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| Founded | 1931 |
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| Ground | Nekota Kinen Taiikukan Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Head Coach |  Javier Weber |
| 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
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
- Champion (×1): 2014–153
- 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
The following is team roster of Season 2023–20244
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takuya Yasunaga | (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 2 |  Aaron Russell |
(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Outside hitter |
| 3 | Makoto Nishimura | (1998-10-07) October 7, 1998 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Outside hitter |
| 4 | Hiromasa Miwa | (1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 5 | Shinichiro Inoue (c) | (1994-12-21) December 21, 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter |
| 6 | Issei Maeda | (1991-09-22) September 22, 1991 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
| 7 | Yudai Arai | (1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter |
| 8 | Koshi Takechi | (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter |
| 9 | Kaisei Hirai | (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker |
| 10 | Wataru Inoue | (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lebero |
| 11 | Junya Sakashita | (1998-06-14) June 14, 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside hitter |
| 14 | Ataru Kumakura | (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside hitter |
| 15 | Taishi Karakawa | (1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lebero |
| 16 | Chihiro Nishi | (1997-11-08) November 8, 1997 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 17 | Masaki Kaneko | (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Setter |
| 18 | Shohei Yamamoto | (1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter |
| 19 |  Jiang Chuan |
(1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Opposite hitter |
| 20 | Daiki Abe | (2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
| 21 | Shuto Kawaguchi | (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker |
| Head coach: Raúl Lozano
| ||||
Former roster
| Team roster – Season 2022/23 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position | |
| 1 | Takuya Yasunaga | (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 2 | Taishi Onodera (c) | (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 3 | Makoto Nishimura | (1998-10-07) October 7, 1998 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 4 | Kenta Nakajima | (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 5 | Shinichiro Inoue | (1994-12-21) December 21, 1994 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 6 | Aaron Russell |
(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 7 | Yudai Arai | (1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 8 | Koshi Takechi | (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 9 | Kaisei Hirai | (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 10 | Wataru Inoue | (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | |
| 11 | Junya Sakashita | (1998-06-14) June 14, 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 12 | Shinpei Goda | (1992-09-23) September 23, 1992 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Setter | |
| 14 | Ataru Kumakura | (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 15 | Taishi Karakawa | (1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Libero | |
| 16 | Chihiro Nishi | (1997-11-08) November 8, 1997 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker | |
| 17 | Masaki Kaneko | (1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Setter | |
| 18 | Shohei Yamamoto | (1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter | |
| 19 | Jiang Chuan |
(1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | Opposite hitter | |
| 20 | Daiki Abe | (2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter | |
| 21 | Shuto Kawaguchi In | (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker | |
| Head coach: Raúl Lozano
| |||||
League results
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
Igor Shulepov 1999-2000- Ilya Savelev 2001-2004
- Gabriel Gardner 2005-2006
Maksym 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
References
- "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.