Kumamoto Volters | |||
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Conference | West | ||
Division | Second | ||
Leagues | B.League | ||
Founded | 2012 | ||
Arena | Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
Capacity | 4,110 | ||
Main sponsor | Nisikawa Group,Kumamoto | ||
Head coach | Jeff Hironaka | ||
Website | www | ||
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Kumamoto Volters (熊本ヴォルターズ, Kumamoto Vorutāzu) is a Japanese professional basketball team in Kumamoto, Kumamoto. The team competes in the B.League.[1] The team name "Volters" is a coined term using "VOLCANO," meaning volcano, and "WATER," meaning water, symbolizing the abundant water sourced from Mount Aso in Kumamoto as well as the volcano itself.
Kumamoto Volters have experienced one district championship in the B.League's second division and have advanced to the promotion playoffs to the first division five times.
Volters hosted the B.League All-star Game in 2018.