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Chiba Jets

{{Short description|Japanese professional basketball team}}

{{Infobox Basketball club

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| name = Chiba Jets Funabashi

| logo = ChibaJetsEmblem.svg

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| leagues = B.League

| founded = {{Start date and age|2005}}

| history = Chiba Jets
(2005–2017)
Chiba Jets Funabashi
(2017–present)

| arena = LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY

| capacity = 11,000

| location = Funabashi, Chiba

| colors = {{colour box|#DC0B2C}} {{colour box|#C6DFE7}} {{colour box|#001e43}}

| president =

| ownership = Mixi

|manager=Yuta Ikeuchi

| coach = Trevor Gleeson

| championships =1 B.League
5 Emperor's Cup
2 East Asia Super League

| conf_champs = 4 B.League Eastern Conference

| ret_nums = 1 (0)

| website =[https://chibajets.jp/ Official site]

| sponsor = Kintaro Home

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Chiba Jets Funabashi ({{langx|ja|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, which they have won in 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.storks.jp/2015.07.30/press/18364/ |title=JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について |trans-title=Regarding the JPBL's "Division 1-3 Assignment Press Conference" |language=ja |publisher=Nishinomiya Storks |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091026/http://www.storks.jp/2015.07.30/press/18364/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 }} Owned by Mixi,{{Cite web |date=14 April 2019 |title=ミクシィ、Bリーグ千葉ジェッツの実質オーナーに |url=https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO43725650U9A410C1000000?s=3}} they have also won five Emperor's Cups.

The Jets also won the East Asia Super League (EASL) in 2024, and an exhibition season title in 2017.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=EASL Champions Chiba Jets Celebrate a Perfect Season |url=https://www.easl.basketball/news/2024-easl-champions-chiba-jets-celebrate-a-perfect-season |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=East Asia Super League |language=en}} The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP Yuki Togashi, who scored 20 points in the final against Seoul SK Knights.{{Cite web |title=Schedule {{!}} EASL |url=https://www.easl.basketball/schedule?~w=f~eJwlyzEKgDAMQNGrSGYDSSppdHf1Dk2bTuLiKN5diuOD_x-4YZugylJDraAuQsgcgWsrHdWVzcTYG8E8wTniuHA_hvqQRqpJ2LFRtn_1tjrWHuRikShneD9RshpM |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.easl.basketball |language=en}}

Arenas

The Jets currently play in the Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, but are expected to move to the Arena Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to open in spring 2024.[https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/a-new-live-music-and-sport-arena-is-opening-in-tokyo-bay-022122 A new live music and sport arena is opening in Tokyo Bay] Timeout. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

Honours

= 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 (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
  • Runner-up (1): 2022

=Continental=

Season by season

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!Season

!Tier

!League

!Regular Season

!Position after playoffs

!Emperor's Cup

!East Asia Super League

style="background:#efefef;"|2016–17

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| align="center"|3rd

| align="center"|Quarterfinal

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2017–18

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| style="background:gold" align="center"|1st

| style="background:silver"align="center"|Runner-up

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Super 8 Winners

style="background:#efefef;"|2018–19

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| style="background:gold" align="center"|1st

| style="background:silver"align="center"|Runner-up

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2019–20

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| align="center"|3rd

| align="center"|Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

| align="center"|Round of 16

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2020–21

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| style="background:silver" align="center"|2nd

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| align="center"|Quarterfinal

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2021–22

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| style="background:gold" align="center"|1st

| align="center"|Quarterfinal

| style="background:silver"align="center"|Runner-up

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2022–23

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| style="background:gold" align="center"|1st

| style="background:silver"align="center"|Runner-up

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| align="center"

style="background:#efefef;"|2023–24

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|B1

| align="center"|3rd

| align="center"|Semifinal

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

| style="background:gold" align="center"|Champions

Roster

File:Gavin Edwards (cropped).jpg]]

{{Basketball roster nationality note}}

{{Basketball roster header|team=Chiba Jets Funabashi

| color1 = #FFFFFF | bg1 = #B50000| color2 = #B50000| bg2 = #C6DFE7 | wt = n }}

{{player3 | num = 00 | nat = JPN | name = Aima Sekiya | pos = SG | m= 1.84 | year = 2006 | month = 9 | date = 8 }}

{{player3 | num = 1 | nat = JPN | name = Yuta Watanabe | pos = F | m= 2.06 | year = 1994 | month = 10 | date = 13 }}

