Gunma Crane Thunders
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
- Tadashi Hayashi
- Ryan Blackwell
- Hiroki Fujita
- Hirokazu Nema
- Fujitaka Hiraoka
- Thomas Wisman
- Kota Mizuno
- Kyle Milling
Roster
Notable players
- Ondrej Balvin
- Ben Bentil
- Trey Britton
- Deividas Busma
- Marcus Cousin
- Darko Čohadarević
- Melvin Ely
- Hamilton Gary Kotera
- Thomas Kennedy
- Abdullahi Kuso
- Erik Murphy
- Scootie Randall
- Kenneth Simms
- Dillion Sneed
- Ryan Stephan
- Noriyuki Sugasawa
- Patrick Sullivan
- Hirohisa Takada
Arenas
- Ota Citizens Gymnasium
- Yamato Citizens Gymnasium Maebashi
- Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
- Kiryu University Green Arena
- Kakinuma Arena
- Isesaki Citizens Gymnasium