The Japan Association of Japan (JBA) will be hosting the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Tokyo Kita) from January 10th (Wednesday) in preparation for the FIBA Women’s Olympic World Final Qualifiers to be held in Sopron, Hungary from February 8th (Thursday). The 5th training camp for the 2023 Japanese women’s basketball team will be held at the 2023 Japan Women’s Basketball Team. Asami Yoshida, Evelyn Ma, Ami Kimura, and Natsumi Kono (Gifu Girls’ High School) will be the first players to be called up as candidates for the Japanese national team after Onzuka’s HC regime.
We would like to inform you of the participating members of the 5th training camp.
Additionally, on January 14th (Sunday), the Japan Women’s National Team’s Red and White Match and send-off party will be held in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture within the W League SUPERGAMES ~To the World~.
■2023 Japan Women’s Basketball Team
FIBA Women’s Olympic World Final Qualifier 2024 Japan Representative Candidates
【staff】
Team Leader Hiroshi Oguri (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
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 Yoshiko Miyaguchi (S-Life Harikyuin)
Manager Akika Narita (Mitsubishi Electric Corers)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Technical Staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Takayuki Komatsu (Sports Medicine Laboratory, Juntendo University School of Medicine)
[Players]*20 people
Asami Yoshida (PG / 165cm / Aisin Wings)
Maki Takada (C / 185cm / Denso Iris)
Rui Machida (PG / 162cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Saki Hayashi (SG / 173cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Horse melon Evelyn (PF / 180cm / Denso Iris)
Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Mai Kawai (SG / 171cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Ako Sunflower (PF / 184cm / Denso Iris)
Stephanie Ma (PF / 182cm / MOVISTAR ESTUDIANTES)
Momohinka Okoye (PF / 182cm / UC Capitals)
Ami Kimura (PG / 165cm / Denso Iris)
Mai Yamamoto (PG / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Anri Hoshi (SG / 171cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Nanako Todo (SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
Sakura Noguchi (PF / 182cm / Aisin Wings)
Aika Hirashita (SG / 177cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Azusa Asahina (C / 185cm / 2nd year, University of Tsukuba)
Minami Yabu (SF / 178cm / Denso Iris)
Natsumi Kono (SG / 172cm / 3rd year Gifu Girls’ High School)
[Support player]*1 person
Izoje Uche (C / 188cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)
(*The above athletes will be asked to cooperate as support athletes in order to prepare for the physical and height issues involved in international competitions. Please note that they will only be participating in the training camp for a limited number of days.)
*Average: 174.2cm, 25.5 years old
*Affiliation as of January 6, 2024
*Position (P) = PG-point guard, SG-shooting guard, SF-small forward, PF-power forward, C-center
Japan Women’s National Team FIBA Women’s Olympic World Final Qualifiers 2024 5th Training Camp Member List:
◆”FIBA Women’s Olympic World Final Qualification 2024″ Tournament Overview◆
Tournament name: FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024
(FIBA Women’s Olympic World Final Qualifiers 2024)
Event period: February 8th (Thursday) to February 11th (Sunday), 2024
Venue: China, Belgium, Brazil, Hungary
Tournament official website (English):
[Combination](FIBA rankings as of August 21, 2023 are in parentheses)
Hosted in China: Puerto Rico (12th), China (2nd), New Zealand (23rd), France (7th)
Belgium: Senegal (20th), United States (1st), Belgium (6th), Nigeria (11th)
Brazil: Brazil (8th place), Germany (25th place), Serbia (10th place), Australia (3rd place)
Hosted in Hungary: Spain (4th place), Hungary (19th place), Canada (5th place), Japan (9th place)
[Schedule (planned)]
Thursday, February 8th Japan vs Spain (24:30 Japan time)
Friday, February 9th Japan vs Hungary (26:00 Japan time)
Sunday, February 11th Japan vs Canada (23:00 Japan time)
2024-01-06 02:21:34
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