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Thank you so much for your warm support to Gunma Crane Thunders.

We are pleased to announce that Harper Jan Lawrence Jr. of Tokai University (2nd year student) has joined the Gunma Crane Thunders as a Specially Designated Player.

#0 Harper Jean Lawrence Jr.

club comment

We would like to inform you that Harper Jan Lawrence Jr. has joined the Gunma Crane Thunders as a Specially Designated Player.

Harper showed his talent in the high-level environment that Namisato followed, from Koza Junior High School to Fukuoka Daiichi High School, and in his current club Tokai University, where he played with Yamura, he showed an aggressive game both offensively and offensively. who on defense this season, is a talented youngster who also helped win the intercollegiate championship.
As you can see from the fact that he made his B.LEAGUE debut at the age of 17 while still attending Fukuoka Daiichi High School, he was the youngest player to ever make his B.LEAGUE debut.
We believe that accumulating experience at the next level of B.LEAGUE from an early stage will further promote the growth of Harper, who will become a player who will represent Japan in the future.
In addition, I would be happy if many people could see my bright and outspoken personality and attitude to face basketball straight, and give me a strong push.
Thank you so much for your passionate support for Harper.

Player commentary by Harper

I’m Harper, who joined the team as a Special Designated Player. It’s a short period, but I will do my best to absorb a lot from this team and grow. Please provide some support.

Thank you for your continued support of the Chiba Jets.

Chiba Jets Funabashi is pleased to announce that Masato Ogawa, a third year student at Nippon Sport Science University, has joined Chiba Jets Funabashi as a new professional contract player.

Although Ogawa will continue to be enrolled in Nippon Sport Science University, he will retire from the Nippon Sport Science University men’s basketball club and focus on his activities with the Chiba Jets.

Asato Ogawa

*Ogawa will join the team on a professional contract.

• ・Shirt number: 3
  ・Location: PG
  ・Height/Weight: 176cm / 76kg
  ・Date of birth: August 23, 2001
  ・Place of Birth: Fukuoka Prefecture
  ・Nationality: Japan
  ・Selection history:
  Candidate for the Japan U22 national team
  2022 3×3 U21 Japan national team
  ・Career: Fukuoka Daiichi High School → Nippon Sport Science University (school) → Chiba Jets (professional contract)

• © Photo courtesy of Nippon Sport Science University Men’s Basketball Club

Comment by Ogawa

I’m Masato Ogawa and from this season I will play for the Chiba Jets.

First of all, I would like to thank everyone involved with the Chiba Jets for giving me this opportunity, as well as my teammates, including Coach Fujita from Nippon Sport Science University, who supported me, and my family.

I will never forget being grateful and aggressively doing my best as a rookie.
Thank you for your support.

As for the section 12 match of the 2022-23 B.LEAGUE season against Sunrockers Shibuya, which was supposed to be held on December 17th (Saturday) and December 18th (Sunday), 5 players from Gunma Crane Thunders will be notified of the new Corona . you that we have received a positive judgment of viral infections and have been cancelled.

[Gioco annullato]

B.LEAGUE Season 2022-23 League B1 Section 12
Date: December 17 (Saturday) and December 18 (Sunday)
Opponent: Sunrockers Shibuya
Match Venue: Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall

[Motivo della cancellazione]

B.LEAGUE 2022-23 Season League Game B1 Section 12, 5 Players Belonging to Gunma Crane Thunders Tested Positive for Novel Coronavirus Infection, “Guideline for Implementing B1 / B2 League Game Article 6 Has Become a Situation in which the match entry requirements stipulated in section 3, point 4 are not met.As a result, the number of players who can enter the game will be less than 7, so the game will be canceled due to the “League B Rules Article 55, Paragraph 2, Point 2”. *Includes athletes who cannot enter due to bad conditions.

[Implementazione biglietti e partite alternative]

Regarding ticket refunds, please await announcement from our home club, Sunrockers Shibuya.
*Please do not lose tickets for canceled matches.
We will also inform you about the alternative course of the canceled game as soon as it is decided.

【reference】

The release from Sunrockers Shibuyahere

Liberation from League Bhere