# 2017–18 B.League season

The 2017–18 B.League season was the second season of the Japanese B.League.

## B1 Regular season

| # | B1 | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | SeaHorses Mikawa | 48 | 12 | .800 | — | 60 |
| 2 | Chiba Jets Funabashi | 46 | 14 | .767 | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | Alvark Tokyo | 44 | 16 | .733 | 4 | 60 |
| 4 | Ryukyu Golden Kings | 42 | 18 | .700 | 6 | 60 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 41 | 19 | .683 | 7 | 60 |
| 6 | Tochigi Brex | 34 | 26 | .567 | 14 | 60 |
| 7 | Kyoto Hannaryz | 34 | 26 | .567 | 14 | 60 |
| 8 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 31 | 29 | .517 | 17 | 60 |
| 9 | Sun Rockers Shibuya | 28 | 32 | .467 | 20 | 60 |
| 10 | Niigata Albirex BB | 28 | 32 | .467 | 20 | 60 |
| 11 | Levanga Hokkaido | 26 | 34 | .433 | 22 | 60 |
| 12 | San-en NeoPhoenix | 25 | 35 | .417 | 23 | 60 |
| 13 | Osaka Evessa | 24 | 36 | .400 | 24 | 60 |
| 14 | Shiga Lakestars | 24 | 36 | .400 | 24 | 60 |
| 15 | Toyama Grouses | 24 | 36 | .400 | 24 | 60 |
| 16 | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 18 | 42 | .300 | 30 | 60 |
| 17 | Nishinomiya Storks | 12 | 48 | .200 | 36 | 60 |
| 18 | Shimane Susanoo Magic | 11 | 49 | .183 | 37 | 60 |

## B1 Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 77 | 80 | | | | | | |
| 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 63 | 75 | | | | | | |
| 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 6Tochigi Brex | 63 | 75 | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 1SeaHorses Mikawa | 65 | 71 |
| | | | | | | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 69 | 73 |
| 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 82 | 78 | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 69 | 73 |
| 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 75 | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 7Kyoto Hannaryz | 75 | 69 | | | | | | | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 3Alvark Tokyo | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 60 |
| 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 69 | 66 | 17 | | | | | | | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 60 |
| 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 71 | 62 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 8Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 71 | 62 | 12 | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 4Ryukyu Golden Kings | 61 | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 74 | 72 |
| 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 87 | 61 | 22 | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 2Chiba Jets | 74 | 72 |
| 5Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 5Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 5Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 65 | 71 | 15 | | | | | | |

### B1 Final

* NHK BS-1, Sponavi Live, DAZN, TV Tokyo
* May 26 2:05 pm
* Report
Alvark Tokyo 85, Chiba Jets 60 :
* Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 24-15, 18-16, 24-11 ||
* Yokohama Arena, Yokohama Attendance: 12,005

## B1 Relegation playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 70 | 93 | 18 |
| 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 90 | 73 | 13 | | | | | | |
| 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 18Shimane Susanoo Magic | 90 | 73 | 13 | 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 15Toyama Grouses | 76 |
| | | | | | | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 79 |
| 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 83 | 102 | 20 | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 16Yokohama B-Corsairs | 79 |
| 17Nishinomiya Storks | 17Nishinomiya Storks | 17Nishinomiya Storks | 86 | 81 | 18 | | | | | | |
| B1B2 P/R final | B1B2 P/R final | B1B2 P/R final |
| 15 | Toyama Grouses | 88 |
| B2-4 | Kumamoto Volters | 85 |

## B1 Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Davante Gardner | Niigata Albirex BB | 28.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Nick Fazekas | Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 10.9 |
| Assists per game | Naoki Uto | Toyama Grouses | 7.7 |
| Steals per game | Michael Parker | Chiba Jets Funabashi | 1.9 |
| Blocks per game | Hasheem Thabeet | Yokohama B-Corsairs | 2.3 |
| Turnovers per game | Naoki Uto | Toyama Grouses | 3.2 |
| Fouls per game | D'or Fischer | Shiga Lakestars | 3.4 |
| Minutes per game | Naoki Uto | Toyama Grouses | 34.5 |
| FT% | Kosuke Kanamaru | SeaHorses Mikawa | 93.2% |
| 3FG% | Shuhei Kitagawa | Link Tochigi Brex | 41.7% |

