Broncos owner Jun Ikeda has ambitious plans for basketball franchise
Ikeda is thrilled about his new challenge with the Broncos, perhaps more than ever before, because as owner he has the freedom to do things his way.
Bob and Bobby Nash reunite on Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
After an ultra-successful 2017-18 season that concluded with the B. League second-division winner's trophy, the Rizing Fukuoka Zephyr have added valuable experience to their coaching staff. It's the father-son tandem of Bob and Bobby Nash, who return to Japan to work alongside Fukuoka bench boss ...
The challenges of coaching basketball in Japan keep Samir St. Clair on a winning streak
Nonstop growth, inept management were constant problems throughout the bj-league's 11 seasons
Second in a two-part series Throughout its rocky 11-season history, mismanagement was often at the heart of the bj-league's biggest problems. The league grew so fast (from six to eight to 10 to 12 to 13 to . . . eventually 24 teams this past season ...
'Helicopter' Humphrey joins new ABA squad RDC Vulcans as head coach
John "Helicopter" Humphrey, one of the now-dissolved bj-league's original stars, has been hired to coach the American Basketball Association's RDC Vulcans, an expansion squad. The Vulcans made the announcement on Thursday. According to published reports, two other expansion teams are also set to join the ABA: ...
Niigata selects Shoji to be next head coach
Kazuhiro Shoji, a former Niigata Albirex BB player at the start of the 21st century, takes over as the team's new head coach as the franchise prepares for the inaugural B. League season. The Albirex made the announcement on Thursday. Shoji, 42, returns to Niigata ...
Broncos' woes continue in defeat to Happinets
In the history of professional sports — pick a sport, any sport — very few franchises have achieved the level of futility that's become the Saitama Broncos' trademark. Since the start of the 2013-14 season, the Broncos have lost 133 of their 148 regular-season games. ...
B-Corsairs rise to occasion with victory over Broncos
The Yokohama B-Corsairs issued a challenge to themselves before Sunday's series finale against the Eastern Conference rival Saitama Broncos. The B-Corsairs repeated that challenge at halftime, when they faced a seven-point deficit at Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The hosts regrouped in the third quarter, taking head ...
Hard-working Albirex pound Broncos
The Niigata Albirex BB and Saitama Broncos have provided a decade-long case study: different ways of doing business. Their records speak for themselves. As the two charter members of the bj-league, formed as a six-team circuit for the 2005-06 season, they were once viewed as the ...
Broncos, family pay tribute to Uhle
Since the bj-league's inception in 2005, the Saitama Broncos have never been a model franchise. As the league has rapidly grown from six teams for its inaugural season to its present 24-squad setup, Saitama, one of the league's two charter clubs, has been negatively affected ...
Broncos signee Uhle, 22, dies in Atlanta
A prospective Saitama Broncos player for the upcoming season has died before his professional career began. Center Chris Uhle, who attended NCAA Division II Rollins College, passed away at age 22 on Wednesday of an apparent heart attack, according to published reports in Florida. As of ...
Shimoji won't return to coach Saitama for 2015-16 season
As expected, the Saitama Broncos are making a coaching change after another atrocious season. Head coach Kazuaki Shimoji won't be back on the sideline for the 2015-16 campaign, the Broncos announced on Thursday afternoon. Saitama posted a 6-46 record in Shimoji's lone season at the helm. The ...
