Basketball: Hovasse replaces Lamas as Japan men's team head coach

Argentine Julio Lamas revealed on Twitter Tuesday that he has left his position as head coach of the Japan men's basketball team, with Tom Hovasse soon after named as his replacement by the Japan Basketball Association.The JBA confirmed hours after Lamas' tweet that his contract has expired and said the American, fresh off leading the Japan women's team to a history-making silver medal at the recent Tokyo Olympics, will take his place.Hovasse became the first foreign-born head coach of Japan's national women's team in 2017 after serving as an assistant coach for the women's team during the …READ FULL ARTICLE