Saitama Broncos

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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 Civic Gymnasium and Saitama Super Arena in Chūō-ku, Saitama City. It competes in the Bj league (bjリーグ, bī-jei rīgu^?).

[edit] 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 communitiy-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.