Saitama Broncos
| Saitama Broncos |
| Leagues |
bj league |
| Founded |
1982 |
| History |
2005-present |
| Arena |
Tokorozawa Civic Gym
(capacity: 4,000) |
| Location |
Saitama |
| Team colors |
Green and Orange
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| President |
Toshihiko Narita |
| Head coach |
Dean Murray |
| Championships |
None |
| Website |
http://www.saitamabroncos.com/ |
| Uniforms |
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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?).
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.
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