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| Akita Northern Happinets | ||||
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| Conference | East | |||
| Division | First | |||
| Leagues | B.League | |||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
| History | bj league (2010–2016) B.League (2016–present) | |||
| Arena | CNA Arena Akita | |||
| Location | Akita, Akita | |||
| Team colors | Pink, Gold, Black [1] | |||
| President | Yuki Mizuno (fr)[2][3] | |||
| Head coach | Kenzo Maeda | |||
| Conference titles | 2 bj league Eastern Conference champions (2014, 2015) | |||
| Website | Happinets.com | |||
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The Akita Northern Happinets are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Akita that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the B.League.[4] The team was formed as an expansion team of the bj league in 2010[5] and found success for the first time in 2013–14, finishing their fourth season as league runners-up.[6] They went on to finish as runners-up for the second year in a row in 2014–15 and in third place in 2015–16, the final season of the bj league.[7]
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