Hiroshima Thunders

JT Thunders Hiroshima
Founded	1931
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

Japan Volleyball League/V.League/V.Premier League

Champion (×1): 2014–15^[3]
Runners-up (×8): 1973, 1978, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2013–14 and 2018–19

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament

Champions (×2): 2001 and 2004
Runners-up (×5): 1969, 1977, 1978, 2010 and 2014

Emperor's Cup

Champion (×3): 2007, 2015, 2018
Runner-up (×1): 2009

Current Roster

The following is team roster of Season 2023–2024^[4]

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Position
1	Takuya Yasunaga	(1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Middle blocker
2	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 31)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Outside hitter
3	Makoto Nishimura	(1998-10-07) October 7, 1998 (age 26)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Outside hitter
4	Hiromasa Miwa	(1999-12-17) December 17, 1999 (age 25)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Middle blocker
5	Shinichiro Inoue (c)	(1994-12-21) December 21, 1994 (age 29)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Issei Maeda	(1991-09-22) September 22, 1991 (age 33)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Setter
7	Yudai Arai	(1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koshi Takechi	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
9	Kaisei Hirai	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
10	Wataru Inoue	(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 30)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Lebero
11	Junya Sakashita	(1998-06-14) June 14, 1998 (age 26)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Outside hitter
14	Ataru Kumakura	(1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 29)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
15	Taishi Karakawa	(1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 32)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Lebero
16	Chihiro Nishi	(1997-11-08) November 8, 1997 (age 27)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Middle blocker
17	Masaki Kaneko	(1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Setter
18	Shohei Yamamoto	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 33)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Outside hitter
19	Jiang Chuan	(1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 (age 30)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Opposite hitter
20	Daiki Abe	(2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 24)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Setter
21	Shuto Kawaguchi	(2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 24)	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 (age 34)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Middle blocker
2	Taishi Onodera (c)	(1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28)	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Middle blocker
3	Makoto Nishimura	(1998-10-07) October 7, 1998 (age 26)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Outside hitter
4	Kenta Nakajima	(1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
5	Shinichiro Inoue	(1994-12-21) December 21, 1994 (age 29)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
6	Aaron Russell	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 (age 31)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Outside hitter
7	Yudai Arai	(1998-06-27) June 27, 1998 (age 26)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Outside hitter
8	Koshi Takechi	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Outside hitter
9	Kaisei Hirai	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Middle blocker
10	Wataru Inoue	(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 30)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Libero
11	Junya Sakashita	(1998-06-14) June 14, 1998 (age 26)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Outside hitter
12	Shinpei Goda	(1992-09-23) September 23, 1992 (age 32)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Setter
14	Ataru Kumakura	(1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 29)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Outside hitter
15	Taishi Karakawa	(1992-08-12) August 12, 1992 (age 32)	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Libero
16	Chihiro Nishi	(1997-11-08) November 8, 1997 (age 27)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Middle blocker
17	Masaki Kaneko	(1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 (age 27)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Setter
18	Shohei Yamamoto	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991 (age 33)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Outside hitter
19	Jiang Chuan	(1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 (age 30)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Opposite hitter
20	Daiki Abe	(2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 24)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Setter
21	Shuto Kawaguchi In	(2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 24)	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