They played in the bj league , the top-level Japanese professional League. The club was founded in June , but their first season in the bj league , was the β season. The team made the playoffs in the inaugural season topping the Niigata Albirex in the 3rd place game. On June 1, 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.
After the Great Tohoku quake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, , the Tokyo Apache suspended the remainder of its β 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.
As of June 7, , the team announced that it will be suspending operations for the β 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, Although the decision to suspend the β 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, As of November , the team was definitely dissolved.
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