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{{Infobox Basketball club
| name           = Saitama Broncos
| color1         = white
| color2         = #BA2525
| color3         = black
| image          =Broncos logo.jpg
| pixels         = 
| founded        = 1982
| leagues        = [[B.League]]
| division       = Third
| history        = '''ME Tokorozawa Broncos'''<br>(1996–1998)<br>'''Tokorozawa Broncos'''<br>(1998–2000)<br>'''Saitama Broncos'''<br>(2000–present)
| arena          =  [[File:Urawa Komaba Gymnasium.png|200px]]<br>[[Urawa Komaba Gymnasium]]<br />(capacity:1,374 )
| location       = [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]
| colors         = Red and Black<br />{{color box|#BA2525}} {{color box|black}}
| owner          = [[:ja:池田純|Jun Ikeda]]
| president      = [[:ja:成田俊彦|Toshihiko Narita]]
| vice-presidents = 
| coach          =
| championships  = 2
| dancers        =
| mascot         = 
| website        = http://www.saitamabroncos.com/
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| h_pattern_b = _SAITAMA BRONCOS 22 - 23 HOME
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| h_pattern_s = _SAITAMA BRONCOS 22 - 23 HOME
| h_title =Home
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| a_pattern_b = _SAITAMA BRONCOS 22 - 23 AWAY
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The {{nihongo|'''Saitama Broncos'''|さいたまブロンコス|Saitama Buronkosu}} is a men's professional [[basketball]] club based in [[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It calls the whole prefecture home and its main home arenas are Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium and [[Saitama Super Arena]] in Chūō-ku, Saitama City. It competes in the [[B.League]].

==History==
*1982: founded as an amateur {{nihongo|Mazda Auto Tokyo|マツダオート東京|Matsuda Ōto Tōkyō| a dealer of [[Mazda]] Motor}} basketball club.
*1983: The nickname Broncos taken from [[Santa Clara University]].
*1987: Promoted to [[Japan Basketball League]] division 1.
*1991: Club renamed to {{nihongo|"Ẽfini Tokyo"|アンフィニ東京|Anfini Tōkyō}}
*1996: The company club was dissolved.
*1997: Restarts as a community-based club {{nihongo|"ME Tokorozawa Broncos"|ME所沢ブロンコス|Emu-ī Tokorozawa Buronkos}}. From a lower-tier {{nihongo|"Kantō Corporate League"|関東実業団リーグ|Kantō Zitsugyō-dan Rīgu}}.
*1998: Renamed {{nihongo|"Tokorozawa Broncos"|所沢ブロンコス|Tokorozawa Buronkos}}. Promoted to the JBL division 2.
*1999: The league reorganisation put the team to the new JBL.
*2000: Adds [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama City]] to its hometowns. Renamed [[hiragana]] {{nihongo|"Saitama Broncos"|さいたまブロンコス|Saitama Buronkosu}}.
*2002-03, 2004-05: Wins the premiership in two-peat.
*2005: Quits the JBL. Renamed [[kanji]] {{nihongo|"Saitama Broncos"|埼玉ブロンコス|Saitama Buronkosu}}. Competes in the bj league as an inaugural member.

