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Leagues
  
B.League

Location
  
Saitama

President
  
Toshihiko Narita

History
  
2005-present

Team colors
  
Green and Orange

Date founded
  
1982

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Arena
  
Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium (capacity: 4,308)

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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 B.League.

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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.

    • 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.
  • Nyika Williams

    • References

    Saitama Broncos Wikipedia
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