Thank you for your warm and warm support.
We are pleased to inform you that Akita Northern Happinets has reached a basic agreement with the following team staff for the 2022-23 season.
[Development Coach]Haruya Ito
■ Date of Birth January 3, 1994
■Birthplace Tokyo
■ Career St. Joseph’s University (Connecticut)
→ St. Joseph’s University (Connecticut) Basketball Club Assistant Coach (2021-22)
→ Akita Northern Happinets Development Coach (2022-)
[Person’s comment]
My name is Ito and I will be indebted to you in Akita from this season.
It is a great honor and a humble feeling to be able to start a career in Japan with a team, town or organization like Akita.
I think it will be a year of learning, but with professionalism and aspirations, I will do my best to help the team as much as possible.
[Strength & Conditioning Coach]Hideya Chiba
■ Date of Birth June 28, 1987
■ Birthplace Miyagi Prefecture
■ Career Musashigaoka Junior College
→ Miyagi Seiwa Gakuen Women’s Basketball Club Strength & Conditioning Coach
→ Fukuoka Prefecture Nakamura Gakuen Women’s Basketball Club Strength & Conditioning Coach
→ Yokohama B-Corsairs Strength & Conditioning Coach (2018-19)
→ Toyota Antelopes Strength & Conditioning Coach (2019-22)
→ Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Strength Coach * Part-time staff (2022.06-)
→ Akita Northern Happinets Strength & Conditioning Coach (2022-)
[Person’s comment]
My name is Hideya Chiba and I am joining as a strength and conditioning coach.
It is a great honor to be part of the team.
My own activities will help the team and I will strive to “maximize the potential” for further step-up.
I look forward to working with you.