Saitama Broncos
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Leagues | B.League | ||
Founded | 1982 | ||
History | 2005-present | ||
Arena | Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium (capacity: 4,308) | ||
Location | Saitama | ||
Team colors | Red and Black | ||
President | Toshihiko Narita | ||
Head coach | [[]] | ||
Ownership | Jun Ikeda | ||
Championships | None | ||
Website | http://www.saitamabroncos.com/ | ||
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The Saitama Broncos (埼玉ブロンコス, 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[]
- 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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Updated: 2021 |
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[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Tokyo_Service_Enterprise_Super_Cruiser_-_FHI_17S_Saitama_Broncos.jpg/220px-Tokyo_Service_Enterprise_Super_Cruiser_-_FHI_17S_Saitama_Broncos.jpg)
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
- John Saintignon
Arenas[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Saitama_Broncos_logo.jpg)
Former logo
References[]
- ja:埼玉ブロンコス as 2007-06-06T02:55:59 by S-8500
External links[]
Categories:
- Saitama Broncos
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- Sports teams in Saitama (city)
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