Kawasaki Brave Thunders

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.

Kawasaki Brave Thunders
LeaguesB.League
Founded1950
HistoryToshiba Red Thunders
Toshiba Brave Thunders
Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
ArenaTodoroki Arena
Capacity6,500
LocationKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Head coachKenji Sato (basketball)
OwnershipDeNA
Championships4
Retired numbers3 (8, 40, 51)
WebsiteOfficial website

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 nationality not displayed.

Kawasaki Brave Thunders roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
PG 0 Yuma Fujii
PG 4 Yasunori Aoki
PG 7 Ryusei Shinoyama (C)
SF 11 Keisuke Masuda
G/F 14 Naoto Tsuji
F/C 21 Mathías Calfani
F/C 22 Nick Fazekas
SG 24 Yuto Otsuka
SF 27 Naoya Kumagae
F 33 Takumi Hasegawa
PF 34 Pablo Aguilar
PF/C 35 Jordan Heath
Head coach

Kenji Sato (basketball)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: 2020

Notable players

Former logo
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.

Arenas

Practice facilities

Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium

They practice at the Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki.

References

  1. Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title Kaz Nagatsuka, The Japan Times. 5 June 2016, accessed 11 July 2016.
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