Saitama Broncos

Saitama Broncos
Leagues B.League
Founded 1982
History 2005-present
Arena Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium
(capacity: 4,308)
Location Saitama
Team colors Green and Orange
         
President Toshihiko Narita
Head coach Collier St. Clair
Championships None
Website http://www.saitamabroncos.com/
Uniforms

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

Saitama Broncos roster
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Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 0 Japan Masaya Ueda
PF 1 United States Darnell Martin
F 2 Japan Kento Sakka
PG 3 Japan Shion Serikyaku
SF 5 Japan Hayate Yamashita
PG 7 Japan Yuki Kitamuki
PG 10 Japan Ryuhei Shimizu
F 21 Japan Yuichi Shidama
C 22 United States Joshua Crawford
SG 31 Japan Yoshinori Tanaka
SG 32 Japan Jo Yoshikawa
SG 53 Japan Ousu Mori
PF 54 Japan Samuel Jr. Sawaji
Head coach

Collier St. Clair

Assistant coach(es)

Rikio Miki

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2018

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

References

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