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Japan women's national basketball team

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For the men's team, see Japan national basketball team.

Japan
FIBA ranking10 Decrease 1 (26 August 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBA
CoachToru Ontsuka
Nickname(s)暁あかつきファイブ
Aka-tsuki Faibu
(Daybreak Five)
Olympic Games
Appearances6
MedalsSilver (2020)
World Cup
Appearances14
Medals (1975)
Asia Cup
Appearances29
Medals (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
(1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023)
(1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

The Japan women's national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (Japanese: アカツキジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions. It 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 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

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Olympic Games

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FIBA World Cup

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FIBA Women's Asia Cup

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  • Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
  • Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023)
  • Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Asian Games

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

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

An 18-player roster was announced on 24 May 2024.[5] The final roster was revealed on 25 June 2024.[6]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 3 Stephanie Mawuli 25 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
C 8 Maki Takada 34 – (1989-08-23)23 August 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Denso Iris Japan
PG 12 Asami Yoshida 36 – (1987-10-09)9 October 1987 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Aisin Wings Japan
PG 13 Rui Machida 31 – (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SG 15 Nako Motohashi 30 – (1993-10-10)10 October 1993 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Tokyo Haneda Vickies Japan
SG 23 Mai Yamamoto 24 – (1999-10-23)23 October 1999 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Toyota Antelopes Japan
SF 27 Saki Hayashi (C) 29 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
PF 30 Evelyn Mawuli 29 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Denso Iris Japan
PG 32 Saori Miyazaki 28 – (1995-08-27)27 August 1995 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Eneos Sunflowers Japan
PF 52 Yuki Miyazawa 31 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Fujitsu Red Wave Japan
SF 75 Nanako Todo 23 – (2000-11-29)29 November 2000 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits Japan
PF 88 Himawari Akaho 25 – (1998-08-28)28 August 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Denso Iris Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Japan Kakeru Konno
  • Japan Yoshikazu Suzuki
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2024

Coaches

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ Profile – Japan, FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold Archived 14 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine JASON COSKREY (The Japan Times), 8 August 2021. Retrieved 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. ^ "2024年度ねんど女子じょし日本にっぽん代表だいひょうチーム 第だい3次じ強化きょうか合宿がっしゅく(中国ちゅうごく遠征えんせい) 参加さんかメンバー発表はっぴょう". japanbasketball.jp. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "第だい33回かいオリンピック競技きょうぎ大会たいかい(2024/パリ)」5人にん制せいバスケットボール女子じょし日本にっぽん代表だいひょうチーム 内定ないてい選手せんしゅ12名めい発表はっぴょう". japanbasketball.jp. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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