Chiba Jets

Chiba Jets Funabashi (Japanese: 千葉ジェッツふなばし) is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Funabashi, Chiba. The team joined the JBL Super League in 2005 and currently competes in the B.League.^[2]

Chiba Jets Funabashi
Leagues	B.League
Founded	2005; 18 years ago (2005)
History	Chiba Jets (2005-2017) Chiba Jets Funabashi (2017-present)
Arena	Funabashi Arena
Location	Funabashi, Chiba
Team colors
Main sponsor	Kintaro Home
Team manager	Yuta Ikeuchi
Head coach	John Patrick
Ownership	Mixi^[1]
Championships	1 B.League 5 Emperor's Cup 1 East Asia Super League
Conference titles	4 B.League Eastern Conference
Retired numbers	1 (0)
Website	Official site
Home Away

The 31,000sqm Lala Arena Tokyo Bay is scheduled to open in spring 2024.^[3]

Domestic

• B.League
  • Champions (1): 2020-21
  • Runner-up (3): 2017-18,2018-19,2022-23
  • Conference Champions (4): 2017-18,2018-19,2021-22,2022-23
• Emperor's Cup
  • Champions (4): 2017,2018,2019,2023
  • Runner-up (1): 2022

Continental

• East Asia Super League
  • Champions (1): 2017

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regular Season	Position after playoffs	Emperor's Cup
2016–17	1	B1	3rd	Quarterfinal	Champions
2017–18	1	B1	1st	Runner-up	Champions
2018–19	1	B1	1st	Runner-up	Champions
2019–20	1	B1	3rd	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Round of 16
2020–21	1	B1	2nd	Champions	Quarterfinal
2021–22	1	B1	1st	Quarterfinal	Runner-up
2022–23	1	B1	1st	Runner-up	Champions

Roster

 

Gavin Edwards

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Chiba Jets Funabashi roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 00   Aima Sekiya 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 17 – (2006-09-08)8 September 2006 G 2   Yuki Togashi (C) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 30 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 G 3   Asato Ogawa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 22 – (2001-08-23)23 August 2001 G 9   Hikaru Futagami 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 SF 10   Xavier Cooks 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 G 11   Fumio Nishimura 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 37 – (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 F 12   Ren Kanechika 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 G 13   Sota Okura 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1999-05-28)28 May 1999 F 20   D. J. Stephens 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 32 – (1990-12-19)19 December 1990 F 22   Marcus Kaishu Tobin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 F 25   Gaku Arao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1987-01-15)15 January 1987 G/F 31   Shuta Hara 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 F/C 33   John Mooney (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 F/C 50   Ira Brown 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 41 – (1982-08-03)3 August 1982	Head coach   John Patrick Assistant coach(es)   Shinya Ogawa   Atsushi Inagaki Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster

Individual awards

 

Yuki Togashi

• Final MVP
  • Sebas Saiz (2021)
• League MVP
  • Yuki Togashi (2019)
• League Best Five
  • Yuki Togashi (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023)
  • Shuta Hara (2023)
  • Christopher Smith (2023)
• League Best 6th Man
  • Christopher Smith (2022,2023)
  • Tyler Stone (2017)
• Defensive Player of the Year
  • Shuta Hara (2023)
• League Assist leader
  • Yuki Togashi (2020,2022)
• League Steal leader
  • Michael Parker (2018)
• League 3point pct leader
  • Kosuke Ishii (2019)
• League Coach of the Year
  • Atsushi Ōno (2021)
• Emperor's Cup MVP
  • Yuki Togashi (2019,2023)

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team.

•   Serge Angounou
•   Gaku Arao
•   Hilton Armstrong
•   Marquin Chandler
•   Brian Cook
•   Gavin Edwards
•   Pape Faye
•   Tony Gaffney
•   Reina Itakura
•   Shunsuke Itō
•   DeQuan Jones
•   George Leach
•   Leo Lyons
•   Yusuke Okada
•   Ryumo Ono
•   Rick Rickert
•   Clint Chapman
•   Tyler Stone
•   Yuki Togashi
•   Alan Wiggins
•   Trey McKinney-Jones
•   Sebas Saiz
•   Shannon Shorter
•   Josh Duncan
•   John Mooney
•   Christopher Smith
•   Vic Law

Coaches

•  Eric Gardow（2011-12）
•  Shinji Tomiyama（2012-13）
•   Reggie Geary（2013-15）
•   Željko Pavličević（2015-2016.3）
  •   Hiroki Sato（acting、2016）
•   Atsushi Ono（2016-22）
•   John Patrick（2022- ）

Arenas

• Funabashi Arena
• Chiba Port Arena

Practice facilities

They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo.^[4]

References

1. "ミクシィ、Bリーグ千葉ジェッツの実質オーナーに". 14 April 2019.
2. [Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference"] (in Japanese). Nishinomiya Storks. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
3. A new live music and sport arena is opening in Tokyo Bay Timeout. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
4. 千葉ジェッツ専用練習場、ロックアイスベースの魅力 月バス.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

External links

 

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