Thank you for your continued support of the Kagawa Five Arrows.

We are pleased to announce that the contract with Takuro Tsukuba, Support Coach and Video Coordinator, will expire on June 30, 2026, and he will leave the top team to be appointed as U18 Assistant Coach and Academy Coach.

U18 Assistant Coach and Academy Coach Takuro Tsukuba

Profile Date of Birth: September 21, 1992 Hometown: Nagano Prefecture

Playing Career 2015-17: Otsuka Corporation Alphas 2017-24: Kagawa Five Arrows

Coaching Career 2024-25: Kagawa Five Arrows Support Coach 2025-26: Kagawa Five Arrows Support Coach and Video Coordinator 2026-: Kagawa Five Arrows U18 Assistant Coach and Academy Coach

Comment from Takuro Tsukuba As a player and coach for the top team, I have had invaluable experiences every year. I was able to overcome many hardships thanks to the help of everyone who has been involved with me since I came to Kagawa nine years ago. Thank you very much.

I will now leave the top team and become an assistant coach for the U18 team. I will do my best to work with the players so that someday I can see players from the U18 team wearing the top team's uniform and playing an active role.

My fundamental desire to energize basketball in Kagawa Prefecture remains unchanged. Thank you for your continued support of the Kagawa Five Arrows.

Comment from Naoto Ikuoka, Representative Director, President and General Manager This time, in order to nurture the younger generation, which we want to focus on more in the future, we have decided to have Tsukuba exert his abilities as the U18 Assistant Coach and Academy Coach.

He is affectionately known by the nickname 'Takuro' and is a figure from whom aspiring young players can learn not only about the game but also about how to succeed and be respected as a professional.

We will continue to strengthen the growth of Kagawa's younger generation together with Coach Tsukuba. Thank you for your continued support.

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