2024 Japanese Basketball Cup
The 2023-24 Japanese Basketball Cup was the 25th edition of Japanese's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup event.
2024 Final: Chiba Jets - Ryukyu GK 117-69
Chiba Jets: Yuki Togashi 20, Asato Ogawa 14, Hikaru Futagami 0, Xavier Cooks 13, Fumio Nishimura 0, Ren Kanechika 9, Sota Okura 0, Sori Uchio 1, Marcus Tobin 0, Gaku Arao 0, Shuta Hara 8, John Mooney 17, Christopher Smith 26, Ira Brown 9
Ryukyu GK: Victor Law 12, Allen Durham 13, Yoshiya Uematsu 0, Hugh Watanabe 2, Hayate Arakawa 8, Ryuichi Kishimoto 13, Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki 0, Masahiro Waki 0, Naoki Tashiro 4, Keita Imamura 6, Shota Onodera 0, Jack Cooley 11, Alex Kirk 0
2024 Semifinal: Tochigi Brex - Kawasaki BT
Chiba Jets won the cup 2023-24
Chiba Jets 2023-24
Yuki Togashi
Togashi
Christopher Smith
Smith
Xavier Cooks
Cooks
Shuta Hara
Hara
John Mooney
Mooney
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Age Nat
2 Yuki Togashi 170 (5'7'') PG 30 Japanese
8 Christopher Smith 193 (6'4'') G 29 USA
10 Xavier Cooks 203 (6'8'') F 28 Australian
31 Shuta Hara 187 (6'2'') SG 30 Japanese
33 John Mooney 206 (6'9'') F 25 USA
33 Ira Brown 193 (6'4'') F 41 USA-Japanese
12 Asato Ogawa 176 (5'9'') PG 22 Japanese
12 Ren Kanechika 198 (6'6'') SF 20 Japanese
2 Sota Okura 185 (6'1'') G 24 Japanese
18 Sori Uchio 184 (6'1'') PG 22 Japanese
24 Marcus Tobin 198 (6'6'') F 22 USA
11 Fumio Nishimura 177 (5'10'') G 37 Japanese
25 Gaku Arao 198 (6'6'') F/C 36 Japanese
0 Aima Sekiya 184 (6'1'') SG 17 Japanese
Coach Assistant: Calvin Oldham USA
Cup MVP
Christopher Smith
EASL Champions Chiba Jets double their titles with Emperor's Cup crown-Mar 16, 2024
The Chiba Jets repeat over the Ryukyu Golden Kings to win back-to-back Emperor's Cup titles in Japan, less than a week after ruling the East Asia Super League in Lapu-Lapu City. It’s been quite a week for the Chiba Jets. Less than seven days after their East Asia Super League conquest in Lapu-Lapu City, the Jets make it a double feature, winning Japan’s 99th Emperor’s Cup crown with a thorough dismantling of defending B.League champion Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena.Chiba beat the Golden Kings, 117-69, making it back-to-back Emperor’s Cup championships. The Jets, who are currently positioned in the wildcard of the B.League playoffs, will have a chance for a rare triple crown this season. Christopher Smith (193-G-1994, college: Utah St.) led the way for the Jets with 26 points, while Chiba’s EASL heroes in Yuki Togashi (170-PG-1993) and John Mooney (206-F-1998, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) added 20 and 17 points respectively. Chiba also beat Ryukyu in the Finals of the 98th Emperor’s Cup last year, but the Golden Kings got a measure of revenge by sweeping the Jets for the B.League title. Ryuichi Kishimoto (176-G-1990) and former three-time PBA Best Import Allen Durham (198-F/C-1988, college: Grace Christian) paced Ryukyu with 13 points apiece.
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