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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
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The Gunma Crane Thunders are a professional basketball team that compete in the first division of the Japanese B.League.[1] 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".[2]

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) 27 – (1996-05-20)20 May 1996
F 2 Japan Tomoki Hoshino 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-11-05)5 November 1997
F 3 Japan Michael Parker 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 42 – (1981-12-05)5 December 1981
G 4 United States Trey McKinney-Jones 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1990-08-27)27 August 1990
G 7 Japan Kei Igarashi 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 43 – (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) 34 – (1989-09-08)8 September 1989
F 11 Japan Kengo Nomoto (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992
G 12 Japan Keigo Kimura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-11-08)8 November 2000
G 14 Japan Teru Sugawara 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998
G 16 Japan Narito Namizato 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-08-07)7 August 1989
C 25 United States Kaleb Tarczewski 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-02-26)26 February 1993
F 50 Ghana Ben Bentil 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (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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