Kawasaki_Brave_Thunders
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Professional basketball team in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.
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| Leagues | B.League | ||
| Founded | 1950; 74 years ago (1950) | ||
| History | Toshiba Red Thunders Toshiba Brave Thunders Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders Kawasaki Brave Thunders | ||
| Arena | Todoroki Arena | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| Location | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Head coach | Kenji Sato (basketball) | ||
| Ownership | DeNA | ||
| Championships | 4 | ||
| Retired numbers | 3 (8, 40, 51) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League.[1]
Several of its players have played for a diverse set of international senior national teams.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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- 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.
Lou Amundson- Stephen Bardo
- Cedric Bozeman
- Brian Butch
- Peter Cornell
Mamadou Diouf
Nick Fazekas- Anthony Frederick
- Randy Holcomb
- Tom Hovasse
- Takumi Ishizaki
- Reina Itakura
- Shunsuke Itō
- Takuya Kita
- Tom Kleinschmidt
- Chris Moss
- Tyler Newton
- Charles O'Bannon
- Brian Rowsom
- Takahiro Setsumasa
- Ryusei Shinoyama
- Ryan Spangler
- Joe Stephens
- Naoto Tsuji
- Cory Violette
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They practice at the Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.
- Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title Kaz Nagatsuka, The Japan Times. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016.
