Japan women's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 10  1 (26 August 2024)[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 (Daybreak Five) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 | ||
| Medals |  (2020) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals |  (1975) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 29 | ||
| 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) | ||
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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[update], Japan has been the reigning Champion of the Asia-Oceania region.[4]
Competitive record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]- 1976 – 5th place
- 1996 – 7th place
- 2004 – 10th place
- 2016 – 8th place
- 2020 –
2nd place - 2024 – 12th place
FIBA World Cup
[edit]- 1964 – 9th place
- 1967 – 5th place
- 1971 – 5th place
- 1975 – 2nd place
- 1979 – 6th place
- 2010 – 10th place
- 2014 – 14th place
- 2018 – 9th place
- 2022 – 9th place
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
[edit]- Gold: (1974, 1998)
- Silver: (1994)
- Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]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]
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Coaches
[edit]- Masayuki Katsura
- Masatoshi Ozaki
- Masami Komori
- Zhang Tixin
- Kazuo Nakamura
- Takeshi Ishikawa
- Hideo Enomoto
- Fumikazu Nakagawa
- Norihiko Kitahara
- Tomohide Utsumi
- Junichi Ara
- Tom Hovasse
- Toru Onzuka
See also
[edit]- Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
- Japan women's national under-17 basketball team
- Japan women's national 3x3 team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Profile – Japan, FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024年度女子日本代表チーム 第3次強化合宿(中国遠征) 参加メンバー発表". japanbasketball.jp. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "第33回オリンピック競技大会(2024/パリ)」5人制バスケットボール女子日本代表チーム 内定選手12名発表". japanbasketball.jp. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japan women's national basketball team.
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Japan Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
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