{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = JPN | name = Yuki Togashi | pos = G | m= 1.67 | year = 1993 | month = 7 | date = 30 | note = C }}

{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = JPN | name = Asato Ogawa | pos = G | m= 1.76 | year = 2001 | month = 8 | date = 23 | link=:ja:小川麻斗}}

{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = JPN | name = Naoki Tashiro | pos = GF | m= 1.88 | year = 1993 | month = 6 | date = 24 | link=:ja:田代直希}}

{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = JPN | name = Riku Segawa | pos = G | m= 1.84 | year = 2006 | month = 8 | date = 14 | link=:ja:瀬川琉久}}

{{player3 | num = 6 | nat = JPN | name = Bruce Kanno | pos = G | m= 2.00 | year = 2003 | month = 5 | date = 6 | link=:ja:菅野ブルース}}

{{player3 | num = 7 | nat = CHN | name = Michael Ou | pos = C | m= 2.08 | year = 1999 | month = 3 | date = 7 | link=:zh:区俊炫}}

{{player3 | num = 9 | nat = JPN | name = Hikaru Futagami | pos = G | m= 1.90 | year = 1999 | month = 4 | date = 13 | link=:ja:二上耀}}

{{player3 | num = 10 | nat = USA | name = D. J. Hogg | pos = F | m= 2.07 | year = 1996 | month = 9 | date = 3 }}

{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = JPN | name = Fumio Nishimura | pos = G | m= 1.77 | year = 1986 | month = 9 | date = 24 | link=:ja:西村文男 (バスケットボール)}}

{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = JPN | name = Ren Kanechika | pos = F | m= 1.96 | year = 2003 | month = 3 | date = 11 | link=:ja:金近廉}}

{{player3 | num = 22 | nat = JPN | name = Marcus Kaishu Tobin | pos = F | m= 1.98 | year = 2001 | month = 3 | date = 7 | link=:ja:トビンマーカス海舟}}

{{player3 | num = 25 | nat = JPN | name = Gaku Arao | pos = F | m= 1.98 | year = 1987 | month = 1 | date = 15 | link=:ja:荒尾岳}}

{{player3 | num = 31 | nat = JPN | name = Shuta Hara | pos = GF | m= 1.87 | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 17 | link=:ja:原修太}}

{{player3 | num = 33 | nat = USA | name = John Mooney | pos = FC | m= 2.06 | year = 1998 | month = 3 | date = 20 | dab = basketball | note = C}}

{{player3 | num = 34 | nat = USA | name = Chris Smith | pos = GF | m= 1.93 | year = 1994 | month = 3 | date = 8 | dab = basketball, born 1994}}

{{Basketball roster footer

| head_coach =

{{flagicon|AUS}} Trevor Gleeson

| asst_coach =

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Ogawa

{{flagicon|JPN}} Atsushi Inagaki

| roster_url = https://chibajets.jp/roster/players/

| accessdate =

}}

=Individual awards=

File:Togashi yuki 2016.jpg]]

  • East Asia Super League Final MVP
  • Yuki Togashi (2024)
  • East Asia Super League Best Five
  • Yuki Togashi (2024)
  • John Mooney (2024)
  • League Final MVP
  • Sebas Saiz (2021)
  • League MVP
  • Yuki Togashi (2019)
  • League Best Five
  • Yuki Togashi (2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024)
  • Shuta Hara (2023)
  • Christopher Smith (2023)
  • League 2nd TEAM
  • John Mooney (2024)
  • 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 Rebound leader
  • John Mooney (2024)
  • League Steal leader
  • Michael Parker (2018)
  • League 3point pct leader
  • Kosuke Ishii (2019)
  • League Rookie of the Year
  • Ren Kanechika (2024)
  • League Coach of the Year
  • Atsushi Ōno (2021)
  • Emperor's Cup MVP
  • Yuki Togashi (2019,2023,2024)

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.

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Coaches

Arenas

Practice facilities

They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo.[https://www.basketball-zine.com/rockicebase_0607 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.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Chiba Jets}}

  • [https://chibajets.jp/ Official site]

{{Japanese B.League}}

{{East Asia Super League}}

Category:Basketball teams in Japan

Category:Basketball teams established in 2005

Category:2005 establishments in Japan

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Chiba Prefecture

Category:Funabashi

Category:East Asia Super League teams

Category:B.League teams