Gunma Crane Thunders

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]

Gunma Crane Thunders
Conference	East
Division	1st
Leagues	B.League
Founded	2011
Arena	Ota Citizens Gymnasium
Capacity	1,987
Location	Ota, Gunma
President	Masaaki Arai
Head coach	Kyle Milling
Ownership	Open House
Website	g-crane-thunders.jp
Home Away

Coaches

• Tadashi Hayashi (2012)
• Ryan Blackwell (2012–13)
• Hiroki Fujita (2013
• Charlie Parker (2014–15)
• Hirokazu Nema (2015–16)
• Fujitaka Hiraoka (2016–21)
• Thomas Wisman (2021–22)
• Kota Mizuno (2022–2024)
• Kyle Milling (2024–present)

Roster

Gunma Crane Thunders roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 0 Yuma Fujii 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 G 1 Koh Flippin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1996-05-20)20 May 1996 F 3 Michael Parker 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 43 – (1981-12-05)5 December 1981 G 4 Trey McKinney-Jones 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 F 8 Allen Hachimura 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 G 9 Naoto Tsuji 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 F 11 Kengo Nomoto (C) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 G 12 Keigo Kimura 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-11-08)8 November 2000 G 14 Teru Sugawara 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 F 16 Kenny Asano 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 C 25 Kaleb Tarczewski 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 32 – (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 G 29 Kazuki Hosokawa 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-11-17)17 November 1997 F/C 32 Johannes Thiemann 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1994-02-09)9 February 1994	Head coach Kyle Milling Assistant coach(es) Taketo Aoki Ryoichi Nishitani Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 19 April 2025

Notable players

Former logo

• Ben Bentil
• Trey Britton
• Deividas Busma
• Darko Čohadarević
• Marcus Cousin
• Melvin Ely
• Gary Hamilton
• Thomas Kennedy
• Abdullahi Kuso
• Kenneth Simms
• Dillion Sneed
• Ryan Stephan
• Noriyuki Sugasawa
• Patrick Sullivan
• Hirohisa Takada
• Scootie Randall
• Ondrej Balvin
• Erik Murphy

Arenas

• Ota Citizens Gymnasium
• Yamato Citizens Gymnasium Maebashi
• Yamada Green Dome Maebashi
• Kiryu University Green Arena
• Kakinuma Arena
• Isesaki Citizens Gymnasium