Japan women's national basketball team

The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[2] As of 2019, Japan is the reigning Champion of the Asia-Oceania region.[3]

 Japan
FIBA ranking10 (12 February 2020)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJapan Basketball Association
CoachTom Hovasse
Olympic Games
Appearances7
Women's World Cup
Appearances13
Medals (1975)
FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Appearances27
Medals : (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)
: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Home
Away

Competition records

Olympic Games
  • 1976 – 5th place
  • 1996 – 7th place
  • 2004 – 10th place
  • 2016 – 8th place
  • 2020 – Qualified as host

FIBA World Championship

FIBA Asia Championship
  • Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)
  • Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Asian Games
  • Gold: (1974, 1998)
  • Silver: (1994)
  • Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[4]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F 0 Nagaoka, Moeko 24 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Toyota Antelopes
G 1 Fujioka, Manami 24 – (1994-02-01)1 February 1994 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers
G 7 Mizushima, Saki 27 – (1991-04-24)24 April 1991 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Toyota Antelopes
F/C 8 Takada, Maki 29 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Denso Iris
G 13 Machida, Rui 25 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Fujitsu Red Wave
G 15 Motohashi, Nako 24 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Haneda Vickies
F 24 Fujitaka, Mika 29 – (1989-05-14)14 May 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Toyota Antelopes
F/C 30 Mawuli, Evelyn 23 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Toyota Antelopes
G 41 Nemoto, Haruno 23 – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mitsubishi Electric Koalas
F 52 Miyazawa, Yuki 25 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers
C 88 Akaho, Himawari 20 – (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Denso Iris
F/C 99 Okoye, Monica 19 – (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Denso Iris
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 September 2018

Coaches

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. Profile – Japan, FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. Japan looks ahead after capturing fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 1 October 2019. Accessed 26 May 2020.
  4. 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
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