Kawasaki Brave Thunders

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Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Kawasaki Brave Thunders logo.jpg
Leagues B.League
Founded1950;74 years ago (1950)
HistoryToshiba Red Thunders
Toshiba Brave Thunders
Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
Arena Todoroki Arena
Capacity6,500
Location Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Head coach Kenji Sato (basketball)
Ownership DeNA
Championships4
Retired numbers3 (8, 40, 51)
Website Official website

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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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.

Kawasaki Brave Thunders roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Fujii 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)32 – (1991-12-23)23 December 1991
G 7 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Shinoyama 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)36 – (1988-07-20)20 July 1988
F 11 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Masuda 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)26 – (1998-01-22)22 January 1998
G 12 Flag of Japan.svg Reiya Nozaki 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)29 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
F 18 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Kamata 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)34 – (1990-05-11)11 May 1990
F 20 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas WImbush 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)30 – (1993-12-08)8 December 1993
G 21 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nohmi 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)27 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997
C 22 Flag of Japan.svg Nick Fazekas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)39 – (1985-06-17)17 June 1985
F 25 Flag of Hungary.svg Rosco Allen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)31 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993
F 33 Flag of Japan.svg Takumi Hasegawa 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)35 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
F/C 35 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Heath 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)32 – (1991-08-20)20 August 1991
G/F 37 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Iida 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)29 – (1995-04-11)11 April 1995
Head coach

Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Sato

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: January 9, 2023

Notable players

Former logo Kawasaki Brave Thunders logo.png
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

35°32′57″N139°41′17″E / 35.549298°N 139.688032°E / 35.549298; 139.688032

Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium.png
Toshiba Komukai Gymnasium

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

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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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