Former Toyota Motors Alvark coach Koju Munakata will be named the first bench boss in Aomori Wat¡¯s history, The Japan Times has learned.
An announcement is expected in the coming days, a basketball insider with knowledge of the situation said on Monday.
Munakata, an Aomori native, coached the WJBL¡¯s Hitachi High-Tech Cougars the past two seasons. Hitachi posted a 5-17 record this season.
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