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Japan women's national basketball team

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

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Asian Games

Team

Current roster

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]

Coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 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 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. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "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. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Team roster: Japan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 6. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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