Announcement of B.LEAGUE UNITED 2026 Roster for Australia Tour

Thank you always for your warm support of the Gunma Crane Thunders.

We are pleased to announce that player #6 Takuto Nakamura and Head Athletic Trainer Kazuho Kondo have been selected for the B.LEAGUE select team "B.LEAGUE UNITED 2026," which will participate in the "B.LEAGUE UNITED 2026 Australia Tour" held in Melbourne, Australia from August 2 (Sunday) to August 10 (Monday), 2025.

The team will face South East Melbourne Phoenix on August 6 (Thursday) and Melbourne United on August 9 (Sunday), both teams from Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).

We kindly ask for your enthusiastic support for Nakamura and Kondo as they represent the B.LEAGUE on this international stage!

Player #6 Takuto Nakamura

Position

PG

Date of Birth

March 3, 2001

Height (cm)

184 cm

Weight (kg)

79 kg

Alma Mater

Daito Bunka University

Hometown

Aichi Prefecture

Career

2020–21 Levanga Hokkaido (Special Designated Player) 2021–22 Hiroshima Dragonflies (Special Designated Player) 2022–25 Hiroshima Dragonflies 2025– Gunma Crane Thunders

Kazuho Kondo, Head Athletic Trainer

Date of Birth

August 27, 1995

Alma Mater

Michigan State University

Hometown

Tokyo

Career

2019–22 Gunma Crane Thunders (Athletic Trainer) 2022–25 Shiga Lakes (Athletic Trainer) 2025– Gunma Crane Thunders (Head Athletic Trainer)

Certification

Board of Certification - Athletic Trainer (BOC-ATC), USA

For more details on the tournament and full roster, please visit the official B.LEAGUE website.