## B2 Regular season

| # | B2 | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Akita Northern Happinets | 54 | 6 | .900 | — | 60 |
| 2 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 47 | 13 | .783 | 7 | 60 |
| 3 | Kumamoto Volters | 41 | 19 | .683 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 39 | 21 | .650 | 15 | 60 |
| 5 | Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots | 38 | 22 | .633 | 16 | 60 |
| 6 | Fukushima Firebonds | 38 | 22 | .633 | 16 | 60 |
| 7 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | 33 | 27 | .550 | 21 | 60 |
| 8 | Ehime Orange Vikings | 33 | 27 | .550 | 21 | 60 |
| 9 | Gunma Crane Thunders | 32 | 28 | .533 | 22 | 60 |
| 10 | Kanazawa Samuraiz | 28 | 32 | .467 | 26 | 60 |
| 11 | Shinshu Brave Warriors | 25 | 35 | .417 | 29 | 60 |
| 12 | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns | 25 | 35 | .417 | 29 | 60 |
| 13 | Kagawa Five Arrows | 22 | 38 | .367 | 32 | 60 |
| 14 | Sendai 89ers | 21 | 39 | .350 | 33 | 60 |
| 15 | Earthfriends Tokyo Z | 20 | 40 | .333 | 34 | 60 |
| 16 | Bambitious Nara | 19 | 41 | .317 | 35 | 60 |
| 17 | Aomori Wat's | 18 | 42 | .300 | 36 | 60 |
| 18 | Iwate Big Bulls | 7 | 53 | .117 | 47 | 60 |

## B2 Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1Akita Northern Happinets | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 85 | 99 |
| 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 81 | 65 | | | | | | |
| 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 4Kumamoto Volters | 81 | 65 | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 1Akita Northern Happinets | 83 | 73 | 12 |
| | | | | | | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 69 | 82 | 15 |
| 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 103 | 94 | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka | 69 | 82 | 15 |
| 3Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 3Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 3Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 3Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 95 | 72 | | | | | | |
| Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 4 Kumamoto Volters | 4 Kumamoto Volters | 79 | 85 |
| 3 Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 3 Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 77 | 78 |
| B2B3 P/R final | B2B3 P/R final | B2B3 P/R final |
| 18 | Iwate Big Bulls | 55 |
| B3-1 | Tokyo Hachioji Trains | 83 |

## B2 Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Chehales Tapscott | Kagawa Five Arrows | 22.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Reginald Warren | Kagawa Five Arrows | 12.7 |
| Assists per game | Takumi Furuno | Kumamoto Volters | 7.1 |
| Steals per game | Takuya Nakayama | Akita Northern Happinets | 2.1 |
| Blocks per game | Kadeem Coleby | Akita Northern Happinets | 1.7 |
| Turnovers per game | Tshilidzi Nephawe | Bambitious Nara | 3.0 |
| Fouls per game | Nyika Williams | Ehime Orange Vikings | 3.3 |
| Minutes per game | Tatsuhiko Toshino | Ehime Orange Vikings | 33.1 |
| FT% | Shigehiro Taguchi | Akita Northern Happinets | 88.7% |
| 3FG% | Kohei Fukuzawa | Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya | 44.5% |

## B3 season
### B3 First stage

| # | B3 First Stage | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Tokyo Hachioji Trains | 8 | 2 | .800 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Tokyo Excellence | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Kagoshima Rebnise | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Saitama Broncos | 5 | 5 | .400 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Otsuka Corporation Alphas | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Tokyo Cinq Reves | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | 10 |

### B3 Regular season

| # | B3 Regular season | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Tokyo Hachioji Trains | 26 | 6 | .813 | — | 32 |
| 2 | Otsuka Corporation Alphas | 23 | 9 | .719 | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | Tokyo Excellence | 21 | 11 | .656 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | Saitama Broncos | 20 | 12 | .625 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Toyoda Gosei Scorpions | 19 | 13 | .594 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Kagoshima Rebnise | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12 | 32 |
| 7 | Aisin AW Areions Anjo | 11 | 21 | .344 | 15 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo Cinq Reves | 5 | 27 | .156 | 21 | 32 |
| 9 | Tokio Marine Nichido Big Blue | 5 | 27 | .156 | 21 | 32 |

### B3 Final stage

| # | B3 Final Stage | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Tokyo Hachioji Trains | 17 | 3 | .850 | — | 20 |
| 2 | Otsuka Corporation Alphas | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Tokyo Excellence | 12 | 8 | .600 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Kagoshima Rebnise | 8 | 12 | .400 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Saitama Broncos | 8 | 12 | .400 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Tokyo Cinq Reves | 2 | 18 | .100 | 15 | 20 |

## B3 Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Patrick Simon | Toyoda Gosei Scorpions | 21.323 |
| Rebounds per game | Patrick Simon | Toyoda Gosei Scorpions | 10.806 |
| Assists per game | Eiji Sumihiro | Toyoda Gosei Scorpions | 5.5 |
| Steals per game | Andre Murray | Tokyo Cinq Reves | 2.167 |
| Blocks per game | Justin Herold | Tokyo Excellence | 1.188 |
| FT% | Ryuichiro Nakazono | Kagoshima Rebnise | 94.7% |
| 3FG% | Kenta Tateyama | Kagoshima Rebnise | 42.1% |