Chiba Jets Funabashi () is a Japanese professional
basketball
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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
JBL Super League in 2005 and currently competes in the
B.League
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, which they have won in 2021.
Owned by
Mixi
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, they have also won five Emperor's Cups.
The Jets also won the
East Asia Super League
The East Asia Super League (EASL) is an international basketball league featuring clubs from Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, and Macau.
From 2017 to 2019, four pre-season tournaments (the Super 8 and the ...
(EASL) in
2024
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, and an exhibition season title in 2017. The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP
Yuki Togashi, who scored 20 points in the final against
Seoul SK Knights
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.
Arenas
The Jets currently play in the
Funabashi Arena
Funabashi Arena is an arena in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
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in
Funabashi
is a Cities of Japan, 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 populat ...
, but are expected to move to the Arena Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to open in spring 2024.
Honours
Domestic
*
B.League
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**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
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East Asia Super League
The East Asia Super League (EASL) is an international basketball league featuring clubs from Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, and Macau.
From 2017 to 2019, four pre-season tournaments (the Super 8 and the ...
**Champions (1):
2023–24
**Super 8 Winners (1): 2017
Season by season
Roster
Individual awards

*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
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Early years
Saiz, whose father is Spanish and his mother is from ...
(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)
**
Yuki Togashi (2025)
*League Best 6th Man
**Christopher Smith (2022,2023)
**
Tyler Stone (2017)
*Defensive Player of the Year
**Shuta Hara (2023,2025)
*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 MIP
**Riku Segawa (2025)
*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.
Coaches
*
Eric Gardow(2011-12)
*
Shinji Tomiyama(2012-13)
*
Reggie Geary(2013-15)
*
Željko Pavličević
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ASEAN Basketball League.
Early life
Pavličević began ...
(2015-2016.3)
**
Hiroki Sato(acting、2016)
*
Atsushi Ono
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Biography
He was a narrator in Nagoya including documentary programs and CM narration since the late 1990s. Aiming to be a voice actor in 2003, he ...
(2016-22)
*
John Patrick(2022-24)
*
Trevor Gleeson(2024-)
Arenas
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LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. It is home to the Chiba Jets of the B-League. It has a capacity of 11,000 people.
History
On April 14, 2019, a plan to build an arena that was called "Chiba Jets Dream Arena ...
*
Funabashi Arena
Funabashi Arena is an arena in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends f ...
*
Chiba Port Arena
The is an indoor arena in Chiba, Chiba, 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 Ogimur ...
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
{{East Asia Super League
Basketball teams in Japan
Basketball teams established in 2005
2005 establishments in Japan
Sports clubs and teams in Chiba Prefecture
Funabashi
East Asia Super League teams
B.League teams