Kumamoto Volters

Kumamoto Volters
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ConferenceWest
DivisionSecond
LeaguesB.League
Founded2012
ArenaKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Capacity4,110
Main sponsorNisikawa Group,Kumamoto
Head coachJeff Hironaka
Websitewww.volters.jp

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.

  1. ^ B.League (10 October 2016). "B.LEAGUE". Retrieved 10 October 2016.