Saitama Broncos

The is a men's professional basketball club based in 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 basketball club.
• 1983: The nickname Broncos taken from Santa Clara University.
• 1987: Promoted to Japan Basketball League division 1.
• 1991: Club renamed to
• 1996: The company club was dissolved.
• 1997: Restarts as a community-based club . From a lower-tier .
• 1998: Renamed . Promoted to the JBL division 2.
• 1999: The league reorganisation put the team to the new JBL.
• 2000: Adds Saitama City to its hometowns. Renamed hiragana .
• 2002-03, 2004-05: Wins the premiership in two-peat.
• 2005: Quits the JBL. Renamed kanji . Competes in the bj league as an inaugural member.

Roster

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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 NBA game at any time.

Coaches

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Broncos bus

• Tomoya Higashino
• Charles Johnson
• Kenji Yamane
• David Benoit
• Masato Fukushima
• Bob Nash
• Dean Murray
• Natalie Nakase
• Tracy Williams
• Takatoshi Ishibashi
• Kazuaki Shimoji
• Ryutaro Onodera
• Collier St. Clair
• Thomas Roijakkers
• John Saintignon

Arenas

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Former logo

• Urawa Komaba Gymnasium
• Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium
• Josai University
• Fukaya Big Turtle
• 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

• Official (Japanese)