Shimane Susanoo Magic
| Shimane Susanoo Magic | |||
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| League | B.League | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| History | 2010–present | ||
| Arena | Matsue City General Gymnasium, Tottori Prefectural Gymnasium, Kami Arena, Shimane Prefectural Gymnasium, Yasugi Citizens Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Matsue City (Shimane Prefecture) | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Black and Silver | ||
| Main sponsor | San-in Godo Bank | ||
| Head coach | Petar Božić | ||
| Ownership | Bandai Namco Entertainment | ||
| Championships | 0 | ||
| Website | http://www.susanoo-m.com/ | ||
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The Shimane Susanoo Magic (島根スサノオマジック, Shimane Susanoo Majikku) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Shimane Prefecture. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Western Conference. The team is headquartered in Matsue and plays its home games out of Kami Arena in Izumo.[1]
Introduction
[edit]The club became a member of the bj league in 2010, becoming the first professional basketball team in the Sanin region to compete in top-tier competition, and second of any professional sports team after Gainare Tottori.
The team's name comes from the mythical legend of early Izumo (the story of Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi), and the English word magic, representing the imagery of the myths of the region as well as the team itself. The team colours are blue, black and silver which also represent the Shimane prefecture. The blue evokes images of Lake Shinji and the Sea of Japan, silver represents the historic Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and black represents the black pine forests found throughout the region. The team logo is a combination of clouds and an Orochi-like dragon holding a basketball, expressing a sense of strength and speed.[2]
History
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Basketball has long been a popular sport among young people in the Matsue area with the organisation of Mini Basketball (a basketball competition played by elementary school children) becoming popular in Matsue. Historically, Matsue area has had success in athletic meets, Matsue Technical High School winning at interscholastic athletic meets in 1960 and 1968. Both Japan men's and women's basketball have had strong performing players from Matsue region, the region being known as the "Kingdom of Basketball" After an unsuccessful attempt for application to join the bj league in 2007, in August 2009 it was officially announced that Shimane would have a team in the bj league becoming in the 2010/11 season. In November 2009, the decision was made by the public for the team name to be Shimane Susanoo Magic. University students born in Matsue were invited to decide upon the team's proposed logo and proposed designs for the team mascot were received from all over the country. The winning proposal was "Susatama-kun"[3]
Roster
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Notable players
[edit]Coaches
[edit]- Željko Pavličević (2010–13)
- Vlaikidis Vlasios (2013–14)
- Reggie Hanson (2014)
- Tomohiro Moriyama
- Michael Katsuhisa (2015–17)
- Yukinori Suzuki
- Paul Henare
- Petar Bozic
Arenas
[edit]Seasons
[edit]B.League
[edit]| Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
| MVP | Most Valuable Player |
| League champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||||
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| Finish[a] | W[b] | L[b] | Pct | GB | |||||||
| Shimane Susanoo Magic | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | B2 | West | 1st | 51 | 9 | .850 | — | Won B2 semifinals (Dragonflies) 2–1 Lost B2 finals (Storks) |
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| 2017–18 | B1 | West | 6th | 11 | 49 | .183 | 31 | — | |||
| 2018–19 | B2 | West | 2nd | 43 | 17 | .717 | 5 | Lost B2 semifinals (Brave Warriors) 0–2 Won B2 3rd placement game (Volters) 2–0 |
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| 2019–20 | B1 | West | 6th | 11 | 30 | .268 | 16 | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | B1 | West | 5th | 28 | 32 | .467 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | B1 | West | 2nd | 40 | 15 | .727 | 8.5 | Won quarterfinals (Alvark) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Golden Kings) 0–2 |
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| 2022–23 | B1 | West | 2nd | 48 | 12 | .800 | — | Lost quarterfinals (Alvark) 1–2 | — | ||
| 2023–24 | B1 | West | 4th | 32 | 28 | .533 | 9 | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | B1 | West | 2nd | 37 | 23 | .617 | 9 | Lost quarterfinals (Golden Kings) 0–2 | — | ||
| 2025–26 | B1 | West | 8th | 28 | 32 | .617 | 19 | — | — | ||
| 2026–27 | Premier | West | – | ||||||||
bj league
[edit]| Year | Regular season | Final Result | Head coach | Comments | |||||||
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| Wins | Losses | Winning percentage | Game differential | Scored | Conceded | Goal difference | Ranking | ||||
| 2010-11 | 24 | 26 | .480 | 10.0 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 0.0 | West #6 | Playoffs Eliminated 1st round |  Željko Pavličević | |
External links
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "クラブ概要". susanoo-m.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "チームプロフィール - 島根スサノオマジック Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ "マスコットキャラクター - 島根スサノオマジック Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-04-05.