Orijimo, the oldest 49-year-old in the B League, retired at 16:51 on May 3
Takehiko Orimoge of Levanga Hokkaido, who was the oldest active player in the Basketball B-League until age 49, held a press conference to retire and said, "I have a lot to do but I had a good basketball life." I looked back.
Orimo is 49 years old from Saitama prefecture.
For the first time in Japan's top league, a player from Japan achieved a total of 10,000 points, and also played an active part in the Japanese national team.
In addition, he also served as a representative of the Levanga management company and a director of the B league, and has contributed to the Japanese basketball world in club and league management.
Prior to the start of the league match, he had announced that he would retire from active life for 27 years as long as this season, but in response to the influence of the new coronavirus, it was decided to discontinue mid-season in March. On the 3rd, we held a press conference for retirement.
At the video conference conference, Orishige said, “In the end, I couldn't play in front of the fans and it was a regrettable season, but I did my best. I have a lot of things left over, but a good basket life. I looked back on my active life.
Regarding the fact that he decided to retire even if the season was discontinued, he said, "I have decided to discontinue, and I have taken down 27 years of luggage that I could not dislike no matter how hard it was. Last year, I could call it a professional performance. I was shocked that I couldn't do it, and it was heavy to carry my luggage again. "
The interview Momoyo was also broadcast on the video posting site, and fans commented, "He made basketball in Hokkaido lively."
Orishige wants to focus on the management of the club in the future.