2020. University HOSP man is the unofficial mascot. Arenas & Facilities The Happinets play their home games at CNA Arena Akita, their home since 2016. During their time in the bj league, the Happinets played their home games at the Akita Prefectural Gymnasium. Another home, Nices Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Yurihonjo. A new prefectural gymnasium will be built in 2026. The team has practice facilities at the Akita Northern Gate Square, Akita Bank Gymnasium, Akita Xerox Sports Square and Akita International University Suda Hall. They also build muscle at Varsity Weight Room in Yabase, Akita. Happinets players love to take spa at Youland Hotel Yabase in Akita. (Tattooed players have special privileges to take a bath.) "Crazy Pink" phenomenon The Happinets fans are widely known as "Crazy Pink" and sometimes have overwhelming numbers at the visitors games. The hoop-crazed fans light up arena with "Bigabiga", pink glow sticks and sing the prefectural anthem before the game. The Happinets home court rocks with another stadium anthem "Fly Again" by Man with a Mission, and CNA Arena Akita is the one of the hottest and loudest basketball venues in Asia. The Akita Airport limousine buses have the painted images of the Happinets and Blaublitz Akita. Kit Manufacturer Average regular season home game attendance Media Radio The Happinets players' talk show is aired occasionally on ABS. The Happinets don't have any play-by-play radio broadcasting. Programs ABS - Akita wo sakebe Northern Happinets ABS - Nantettatte Nichiyou ha Sports ABS - Kosaka Rika no Cheer Happinets FM Akita - Weekly Northern Happinets (Takashi Hatakeyama) FM Hanabi - Uchiagero Go! Go! Akita Northern Happinets!! Television SoftBank Group Corp. is estimated to have invested over ¥12 billion to get the broadcasting rights of B.League in 2016. The Happinets home game broadcasters are Toshifumi Takeshima (Akita Television, play-by-play announcer) and Hiroyuki Chida (JR Akita Peckers). Programs AAB - Go Happinets! References External links Basketball teams in Japan Sport in Akita (city) Sports teams in Akita Prefecture Basketball teams established in 2010 2010 establishments in Japan