Ibaraki Prefecture is located in the Kanto region, northeast of Tokyo, and faces the Pacific Ocean.
Tsukuba, a university with an excellent basketball program, is located here and has produced many players for the B.League.
Overview
| Official Website | https://www.ibarakirobots.win/ |
| Founded | 2013 |
| What Robots Represents | 'Robots' was chosen because Tsukuba City, where the club was founded, promotes itself as the 'City of Robots.' Initially, the team was called 'Tsukuba Robots,' but on July 1, 2016, the name was changed to 'Ibaraki Robots' after Mito City was added as a hometown alongside Tsukuba." |
| Team Colors | Ibaraki Blue / Tsukuba Orange |
| Arena | Adastria Mito Arena (Capacity approx. 5,000) |
| Main Sponsor | Globis Corporation, Yoshito Hori |
They were promoted to B1 in 2021, but have yet to make the playoffs.
The population of Ibaraki Prefecture is around 2.8 million.
Notable Japanese (Asian) Players to watch
Probably update later.
Notable Foreign (Naturalized) Players to watch
Robert Franks(6-7, F, Washington State)
After playing in the G League and the Australian NBL, he played for the Nagoya Dolphins last season, averaging 18.1 points per game. He is the go-to guy for Ibaraki.
2018-2019 All-Pac-12 First Team.
Head Coach: Chris Holm
The formidable legend from the University of Vermont, Holm played in the bj League before the B.League's launch. After retiring, he returned to the U.S. to serve as an assistant coach at George Washington under his former UVM coach, Mike Lonergan—that's right, during Yuta Watanabe's time there. In 2020, he returned to Japan, joining Kyoto as an assistant coach.
Now, well-versed in Japanese basketball, he steps into his role as head coach for Ibaraki with readiness and anticipation.
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