Hiroki Sato (佐藤博紀, Sato Hiroki) is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager of the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. [1] He played college basketball for Juntendo University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft. Sato's jersey number has been retired by the Jets.
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| Chiba Jets Funabashi | |
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| Position | General manager |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 30, 1982 Yotsukaido, Chiba |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Career information | |
| High school | Yachiyo (Yachiyo, Chiba) |
| College | Juntendo University |
| Playing career | 2004–2015 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004-2005 | Otsuka Corporation Alphas |
| 2005-2011 | Oita Heat Devils |
| 2011-2015 | Chiba Jets |
| As coach: | |
| 2016 | Chiba Jets |
Head coaching record edit
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiba Jets | 2016 | 21 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 8th in NBL | - | - | - | – | - |