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The Ibaraki Robots (茨城ロボッツ, Ibaraki Robottsu) are a Japanese professional basketball team based in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. The team competes in the B.League Premier, the highest division of the B.League, as a member of the Eastern Conference.[2] The team plays its home games at Adastria Mito Arena.

ConferenceEast
DivisionFirst
LeaguesB.League
Founded2013
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Ibaraki Robots
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ConferenceEast
DivisionFirst
LeaguesB.League
Founded2013
HistoryTsukuba Robots
2013–2015
Cyberdyne Tsukuba Robots
2015–2016
Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots
2016–2019
Ibaraki Robots
2019–present
ArenaAdastria Mito Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationMito, Ibaraki
Main sponsorAdastria
Globis Corporation
K'S Holdings Corporation
General managerDaisuke Nishimura
Head coachRichard Glesmann
OwnershipYoshito Hori
Globis Corporation[1]
Websitewww.ibarakirobots.win
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The team was originally based in Tsukuba, Ibaraki and were known as the Tsukuba Robots. The team's name originates from Tsukuba itself, which is well known for its scientific research laboratories and promotes itself as the "City of Robots."[3]

Roster

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Ibaraki Robots roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PF 0 United States Robert Franks 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1996-12-18)18 December 1996
G 2 Japan Damilola Mosaku 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-12-05)5 December 2001
F 7 Japan Shugo Asai 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2000-12-08)8 December 2000
F 11 United States Chehales Tapscott 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
G/F 12 Japan Reita Matsumoto 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1999-09-18)18 September 1999
G 13 Japan Kohei Nakamura 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 29 – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996
G/F 17 Japan Hayato Yamaguchi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998
G 18 Japan Keitaro Ohba 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 23 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
F/C 21 United States Eric Jacobsen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1994-06-02)2 June 1994
G 22 Japan Jazz Nakamura 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997
PG 25 Japan Atsunobu Hirao (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 37 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989
G/F 29 Japan Keita Tsurumaki 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1996-04-24)24 April 1996
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  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 1, 2025
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Season by season

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Season League GP W L % Finish
2016–17 B2 60 32 28 (.533) 2
2017–18 B2 60 38 22 (.633) 2
2018–19 B2 60 35 25 (.583) 3
2019–20 B2 49 26 21 (.553) 3
2020–21 B2 57 41 16 (.719) 2
2021–22 B1 54 16 38 (.296) 10
2022–23 B1 60 23 37 (.383) 6
2023–24 B1 60 12 48 (.200) 8
2024–25 B1 56 13 43 (.232) 7
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Practice facilities

They practice at the M-Spo Arena in Minamimachi 3chome, Mito.　M-SpoFacebook[4]

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