Players selected by fan voting talked about their enthusiasm before the men's basketball, B League all-star game will be held next month.
This year's B League all-star game is scheduled to be held in Mito City from the 15th of next month for two days, with events such as a dunk contest on the first day and black and white players on the second day. The match will be divided into two teams.
This year, a record number of 4.26 million votes were collected for fan voting, and on the 14th, the players selected by voting attended an online press conference.
For the first time, fans also participated in the press conference online, and fans from all over the country were projected on the large screen behind the players' screens.
Yuta Tabuse, a 40-year-old veteran of Utsunomiya Brex, called out to the fans at the beginning, "Thank you for all the votes," and said, "I want to have fun as the oldest and give good assistance so as not to lose to young players." I talked about.
Ryan Rossiter of Utsunomiya Brex, who collected the most 125,000 votes, said, "I want to show a show that fans can enjoy and enjoy myself."
During the press conference, a question corner was set up by fans, and Yuki Togashi of Chiba Jets, who was requested to dunk by fans in Toyama Prefecture, answered with a smile, "Please look forward to it."
10 people selected for All-Star Game by fan voting
The following 10 players were selected for the All-Star Game by fan voting.
From Utsunomiya Brex, Yuta Tabuse, Ryan Rossiter, Jeff Gibbs, and Makoto Hiejima.
Chiba Jets are Yuki Togashi and Sebastian Size.
Kawasaki Brave Thunders are Ryusei Shinoyama and Nick Fazekas.
Kosuke Kanamaru of Seahorses Mikawa.
I'm Julian Mavunga from Toyama Grouses.
Of these, Hiejima has been decided to miss due to injury.