Kawasaki Brave Thunders
| Kawasaki Brave Thunders | |
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| Kawasaki Brave Thunders logo | |
| Leagues | B.League |
| Founded | 1950; 75 years ago (1950) |
| History | Toshiba Red Thunders Toshiba Brave Thunders Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Arena | Todoroki Arena |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Location | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Head coach | Ronen Ginzburg |
| Ownership | DeNA |
| Championships | 4 |
| Retired numbers | 3 (8, 40, 51) |
| Website | Official website |
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The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.
The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League.[1]
Several of its players have played for a diverse set of international senior national teams.
Roster
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Notable players
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- 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.
- United States Lou Amundson
- United States Stephen Bardo
- United States Cedric Bozeman
- United States Brian Butch
- United States Peter Cornell
- Senegal Mamadou Diouf
- Japan Nick Fazekas
- United States Anthony Frederick
- United States Randy Holcomb
- United States Tom Hovasse
- Japan Takumi Ishizaki
- Japan Reina Itakura
- Japan Shunsuke Itō
- Japan Takuya Kita
- United States Tom Kleinschmidt
- United States Chris Moss
- United States Tyler Newton
- United States Charles O'Bannon
- United States Brian Rowsom
- Japan Takahiro Setsumasa
- Japan Ryusei Shinoyama
- United States Ryan Spangler
- United States Joe Stephens
- Japan Naoto Tsuji
- United States Cory Violette
- Finland Erik Murphy
Arenas
[edit ]Practice facilities
[edit ]35°32′57′′N 139°41′17′′E / 35.549298°N 139.688032°E / 35.549298; 139.688032
They practice at the Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.
References
[edit ]- ^ Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title Kaz Nagatsuka, The Japan Times. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016.