==Roster==
{{Basketball roster header|team=Saitama Broncos
| color1 = white | bg1 =#BA2525  | color2 =#FFFFFF| bg2 = black| ht = n | wt = n | age = n }}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num =0  | nat = USA | name = Grant Sitton       | pos = PF }}
{{player3 | num =1  | nat = JPN | name = Reo Yamazaki       | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =2  | nat = JPN | name = Will Creekmore     | pos = PF }}
{{player3 | num =3  | nat = JPN | name = Taketo Kato        | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =4  | nat = JPN | name = Tomoya Hata        | pos = G }}
{{player3 | num =6  | nat = USA | name = Ryan Watkins       | pos = C |dab=basketball}}
{{player3 | num =8  | nat = JPN | name = Takashi Igarashi   | pos = PF |link=:ja:五十嵐貴志}}
{{player3 | num =11 | nat = JPN | name = Hikaru Akiyama     | pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =14 | nat = JPN | name = Fumiya Sato        | pos = SG |link=:ja:佐藤文哉 (バスケットボール)}}
{{player3 | num =18 | nat = USA | name = Maxie Esho         | pos = PF |link=:fr:Maxie Esho}}
{{player3 | num =21 | nat = JPN | name = Akihisa Nohara     | pos = SG }}
{{player3 | num =28 | nat = JPN | name = Ryohei Kawabe      | pos = SF |link=:ja:川邉亮平}}
{{player3 | num =30 | nat = JPN | name = Ryutaro Noguchi    | pos = GF }}
{{player3 | num =32 | nat = JPN | name = Masahiro Okamoto   | pos = PG |link=:ja:岡本将大}}
{{player3 | num =35 | nat = JPN | name = Beni Mpaka Misakabo| pos = PG }}
{{player3 | num =44 | nat = JPN | name = Aiki Tanno         | pos = PG }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
 [[Shugaku Izumi]]

| asst_coach =
 
| roster_url = https://broncos20.jp/team/
| accessdate = 31 March 2023  }}

==Notable players==
:'''To appear in this section a player must have either:'''
* Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
* Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] game at any time.
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryuzo Anzai]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Benoit (basketball)|David Benoit]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Butorac (basketball)|Paul Butorac]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[:es:Andrew Feeley|Andrew Feeley]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Anwar Ferguson]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[:pl:John Humphrey (koszykarz)|John Humphrey]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[:fr:Shusei Ishii|Shusei Ishii]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[:fr:Reina Itakura|Reina Itakura]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Joiner]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Afeaki Khoury]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yūki Kitamuki]] ([[:fr:Yuki Kitamuki|fr]])
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[:it:George Leach|George Leach]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terrence Roberts (basketball)|Terrence Roberts]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[:fr:Yuki Sasaki (basket-ball)|Yuki Sasaki]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Satterfield]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuhiro Shoji]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Seth Tarver]]
*{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Ibrahima Thomas]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[:it:Tiras Wade|Tiras Wade]]
*{{flagicon|SVG}} [[Nyika Williams]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terrence Woodyard]]
}}

==Coaches==
[[File:Tokyo Service Enterprise Super Cruiser - FHI 17S Saitama Broncos.jpg|thumb|right|Broncos bus]]
*[[Tomoya Higashino]]
*[[Charles Johnson (basketball, born 1961)|Charles Johnson]]
*[[Kenji Yamane]]
*[[David Benoit (basketball)|David Benoit]] 
*[[Masato Fukushima]]
*[[Bob Nash (basketball)|Bob Nash]]
*[[Dean Murray (basketball)|Dean Murray]]
*[[Natalie Nakase]]
*[[Tracy Williams (basketball)|Tracy Williams]]
*[[Takatoshi Ishibashi]]
*[[Kazuaki Shimoji]]
*[[Ryutaro Onodera]]
*[[Collier St. Clair]]
*[[Thomas Roijakkers]]
*[[John Saintignon]]

==Arenas==
[[File:Saitama Broncos logo.jpg|thumb|right|Former logo]]
*[[Urawa Komaba Gymnasium]]
*[[Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium]]
*[[Josai University]]
*[[:ja:深谷市総合体育館|Fukaya Big Turtle]]
*[[:ja:春日部市総合体育館|Kasukabe City General Gymnasium]]
*[[Cosmos Arena Fukiage]]
*[[Shiki Citizens Gymnasium]]

==References==
* [[:ja:埼玉ブロンコス]] as 2007-06-06T02:55:59 by S-8500

==External links==
* [http://www.saitamabroncos.com/ Official (Japanese)]

{{Japanese B.League}}

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[[Category:Basketball teams in Japan]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Saitama (city)]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1982]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Japan]]

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