2024 Japanese Women’s Basketball Olympic Team Candidates Announced for Tokyo Games

The Japan Basketball Association (JBA) is pleased to announce the candidates for the 2024 Japanese women’s basketball team for the 33rd Olympic Games (2024 / Paris), which will be held from July 26. Maho Hayashi (Fujitsu Red Wave) and Nanami Tsuno (Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits) will participate in the training camp for the first time. The first training camp begins on Monday, May 6.

■ 2024 Japan Women’s Basketball Team candidate player list

【Staff】
Team Director Hiroshi Oguri (Japan Basketball Association)
Head Coach Toru Onzuka (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Yoshikazu Suzuki (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Assistant Coach Shun Konno (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Sports Performance Coach Tomohiro Usui (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic trainer Mayumi Ogino (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Manager Akika Narita (Mitsubishi Electric Corers)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Technical staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)

[cluicheadairean tagraiche]* 23 people
Asami Yoshida (PG / 165cm / Aisin wings)
Maki Takada (C / 185cm / Denso Magazine)
Rui Machida (PG / 162cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Yuki Miyazawa (PF / 183cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Saki Hayashi (SF / 173cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Melon Eich Evelyn (PF / 180cm / Denso Iris)
Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Mai Kawai (SG / 171cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Satoshi Uchio (SF / 177cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Ako Sunflower (PF / 184cm / Denso Iris)
Stephanie Ma (PF / 182cm / MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES)
Momohinka Okoye (PF / 182cm / UC capitals)
Ami Kimura (PG / 165cm / Denso Magazine)
Mai Yamamoto (PG / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Chinatsu Umeki (SG / 168cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Nanako Todo (SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sun Rabbits)
Sakura Noguchi (PF / 182cm / Aisin wings)
Aika Hirashita (SG / 177cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Maho Hayashi (SF / 174cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Azusa Asahina (W / 185cm / 3rd year, University of Tsukuba)
Nanami Tono (PG / 158cm / Toyota Boshoku Sun Rabbits)
Natsumi Enno (SG / 172cm / 1st year, Tokyo University of Health Sciences)

※ Average: 173.7cm
*Position (P) = PG point guard, SG shooting guard, SF-small forward, PF-power forward, C-center
* Links are as of April 30, 2024. Players published on the free agent list have retired, transferred to other teams, or remained with their own team, so the teams have for the 2023-24 season listed.

■ Supporting players
Temitope Joshua Nfonnobon (C / 190cm / Fujitsu red wave)
Izoje Uche (C / 188cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)

■ 33rd Olympic Games (2024/Paris)
Event period: July 26 (Friday) to August 11 (Sunday), 2024 / Basketball tournament: July 27 (Saturday) to August 11 (Sunday)
Venue: Bercy Arena, Stade Pierre Mauroy
Participating countries: 12 countries each for men and women
[Buidheann A]Serbia (10th), Spain (4th), China (2nd), Puerto Rico (11th)
[Buidheann B]Canada (5th place), Nigeria (12th place), Australia (3rd place), France (7th place)
[Buidheann C]Germany (19th), America (1st), Japan (9th), Belgium (6th)
* FIBA ​​rankings as of February 11, 2024 are in parentheses below the country name.
* The women’s preliminary round will be held from July 27 to August 5, 2024, the semi-finals will be held on August 7, the semi-finals will be held on August 9, and the third match will be and the final will be held on August 11, 2024. .