Saitama Broncos
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Basketball team in Saitama
| Saitama Broncos | |
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| Saitama Broncos logo | |
| Division | Third |
| Leagues | B.League |
| Founded | 1982 |
| History | ME Tokorozawa Broncos (1996–1998) Tokorozawa Broncos (1998–2000) Saitama Broncos (2000–present) |
| Arena | Urawa Komaba Gymnasium (capacity:1,374 ) |
| Location | Saitama |
| Team colors | Red and Black |
| President | Toshihiko Narita |
| Ownership | Jun Ikeda |
| Championships | 2 |
| Website | http://www.saitamabroncos.com/ |
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The Saitama Broncos (さいたまブロンコス, Saitama Buronkosu) 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
[edit ]- 1982: founded as an amateur 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 "Ẽfini Tokyo" (アンフィニ東京, Anfini Tōkyō)
- 1996: The company club was dissolved.
- 1997: Restarts as a community-based club "ME Tokorozawa Broncos" (ME所沢ブロンコス, Emu-ī Tokorozawa Buronkos). From a lower-tier "Kantō Corporate League" (関東実業団リーグ, Kantō Zitsugyō-dan Rīgu).
- 1998: Renamed "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 City to its hometowns. Renamed hiragana "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 "Saitama Broncos" (埼玉ブロンコス, Saitama Buronkosu). Competes in the bj league as an inaugural member.
Roster
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Notable players
[edit ]- 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.
- Japan Ryuzo Anzai
- United States David Benoit
- United States Paul Butorac
- United States Andrew Feeley
- United States Anwar Ferguson
- United States John Humphrey
- Japan Shusei Ishii
- Japan Reina Itakura
- United States Michael Joiner
- United States Paul Afeaki Khoury
- Japan Yūki Kitamuki (fr)
- United States George Leach
- United States Terrence Roberts
- Japan Yuki Sasaki
- United States Kenny Satterfield
- Japan Kazuhiro Shoji
- United States Seth Tarver
- Senegal Ibrahima Thomas
- United States Tiras Wade
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nyika Williams
- United States Terrence Woodyard
Coaches
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- 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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- Urawa Komaba Gymnasium
- Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium
- Josai University
- Fukaya Big Turtle
- Kasukabe City General Gymnasium
- Cosmos Arena Fukiage
- Shiki Citizens Gymnasium
References
[edit ]- ja:埼玉ブロンコス as 2007年06月06日T02:55:59 by S-8500
External links
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