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Senior Jai Bailey is throwing a basketball on the court.

Senior Jai Bailey is the reigning MVP of Yokota's two-time defending Far East D-II champion team. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – James Bailey has been in this situation before: taking over a two-time Far East champion team that just so happens to have one of his children playing on it.

The 2024-25 DODEA-Japan season finds Bailey at the helm of Yokota’s boys basketball team. The Panthers have won the last two Division II titles, giving them four overall dating back to 2015. And Jai Bailey, a senior, is the reigning tournament Most Valuable Player.

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