Blake Aoki Borysewicz

Blake Aoki was signed professionally to the Link Tochigi Brex in February 2017 for the remainder of the 2016–2017 season. During the season Blake Aoki was also invited to join the Japanese Under 24 national team camp located in Tokyo. The Link Tochigi Brex finished the season a top of the B League. After beating Chiba Jets 2-0, Aisin Seahorses 2-1, they would advance to the championship game vs the other #1 seeded Kawasaki Brave Thunder on May 27. They would go on and become the first B. League champions cruising to a 79-85 win. The city of Tochigi held its championship parade for the Link Tochigi Brex the following week on June 3.

After the 2017 season and championship, the Link Tochigi Brex resigned Blake Aoki to a 2-year deal. But both sides reached an agreement sending Aoki to the Toyama Grouses for the 2017-2018 season.

Borysewicz played both high school basketball and volleyball at The High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology, where he played two full season for the Yellowjackets Varsity Team in the Brooklyn A SouthWest Division for each sport. During his two seasons of basketball for the Yellowjackets, he played power forward and center both seasons, and led the Yellowjackets to a playoff berth his senior year as starting Center and captain of his team under head coach Chris Weil. In his senior year of his volleyball season, he led the Yellowjackets to a playoff berth. He was also selected to the men's volleyball all star game as a starter. He led all New York City public schools in Blocks and was #3 in the city in Kills under head coach Seung Yu. Graduated 2011.

Blake Aoki Borysewicz 青木 ブレイク (born November 13, 1993) is an American and Japanese professional basketball player for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka (B.League). Blake has won one college championship for State University of New York at Purchase (2012–2013) and a championship for the Link Tochigi Brex (2016-2017) crowning him and his team the first B. League Champions in Japan.