Ibaraki Robots
| Ibaraki Robots | |||
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| 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[1] | ||
| Website | www | ||
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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.
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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Season by season
| Season | League | GP | W | L | % | Finish |
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| 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
- Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
- Chukwudiebere Maduabum
- Yusuke Okada
- Juan Pattillo
- Justin Reynolds
- Rick Rickert
- Hirotaka Sato
- Logan Stutz
- Yuki Yamaguchi
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.