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Gunma Crane Thunders
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ConferenceEast
Division1st
LeaguesB.League
Founded2011
ArenaOta Citizens Gymnasium
Capacity1,987
LocationOta, Gunma
PresidentMasaaki Arai
Head coachKota Mizuno
OwnershipOpen House
Websiteg-crane-thunders.jp
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away

The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League. They are based in Ōta, Gunma. It is said that the shape of Gunma Prefecture resembles the shape of a dancing crane. The team's name is a combination of the crane and thunder, which evokes images of "energy" and "speed".

Coaches

Roster

Gunma Crane Thunders roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 1 Japan Koh Flippin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-05-20)20 May 1996
F 2 Japan Tomoki Hoshino 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1997-11-05)5 November 1997
F 3 Japan Michael Parker 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 43 – (1981-12-05)5 December 1981
G 4 United States Trey McKinney-Jones 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-08-27)27 August 1990
G 7 Japan Kei Igarashi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 44 – (1980-05-07)7 May 1980
F 8 Japan Allen Hachimura 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1999-12-20)20 December 1999
G 9 Japan Naoto Tsuji 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-09-08)8 September 1989
F 11 Japan Kengo Nomoto (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992
G 12 Japan Keigo Kimura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-11-08)8 November 2000
G 14 Japan Teru Sugawara 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998
G 16 Japan Narito Namizato 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-08-07)7 August 1989
C 25 United States Kaleb Tarczewski 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 31 – (1993-02-26)26 February 1993
F 50 Ghana Ben Bentil 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
Head coach

Japan Kota Mizuno

Assistant coach(es)

United States Kyle Bailey
JapanTatssuaki Sakai
JapanNobuki Nishiyanagi

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 December 2022

Notable players

Former logo

Arenas

References

  1. B.League (30 September 2016). "Bリーグ". Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Profile". Gunma Crane Thunders. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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