Saga Ballooners

Saga Ballooners
Saga Ballooners
Conference	West
Division	B1 League (promoted)
Leagues	B.League
Founded	2018
Arena	Saga Prefectural Gymnasium
Capacity	2,118
Location	Saga, Saga
Head coach	Yuta Miyanaga
Website	ballooners.jp
Home	Away

The Saga Ballooners (佐賀バルーナーズ, Saga Barūnāzu) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Saga. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Western Conference.^[1] The team's name is a reference to the Saga International Balloon Fiesta.^[2] The team plays its home games at Saga Prefectural Gymnasium.

Coaches

Aljosa Bjekovic (2018–2019)
Luis Guil Torres (2019–2021)
Yuta Miyanaga (2021–present)

Roster

As of 2026-2027.

Saga Ballooners roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
G/F	1	Damyean Dotson	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	32 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
F	7	Kosuke Hashimoto	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	33 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993
F/C	8	Derrick Michael Xzavierro	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	23 – (2003-04-01)1 April 2003
F	9	Nassir Little	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	26 – (2000-02-11)11 February 2000
G	11	Futa Takedomi	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	22 – (2003-11-05)5 November 2003
G	13	Ryo Abe	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	30 – (1995-11-04)4 November 1995
G/F	14	Kosuke Kanamaru	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	37 – (1989-03-08)8 March 1989
G	18	Sori Uchio	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	25 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
G	20	Atsuki Kishida	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	30 – (1995-10-28)28 October 1995
F	21	Toshiki Tomiyama	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	23 – (2003-03-18)18 March 2003
F	23	Dave Dudzinski	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	34 – (1992-05-26)26 May 1992
G	25	Taiki Sumida	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	26 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999
F	34	Ryota Inoue	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	31 – (1995-04-19)19 April 1995

Head coach

Yuta Miyanaga

Assistant coach(es)

Tatsuya Takahashi
Satoshi Ishitani

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Notable players

Arenas

References

↑ "佐賀バルーナーズ" [Saga Ballooners]. Saga Ballooners. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
↑ "【佐賀バルーナーズ】佐賀からBリーグ目指すバスケットボールチームが発足！" [[Saga Ballooners] A basketball team aiming for the B.League was launched from Saga!]. EDITORS SAGA (in Japanese). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

[1] "佐賀バルーナーズ" [Saga Ballooners]. Saga Ballooners. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

[2] "【佐賀バルーナーズ】佐賀からBリーグ目指すバスケットボールチームが発足！" [[Saga Ballooners] A basketball team aiming for the B.League was launched from Saga!]. EDITORS SAGA (in Japanese). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

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