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| founded        = 2004
| dissolved      = 2011
| leagues        = [[bj league]]
| history        = 2004–2011
| arena          = [[Ariake Coliseum]]<br />(capacity: 10,000)<br />[[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]] II<br />(capacity: 3,202)
| location       = [[Tokyo]]
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| owner          = 
| president      = [[Chris Hetherington]]
| vice-presidents = Conor Neu
| coach          = [[Bob Hill]] 
| championships  = None
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| website        = http://www.tokyoapache.com/
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'''Tokyo Apache''' (東京アパッチ) was a Japanese [[basketball]] club, based in the city of [[Tokyo]], [[Kantō Region]]. They played in the [[bj league]], the top-level Japanese professional League. Their home games were played at the [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]] II, located at [[Shibuya, Tokyo]].

==History==

===Early years (2004&ndash;2010)===
The club was founded in June 2004, but their first season in the [[bj league]], was the 2005–2006 season. The team made the playoffs in the inaugural season topping the Niigata Albirex in the 3rd place game.

On June 1, 2010 the organization was acquired by a subsidiary of Evolution Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based investment management advisor.  Conor Neu has been named the Apache's General Manager, while office manager, Daijiro Kusakabe, will continue to face the league for the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.basketball.org/tokyo-apache-acquisition/ |title=Tokyo Apache Acquisition |website=www.basketball.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609035252/http://www.basketball.org/tokyo-apache-acquisition/ |archive-date=2010-06-09}} </ref>

===Earthquake and tsunami disaster relief effort===

After the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Great Tohoku quake]] and subsequent [[tsunami]] on March 11, 2011, the Tokyo Apache suspended the remainder of its 2010–2011 season.  Tokyo Apache organization and staff then joined forces with Evolution Capital Management and owner Michael Lerch in funding relief projects and organizations.  The combined group, which will also include former [[NBA]] star and former Tokyo Apache head coach [[Joe Bryant]] as well as baseball legend [[Bobby Valentine]], will contribute over 1 million US dollars to such projects and, as the situation stabilizes, aim to participate in programs that will help the people that have been devastated by this disaster.

===2011–2012 season===

As of June 7, 2011, the team announced that it will be suspending operations for the 2011–2012 season.  The suspension is due to an inability to secure business partners and sponsors in the timeframe imposed by the bj-league. The Tokyo Apache management noted that the business climate for securing commitments from both current and new business partners and sponsors deteriorated significantly in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.  Although the decision to suspend the 2011–2012 season is unfortunate, the Tokyo Apache is committed to continuing its current relief efforts for the benefit of those that were devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. As of November 2011, the team was definitely dissolved.

== Honors ==
* '''[[bj league]]'''
** Runners-up (2) : 2007/2008, 2008/2009

==Notable players==
*[[Kohei Aoki]]
*[[Mike Chappell]]
*[[:it:Kendall Dartez|Kendall Dartez]]
*[[:it:Nick Davis (cestista)|Nick Davis]] 
*[[:pl:John Humphrey (koszykarz)|John Humphrey]]
*[[:fr:Reina Itakura|Reina Itakura]]
*[[Robert Swift]]
*[[Jeremy Tyler]]

==Coaches==
*[[Joe Bryant]]
*[[Motofumi Aoki]]
*[[Bob Hill]]

== External links ==
*{{in lang|ja}}[http://www.tokyoapache.com/  Tokyo Apache Official Web site]
*{{in lang|en}}[http://www.tokyoapache.com/en/  Tokyo Apache Official Web site]

== References ==
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Basketball.org – Tokyo Apache Acquisition
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[[Category:Basketball teams established in 2004]]
[[Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:2011 disestablishments in Japan]]


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