Kawasaki Brave Thunders

Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Leagues B.League
Founded 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 Takuya Kita
Ownership DeNA
Championships 4
Website Official website
Uniforms

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Kawasaki Brave Thunders roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 0 Japan Yuma Fujii
SF 3 Japan Shotaro Hayashi
PG 4 Japan Yasunori Aoki
PG 7 Japan Ryusei Shinoyama (C)
C/PF 12 United States Vernon Macklin
G/F 14 Japan Naoto Tsuji
G 15 Japan Hiroki Taniguchi
G/F 18 Japan Yuya Kamata
F/C 22 Japan Nick Fazekas
SF 23 Senegal Diouf Bamba
SF 31 United States Shane Edwards
F 33 Japan Takumi Hasegawa
Head coach

Japan Takuya Kita

Assistant coach(es)

Japan George Katsumata

Japan Kenji Sato (basketball)

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

Notable players

Former logo
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.

Arenas

Practice facilities

They practice at the Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.

References

  1. ↑ Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title Kaz Nagatsuka, The Japan Times. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016.


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