Saitama Broncos

The Saitama Broncos (さいたまブロンコス) 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) 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)
 * 1996: The company club was dissolved.
 * 1997: Restarts as a community-based club "ME Tokorozawa Broncos" (ME所沢ブロンコス). From a lower-tier "Kantō Corporate League" (関東実業団リーグ).
 * 1998: Renamed "Tokorozawa Broncos" (所沢ブロンコス). 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).
 * 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). Competes in the bj league as an inaugural member.

Notable players

 * To appear in this section a player must have either:

• 🇯🇵 Ryuzo Anzai
 * 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.

• 🇺🇸 David Benoit

• 🇺🇸 Paul Butorac

• 🇺🇸 Andrew Feeley

• 🇺🇸 Anwar Ferguson

• 🇺🇸 John Humphrey

• 🇯🇵 Shusei Ishii

• 🇯🇵 Reina Itakura

• 🇺🇸 Michael Joiner

• 🇺🇸 Paul Afeaki Khoury

• 🇯🇵 Yūki Kitamuki (fr)

• 🇺🇸 George Leach

• 🇺🇸 Terrence Roberts

• 🇯🇵 Yuki Sasaki

• 🇺🇸 Kenny Satterfield

• 🇯🇵 Kazuhiro Shoji

• 🇺🇸 Seth Tarver

• 🇸🇳 Ibrahima Thomas

• 🇺🇸 Tiras Wade

• Nyika Williams

• 🇺🇸 Terrence Woodyard

Coaches

 * 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

 * Urawa Komaba Gymnasium
 * Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium
 * Josai University
 * Fukaya Big Turtle
 * Kasukabe City General Gymnasium
 * Cosmos Arena Fukiage
 * Shiki Citizens Gymnasium