The Ibaraki Robots (茨城ロボッツ, Ibaraki Robottsu) is a professional basketball team that competes in the Eastern Conference of the First Division of the Japanese B.League.[2][3]

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

Roster edit

Ibaraki Robots roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
F 1   Thomas Kennedy 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1987-05-17)17 May 1987
G 2   Damilola Mosaku 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-12-05)5 December 2001
F 5   Max Hisatake 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1998-04-10)10 April 1998
F 7   Shugo Asai 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2000-12-08)8 December 2000
F 8   Henry Ellenson 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-01-13)13 January 1997
C 9   Angus Brandt 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1989-10-26)26 October 1989
F 11   Chehales Tapscott 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
G/F 12   Reita Matsumoto 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-09-18)18 September 1999
G 13   Kohei Nakamura 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996
G/F 17   Hayato Yamaguchi 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998
G 18   Keitaro Ohba 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 21 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
F/C 21   Eric Jacobsen 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1994-06-02)2 June 1994
G 22   Jazz Nakamura 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997
PG 25   Atsunobu Hirao (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 35 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989
G/F 29   Keita Tsurumaki 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-04-24)24 April 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: December 14, 2022

Season by season edit

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

Notable players edit

 
Robots

Coaches edit

Arenas edit

Practice facilities edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "kurabu gaiyō" クラブ概要 [Club Overview] (in Japanese). March 7, 2014. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ^ B.League (3 October 2016). "Bリーグ". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (18 February 2015). "Japanese basketball hurt by Robots debacle". Retrieved 11 December 2016 – via Japan Times Online.
  4. ^ Yamashita, Hazuki (24 September 2017). "バスケB2「茨城ロボッツ」 水戸に練習拠点アリーナ". Tokyo Shimbun. Retrieved 1 April 2018 – via Tokyo Shimbun.