Saitama Broncos
| Saitama Broncos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | bj league | ||
| Founded | 1982 | ||
| History | 2005-present | ||
| Arena |
Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium (capacity: 4,308) | ||
| Location | Saitama | ||
| Team colors |
Green and Orange | ||
| President | Toshihiko Narita | ||
| 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 Municipal 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.
References
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