Daiki Tanaka of Basket B League Arbulk Tokyo MVP May 10 21:08
The basketball and B-League awards ceremony was discontinued online due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and Daiki Tanaka of Arbulk Tokyo was selected for the first time in this season's MVP = Best Player Award.
This season's B League, which started last fall, was discontinued due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and all games were canceled after mid-March.
The commendation ceremony this season was held on a three-day schedule from the start of the day, and the best defenders and MVP were announced on the 10th day of the final day.
Of these, MVP was first awarded to Tanaka of Albulk Tokyo, who won the eastern region with the highest win rate.
Tanaka is a 28-year-old, 1-meter, 92-centimeter guard player from Nagasaki, who enjoys a stable play both in speed and offense.
This season, he played in all 39 games as a starter, averaging 11.1 points per game and 4.8 assists, and was the main force of the team.
“I think I had a good performance this season and I am grateful for the evaluation,” said Tanaka.
In addition, he said, "I want to play an active part in the Tokyo Olympics and the world stage, so my goal has not been achieved. I want to work with a higher aspiration."