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The Saitama Broncos (さいたまブロンコス, 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






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



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




References


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External links


Official (Japanese)

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• Prefektur Saitama
• Saitama Super Arena
• Saitama Broncos
• Saitama Super Arena
• Saitama (city)
• Saitama Prefecture
• Tokorozawa, Saitama
• Natalie Nakase
• Bronco (disambiguation)
• Milko Bjelica
• B.League
• Charles Johnson (basketball, born 1961)