Kawasaki Brave Thunders
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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 Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.
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.
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
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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
Erik Murphy
Arenas
Practice facilities
35°32′57″N 139°41′17″E / 35.549298°N 139.688032°E / 35.549298; 139.688032
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Toshiba_Komukai_Gymnasium.png/150px-Toshiba_Komukai_Gymnasium.png)
They practice at the Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.
References
- ^ Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title Kaz Nagatsuka, The Japan Times. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016.
External links
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- Official website
- Presentation at Asia-basket.com
- FIBA Profile
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