Ibaraki Robots

Ibaraki Robots
Ibaraki Robots
Conference	East
Division	First
Leagues	B.League
Founded	2013
History	Tsukuba Robots; 2013–2015; Cyberdyne Tsukuba Robots; 2015–2016; Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots; 2016–2019; Ibaraki Robots; 2019–present
Arena	Adastria Mito Arena
Capacity	5,000
Location	Mito, Ibaraki
Main sponsor	Adastria; Globis Corporation; K'S Holdings Corporation
General manager	Daisuke Nishimura
Head coach	Richard Glesmann
Ownership	Yoshito Hori; Globis Corporation
Website	www.ibarakirobots.win
Home	Away

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.

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

Ibaraki Robots roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PF	0	Robert Franks	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	29 – (1996-12-18)18 December 1996
G	2	Damilola Mosaku	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	24 – (2001-12-05)5 December 2001
F	7	Shugo Asai	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	25 – (2000-12-08)8 December 2000
F	11	Chehales Tapscott	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	35 – (1990-07-12)12 July 1990
G/F	12	Reita Matsumoto	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	26 – (1999-09-18)18 September 1999
G	13	Kohei Nakamura	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	29 – (1996-09-16)16 September 1996
G/F	17	Hayato Yamaguchi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	27 – (1998-10-01)1 October 1998
G	18	Keitaro Ohba	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	23 – (2002-12-21)21 December 2002
F/C	21	Eric Jacobsen	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	32 – (1994-06-02)2 June 1994
G	22	Jazz Nakamura	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	28 – (1997-06-18)18 June 1997
PG	25	Atsunobu Hirao (C)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	37 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989
G/F	29	Keita Tsurumaki	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	30 – (1996-04-24)24 April 1996
F/C	30	Tim Schneider	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	28 – (1997-09-01)1 September 1997

Head coach

Richard Glesmann

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 1, 2025

Season by season

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

Notable players

Coaches

Arenas

Practice facilities

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

References

↑ "kurabu gaiyō" クラブ概要 [Club Overview] (in Japanese). March 7, 2014. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
↑ "順位表 B.LEAGUE (Bリーグ) 公式サイト" [Standings B.LEAGUE Official Site]. bleague.jp. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
↑ "クラブ概要茨城ロッボツ". Retrieved 11 June 2025.
↑ 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "kurabu gaiyō" クラブ概要 [Club Overview] (in Japanese). March 7, 2014. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[2] "順位表 B.LEAGUE (Bリーグ) 公式サイト" [Standings B.LEAGUE Official Site]. bleague.jp. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

[3] "クラブ概要茨城ロッボツ". Retrieved 11 June 2025.

[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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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