Chiba Jets Funabashi ( ja, 千葉ジェッツふなばし) is a Japanese professional

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team located in

Funabashi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...

. The team joined the

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in 2005 and currently competes in the

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

Domestic

**Champions (1): 2020-21 **Runner-up (2): 2017-18,2018-19 **Conference Champions (3): 2017-18,2018-19,2021-22 *Emperor's Cup **Champions (3): 2017,2018,2019 **Runner-up (1): 2022

Continental

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**Champions (1): 2017

Season by season

Roster

Individual awards

*Final MVP **

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(2021) *League MVP **

Yuki Togashi is a Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League in Japan. Early life Born in Shibata, Niigata, Togashi moved to the United States in 2009 where he attended Montrose Christian School ...

(2019) *League Best Five **

(2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022) *League Best 6th Man **Christopher Smith (2022) ** Tyler Stone (2017) *League Assist leader **

(2020,2022) *League Steal leader ** Michael Parker (2018) *League 3point pct leader **Kosuke Ishii (2019) *League Coach of the Year **

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(2021)

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.

Coaches

Eric Gardow was the former Head coach of the Chiba Jets in the Japanese Bj League. Head coaching record , - , - , style="text-align:left;", Chiba Jets Chiba Jets Funabashi ( ja, 千葉ジェッツふなばし) is a Japanese professional basketba ...

（2011-12） * Shinji Tomiyama（2012-13） * Reggie Geary（2013-15） *

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（2015-2016.3） ** Hiroki Sato（acting、2016） *

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（2016-22） * John Patrick（2022- ）

Arenas

Funabashi Arena Funabashi Arena is an arena in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is the home arena of the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League The B.League is a professional men's basketball league that began in Japan in September 2016. The league is operated by th ...

Chiba Port Arena The is an indoor arena in Chiba, Japan. Chiba Jets Funabashi plays some games here as the second home arena. Facilities *Main arena - 2,730 sqm （63.5m×40m） *Sub arena - 769.6 sqm （38.0m×22m） Events *Volkswagen Ogimura Cup 2007 (T ...

Practice facilities

They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo.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

External links

Official site
{{Japanese B.League Basketball teams in Japan Basketball teams established in 2005 2005 establishments in Japan Sports teams in Chiba Prefecture Funabashi