Chiba Jets
Japanese professional basketball team
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Chiba Jets Funabashi (千葉ジェッツふなばし, Chiba Jettsu Funabashi), more commonly known as the Chiba Jets, are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. Owned by Mixi, the team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Eastern Conference.[1] The team plays its home games at LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay.
(2005–2017)
Chiba Jets Funabashi
(2017–present)
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| Leagues | B.LEAGUE PREMIER | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| History | Chiba Jets (2005–2017) Chiba Jets Funabashi (2017–present) | ||
| Arena | LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Location | Funabashi, Chiba | ||
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| Main sponsor | Kintaro Home | ||
| Team manager | Yuta Ikeuchi | ||
| Head coach | Kovács Adrián | ||
| Ownership | Mixi | ||
| Championships | 1 B.League 5 Emperor's Cup 2 East Asia Super League | ||
| Conference titles | 4 B.League Eastern Conference | ||
| Retired numbers | 2 (0)(11) | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
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The Jets also won the East Asia Super League (EASL) in 2024, and an exhibition season title in 2017.[2] The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP Yuki Togashi, who scored 20 points in the final against Seoul SK Knights.[3] They have also won five Emperor's Cups.
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.[4]
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 |
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| 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 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | B1 | 2nd | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | - |
| 2025–26 | 1 | B1 | 2nd | Semifinal | Quarterfinal | - |
Roster
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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 (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.
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
- Nassir Little
- D. J. Hogg
- Garrison Brooks
Quentin Millora-Brown
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（2024-2026）
Kovács Adrián（2026-）
Arenas
- LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY
- Funabashi Arena
- Chiba Port Arena
