JT Thunders
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| Founded | 1931 |
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| Ground | Nekota Kinen Taiikukan Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Head Coach |  Raúl Lozano |
| Captain |  Taishi Onodera |
| League | V.League Division 1 |
| 2022–23 | 7th place |
| Website | Club home page |
JT Thunders (JTサンダーズ, JT Sandāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The owner of the club is Japan Tobacco.
History[edit]
The club was founded in 1931 as a club of the Ministry of Finance Japan Hiroshima Monopoly Bureau.[1]
In 1985, the team was renamed as Japan Tabaco and changed into JT as in 1989. In 2019, team name changed into JT Thunders Hiroshima.[2]
Honours[edit]
- Champion (×1): 2014–15[3]
- Runners-up (×8): 1973, 1978, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 and 2018–19
- Champions (×2): 2001 and 2004
- Runners-up (×5): 1969, 1977, 1978, 2010 and 2014
- Champion (×3): 2007, 2015, 2018
- Runner-up (×1): 2009
Current Roster[edit]
The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024[4]
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takuya Yasunaga | March 27, 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 2 |  Aaron Russell |
June 4, 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Outside hitter |
| 3 | Makoto Nishimura | October 7, 1998 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Outside hitter |
| 4 | Hiromasa Miwa | December 17, 1999 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 5 | Shinichiro Inoue (c) | December 21, 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter |
| 6 | Issei Maeda | September 22, 1991 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
| 7 | Yudai Arai | June 27, 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter |
| 8 | Koshi Takechi | January 1, 1996 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter |
| 9 | Kaisei Hirai | February 7, 1999 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker |
| 10 | Wataru Inoue | July 5, 1994 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lebero |
| 11 | Junya Sakashita | June 14, 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside hitter |
| 14 | Ataru Kumakura | December 17, 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside hitter |
| 15 | Taishi Karakawa | August 12, 1992 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lebero |
| 16 | Chihiro Nishi | November 8, 1997 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 17 | Masaki Kaneko | October 23, 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Setter |
| 18 | Shohei Yamamoto | March 21, 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter |
| 19 |  Jiang Chuan |
August 9, 1994 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Opposite hitter |
| 20 | Daiki Abe | February 16, 2000 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
| 21 | Shuto Kawaguchi | August 9, 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker |
| Head coach: Raúl Lozano
| ||||
Former roster[edit]
| Team roster – Season 2022/23 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | |
| 1 | Takuya Yasunaga | March 27, 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 2 | Taishi Onodera (c) | February 7, 1996 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 3 | Makoto Nishimura | October 7, 1998 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 4 | Kenta Nakajima | August 25, 1991 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 5 | Shinichiro Inoue | December 21, 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 6 | Aaron Russell |
June 4, 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 7 | Yudai Arai | June 27, 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 8 | Koshi Takechi | January 1, 1996 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 9 | Kaisei Hirai | February 7, 1999 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 10 | Wataru Inoue | July 5, 1994 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | |
| 11 | Junya Sakashita | June 14, 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 12 | Shinpei Goda | September 23, 1992 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Setter | |
| 14 | Ataru Kumakura | December 17, 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 15 | Taishi Karakawa | August 12, 1992 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | |
| 16 | Chihiro Nishi | November 8, 1997 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 17 | Masaki Kaneko | October 23, 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Setter | |
| 18 | Shohei Yamamoto | March 21, 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 19 | Jiang Chuan |
August 9, 1994 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Opposite hitter | |
| 20 | Daiki Abe | February 16, 2000 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter | |
| 21 | Shuto Kawaguchi In | August 9, 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker | |
| Head coach: Raúl Lozano
| |||||
League results[edit]
Champion Runner-up
| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.League | 1st (1994–95) | 5th | 8 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| 2nd (1995–96) | 3rd | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 3rd (1996–97) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | |
| 4th (1997–98) | 8th | 8 | 21 | 3 | 18 | |
| 5th (1998–99) | 7th | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | |
| 6th (1999-00) | 5th | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| 7th (2000–01) | Runner-up | 10 | 18 | 13 | 5 | |
| 8th (2001–02) | 5th | 10 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
| 9th (2002–03) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| 10th (2003–04) | Runner-up | 8 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 11th (2004–05) | 3rd | 8 | 28 | 17 | 11 | |
| 12th (2005–06) | 4th | 8 | 28 | 16 | 12 | |
| V・Premier | 2006-07 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007-08 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 12 | 16 | |
| 2008-09 | 5th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2009-10 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 2010-11 | 5th | 8 | 24 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2011-12 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2012-13 | 6th | 8 | 28 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2013-14 | Runner-up | 8 | 28 | 18 | 10 | |
| 2014-15 | Champion | 8 | 27 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 5th | 8 | 26 | 12 | 14 | |
| 2016–17 | 7th | 8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2017–18 | 3rd | 8 | 29 | 17 | 12 | |
| V.League Division 1 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | Runner-up | 10 | 32 | 21 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | 4th | 10 | 28 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2020–21 | 6th | 10 | 36 | 17 | 19 | |
| 2022–23 | 7th | 10 | 36 | 16 | 20 | |
Notable foreign players[edit]
Igor Shulepov 1999-2000- Ilya Savelev 2001-2004
Gabriel Gardner 2005-2006- Maxim Panteleymonenko 2007-2008
Ernardo Gómez 2008-2012
Igor Omrcen 2012-2014
Leandro Vissotto 2014-2015
Dražen Luburić 2016-2017
Thomas Edgar 2017–2022
Liu Libin 2018-2019
Chen Chien-Chen 2019–2022
References[edit]
- ^ "チーム紹介 | JTサンダーズ広島". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "チームの歴史". 一般社団法人日本バレーボールリーグ機構. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ "FIVB - Volleyball".
- ^ "選手・スタッフ | JTサンダーズ広島". JTウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
External links[edit]
- JTI Official Website (ja)
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