Yuko Oga

Yuko Oga (大神 雄子, Ōga Yūko, born October 17, 1982 in Yamagata city)[6] is a Japanese professional basketball player. She is a former point guard playing for JX Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League. She formerly played for Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.[7] Her nickname is Shin.

Yuko Oga
Toyota Antelopes
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWomen's Japan Basketball League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born (1982-10-17) October 17, 1982
Yamagata, Yamagata
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolNagoya College High (Shōwa-ku, Nagoya)
Playing career2001–present
Career history
As player:
2001-08JOMO Sunflowers
2008Phoenix Mercury
2008-12JX-Eneos Sunflowers
2013-14Shanxi Flame
2015-18Toyota Antelopes
As coach:
2018-19Toyota Antelopes (Development)
2019-presentToyota Antelopes (asst)
2018-presentJapan women's national 3x3 team (Support)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
2006 Doha Team competition
2010 Guangzhou Team competition
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
2001 Bankok Japan
2007 Incheon Japan
2009 Chennai Japan
2011 Omura Japan
2013 Bangkok Japan
Basketball coaching
Representing  Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3
2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1]
2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2]
2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4]
2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

Career

She started playing basketball influenced by her father who was a basketball coach of the Yamagata University. She was educated at and played for Nagoya College High School (currently Ōka Gakuen High School). While there, she helped the school win 7 national titles. After graduation in 2001, she joined Japan Energy basketball club. In the same year, she received her first call-up for the national team.

In 2004, she represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and became the youngest Japanese female basketball player at the Olympics ever.

In 2007, she became the first Japanese female player to sign a professional contact in the domestic leagues. In 2008, she signed a training camp contract with Phoenix Mercury. The club announced on May 16, 2008 that she made the opening day roster. She is the second Japanese player to play in the WNBA after Mikiko Hagiwara who also played for the Mercury from 1997–98. She recorded 4 points and 1 assist in her WNBA debut on May 17, 2008 in the season opener, a 94-99 loss against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Vital statistics

References
  1. "3×3女子日本代表、決勝で豪州に敗戦…銀メダル獲得で国際大会終了".
  2. "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝".
  3. "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
  4. "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
  5. "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
  6. Official Profile
  7. "Yuko Oga profile on the Mercury's web site". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
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