Japan women's national basketball team

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 Japan
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FIBA ranking8 Increase 2 (9 August 2021)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJapan Basketball Association
CoachTom Hovasse
Olympic Games
Appearances5
MedalsSilver (2020)
World Cup
Appearances13
MedalsSilver medal asia.svg (1975)
FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Appearances27
MedalsGold medal asia.svg: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Silver medal asia.svg: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)
Bronze medal asia.svg: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Kit body JAPAN woman 2017 HOME.png
Home jersey
Kit shorts JAPAN woman 2017 HOME.png
Team colours
Home
Kit body JAPAN woman 2017 AWAY.png
Away jersey
Kit shorts JAPAN woman 2017 AWAY.png
Team colours
Away

The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[2]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation’s first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women’s basketball since China in 1992.[3] The Japanese, which were coached by Tom Hovasse, excelled in An 87-71 win over France in the semifinals before coming short 75-90 against the United States. Japan's Rui Machida set an Olympic record with 18 assists against France.[3]

As of 2019, Japan has been the reigning Champion of the Asia-Oceania region.[4]

Competitive record[]

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup[]

Olympic Games[]

FIBA Women's Asia Cup[]

  • Med 1.png Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Med 2.png Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)
  • Med 3.png Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Asian Games[]

  • Med 1.png Gold: (1974, 1998)
  • Med 2.png Silver: (1994)
  • Med 3.png Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)

2020 Olympic roster[]

The roster was announced on 1 July 2021.[5]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PF 0 Moeko Nagaoka 27 – (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
C 8 Maki Takada 31 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
SG 12 Naho Miyoshi 27 – (1993-12-21)21 December 1993 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
PG 13 Rui Machida 28 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
PG 15 Nako Motohashi 27 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Haneda Vickies Japan
SG 20 Nanaka Todo 20 – (2000-11-29)29 November 2000 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Japan
SG 27 Saki Hayashi 26 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 30 Evelyn Mawuli 26 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
PG 32 Saori Miyazaki 25 – (1995-08-27)27 August 1995 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) JX-Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 52 Yuki Miyazawa 28 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SF 88 Himawari Akaho 22 – (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
PF 99 Monica Okoye 22 – (1999-02-07)7 February 1999 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Japan Toru Ontsuka
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021

Coaches[]

  • Masayuki Katsura
  • Masatoshi Ozaki
  • Masami Komori
  • Zhang Tixin
  • Kazuo Nakamura (basketball)
  • Takeshi Ishikawa
  • Hideo Enomoto
  • Fumikazu Nakagawa
  • Norihiko Kitahara
  • Tomohide Utsumi
  • Junichi Ara
  • Tom Hovasse

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ Profile – Japan, FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Accessed 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Japan looks ahead after capturing fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 1 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Host nation Japan announce final roster". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Roster Japan" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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