Women: Finished the tournament in the top 16
U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunders Girls finished the tournament with a top 16 result.
Although we ended the tournament with a result that did not reach our goal, we bravely challenged the tournament runner-up team and were able to fight like Kawasaki Brave Thunders. Although we were not able to achieve results, I am happy that each player has grown as an individual and as a team in the process leading up to this point, and we will continue to build on this to the next opportunity. Masu. The support from the Kawasaki Brave Thunders family was a great source of encouragement for the team. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Based on this experience, we will continue to practice every day for the “B.CLUB U15 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP” that is scheduled for this year as well as last year.
Match results
September 22 (Sunday) vs bj ACADEMY CROWN
Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q TOTAL bj ACADEMY CROWN 12 18 24 19
64
U15 Kawasaki Girls 5 8 8 20
41
Jun Iwasaki Head Coach
We would like to thank the team for their encouragement and support once again.
The players bravely challenged the runner-up team, but they were not up to the task and ended up in the top 16. I feel sorry for not being able to help the players achieve results, but I think we took the steps to strengthen ourselves for this opportunity. I am very grateful that I had this opportunity to step up and strengthen myself as an individual player and as a team. Thank you to the management, everyone involved, and everyone who always supports us.
The next opportunity will be the prefectural league match for second-year students and below, and the B.CLUB U15 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP in March, which is also scheduled to be held this year for the team as a whole, so we will work hard towards that.
Thank you for your continued support! thank you very much!
Nichigo Sasaki
Thank you for always supporting the U15 Kawasaki Brave Thunder Thunder Girls.
In this year’s Jr. Winter Cup qualifying round, we didn’t reach our goal and ended up in the top 16. Although I am very disappointed, I will continue to work hard to grow both as an individual and as a team in preparation for the B.CLUB U15 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, which will be held in March.
Thank you for your support.