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| Founded | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Ground | Nekota Kinen Taiikukan Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Head Coach |  Javier Weber |
| Captain |  Yudai Arai |
| League | SV.League |
| 2025–26 | 5th place |
| Website | Club home page |
Hiroshima Thunders (広島サンダーズ, Hiroshima Sandāzu) is a men's volleyball team based in Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan. It plays in SV.League. The owner of the club is Japan Tobacco.
The club was founded in 1931 as a club of the Ministry of Finance Japan Hiroshima Monopoly Bureau.
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.
The following is the team roster of the 2025-26 season.
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Yanakita | September 20, 2002 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Outside hitter |
| 2 | Yuki Higuchi | April 27, 1996 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 3 | Makoto Nishimura | October 7, 1998 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Libero |
| 4 | Hiromasa Miwa | December 17, 1999 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 7 | Yudai Arai | June 27, 1998 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Outside hitter |
| 9 | Kaiki Takanashi | October 11, 2002 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Middle blocker |
| 10 | Keishiro Takaki | September 3, 2001 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Libero |
| 11 | Junya Sakashita | June 14, 1998 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Outside hitter |
| 15 | Keigo Nishimoto | October 27, 1998 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Middle blocker |
| 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 |
| 20 | Daiki Abe | February 16, 2000 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Setter |
| 21 | Motoki Eiro | June 8, 1996 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Setter |
| 22 | Hayato Yamamoto | September 29, 2003 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Outside hitter |
| 23 |  Daniel Martinez Campos | September 10, 2005 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | Opposite |
| Head coach: Javier Weber | ||||
| Team roster - Season 2023/24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Libero | |
| 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) | 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 | August 9, 2000 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Middle blocker | |
| Head coach: Raúl Lozano | |||||
| 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 | |||||
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 | |
| SV.League | 2024-25 | 6th | 10 | 46 | 18 | 28 |
| 2025-26 | 5th | 10 | 46 | 21 | 25 | |
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
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