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, which they have won in 2021.^[1] Owned by Mixi,^[2] they have also won five Emperor's Cups.

Chiba Jets Funabashi
Leagues	B.League
Founded	2005; 19 years ago (2005)
History	Chiba Jets (2005–2017) Chiba Jets Funabashi (2017–present)
Arena	LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
Location	Funabashi, Chiba
Team colors
Main sponsor	Kintaro Home
Team manager	Yuta Ikeuchi
Head coach	Trevor Gleeson
Ownership	Mixi
Championships	1 B.League 5 Emperor's Cup 2 East Asia Super League
Conference titles	4 B.League Eastern Conference
Retired numbers	1 (0)
Website	Official site
Home Away

The Jets also won the East Asia Super League (EASL) in 2024, and an exhibition season title in 2017.^[3] The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP Yuki Togashi, who scored 20 points in the final against Seoul SK Knights.^[4]

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.^[5]

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

• East Asia Super League
  • Champions (1): 2023–24
  • Super 8 Winners (1): 2017

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regular Season	Position after playoffs	Emperor's Cup	East Asia Super League
2016–17	1	B1	3rd	Quarterfinal	Champions	-
2017–18	1	B1	1st	Runner-up	Champions	Super 8 Winners
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	-
2023–24	1	B1	3rd	Semifinal	Champions	Champions

Roster

Gavin Edwards

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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) 18 – (2006-09-08)8 September 2006 F 1 Yuta Watanabe 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 G 2 Yuki Togashi (C) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 G 3 Asato Ogawa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-08-23)23 August 2001 G/F 4 Naoki Tashiro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 G 6 Bruce Kanno 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2003-05-06)6 May 2003 C 7 Michael Ou 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-03-07)7 March 1999 G 9 Hikaru Futagami 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 F 10 D. J. Hogg 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 G 11 Fumio Nishimura 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 38 – (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 F 12 Ren Kanechika 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 F 22 Marcus Kaishu Tobin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 F 25 Gaku Arao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 37 – (1987-01-15)15 January 1987 G/F 31 Shuta Hara 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 F/C 33 John Mooney (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 G/F 34 Chris Smith 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-03-08)8 March 1994	Head coach Trevor Gleeson Assistant coach(es) Shinya Ogawa Atsushi Inagaki Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Individual awards

Yuki Togashi

• 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.

• 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
• Ira Brown
• D. J. Stephens
• Xavier Cooks
• Yuta Watanabe

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（2022-24）
• Trevor Gleeson（2024-）

Arenas

• LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
• Funabashi Arena
• Chiba Port Arena

Practice facilities

They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo.^[6]

References

1. "JPBLの「1部～3部階層分け発表記者会見」について" [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.
2. "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.
3. "EASL Champions Chiba Jets Celebrate a Perfect Season". East Asia Super League. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
4. "Schedule | EASL". www.easl.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
5. A new live music and sport arena is opening in Tokyo Bay Timeout. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
6. 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

• Official site