Thank you for your warm support.
At the Kumamoto Volters, Donald Beck retired as head coach and general manager for the 2022-23 season and became a coach training coach, and Takayoshi Tokunaga retired as assistant general manager and became general manager. We would like to inform you that Mr. Hito has decided to retire from his position as Associate Head Coach and Assistant General Manager and assume the position of Head Coach.
[Circumstances leading to the change]
At the Kumamoto Volters, Mr. Beck was appointed as head coach and general manager on May 3, 2022, Mr. Kohito Toyama was appointed as associate head coach and assistant general manager, and Ryusei Tokunaga was announced to continue as assistant general manager.
This is because our company was investigated by B.LEAGUE from February this year and it was decided that we would be sanctioned for violating the terms. It was a form of asking for a concurrent post.
After that, on July 27, when the team formation for this season had settled down, Mr. Beck offered to resign from his position as head coach and general manager. has been changed.
Comments on the appointment will be made public in the near future.
Please continue to support Kumamoto Volters.
Donald Beck Profile
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Donald Beck [Donald Beck]
Position: Leader training coach
Date of birth: June 2, 1953
Birthplace: USA
Career
1978-1981 Santa Barbara City College (USA) Assistant Coach
1981-1985 Bentley University (USA) Assistant Coach
1985-1986 Rutgers University (USA) Assistant Coach
1986-1990 California State University, Fresno (USA) Assistant Coach → Head Coach (Women)
1992-1993 Sunair Oostende (Belgium/PBL) Head Coach
1994-2001 TBB Trier (Germany/ProA) Head Coach
2002-2007 EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany/BBL) Head Coach
2007-2009 Bree BBC (Germany/PBL) Head Coach
2009-20010 EiffelTowers (Netherlands/DBL)
2010-15 Toyota Alvark Tokyo Head Coach
2015-18 Toyota Motor Antelopes Head Coach
2018-20 Toyama Grouses head coach
2020-21 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Advisor
2021-2022 Kumamoto Volters Head Coach
2022- Kumamoto Volters Coach Training Coach
Profile of Takamasa Tokunaga
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Tok Wing Long St [Ryusei Tokunaga]
Position: General Manager
Date of birth: February 6, 1995
Birthplace: Kagoshima Prefecture
Career
Kyushu General Sports College
2015-20 Kumamoto Volters manager
2021-22 Kumamoto Volters Assistant General Manager
2022- Kumamoto Volters General Manager
Mr. Mukaito Toyama Profile
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far away [Kohto Toyama]
Position: Head Coach
Date of birth: January 19, 1983
Birthplace: Hokkaido
Career
Sapporo University
2008-10 Hamamatsu Higashi Mikawa Phoenix (now Sanen Neo Phoenix) assistant coach
2010-12 Miyazaki Shining Suns Head Coach
2012-13 Ryukyu Golden Kings head coach
2013-14 Bambitious Nara Head Coach
2014-17 Shiga Lake Stars Head Coach
2017-20 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Associate Head Coach
2020-21 Ryukyu Golden Kings Assistant Coach
2021-22 Kumamoto Volters Assistant Coach
2022- Kumamoto Volters Head Coach
