Japan women's national basketball team
The Japan women's national basketball team is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[2]
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| FIBA ranking | 9  (28 February 2023)[1] | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | JBA | ||
| Coach | Toru Ontsuka | ||
| Nickname(s) | 暁ファイブ Aka-tsuki Faibu (The Five Reds) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  (2020) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals |  (1975) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 28 | ||
| Medals |  (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004) (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011) | ||
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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 semi-finals 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 World Cup
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
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)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[5]
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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
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- Profile – Japan, FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- 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.
- "FIBA女子バスケットボールワールドカップ2022」日本代表12名決定および放送・配信決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). japanbasketball.jp. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Team Roster: Japan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Japan Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
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