The Association (JBA) has decided on 12 Japanese national team players for the 2022 Basketball Women’s U17 Japan National Team to participate in the “FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup Hungary 2022” which will start on Saturday, July 9th. Therefore, we would like to inform you as follows.
■ 2022 Basketball Women’s U17 Japan National Team “FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022” Japan National Team
【Summary of the conference】
Tournament Name: FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup Hungary 2022
(FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup Hungary 2022)
Period: July 9th (Sat) to 17th (Sun), 2022
Venue: Hungary (Debrecen)
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[Qualifying round combination]* 16 participating teams
Group A: Mexico, Hungary, Belgium,Japan
Group B: Australia, France, Argentina, Slovenia
Group C: Egypt, Canada, Spain, South Korea
Group D: Germany, USA, Mali, New Zealand
[Member list]
○ Staff
Team Leader Shoko Kozue (Japan Basketball Association)
Head Coach Natsumi Yabuuchi (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach University of Tsukuba (Meishu Gakuen Hitachi High School)
Assistant Coach Akiko Obata (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Eri Ito (Keio University School of Medicine, Sports Medicine Center)
Trainer Mikiko Tanaka (Tanaka MIKI Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment Center)
Trainer Ayaka Sakamoto (Japan Basketball Association)
Technical Staff Ryo Chigira (Tokyo Health Care University)
Manager Satsuki Furumi (Japan Basketball Association)
○ Player※12 people
# 7 Kadowaki Awa (GF / 177cm / Hokuetsu High School 3rd year)
# 8 Hanane Suzuki (SF / 174cm / Meishu Gakuen Hitachi High School 2nd year)
# 10 Miyoshi Maho (PG / 171cm / Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Minami High School 3rd year)
# 13 Higashi Benihana (SG / 159cm / Fukuoka University Wakaba High School 2nd year)
# 14 Ueno Shinon (SG / 176cm / Seiwa Gakuen High School 3rd year)
# 16 Miki Shimoda (PG / 175cm / Saitama Sakae High School 2nd year)
# 17 Misaki Nishida (SF / 172cm / Anjo Gakuen High School 2nd year)
# 23 Sina Ogami (PF / 180cm / Hiroshima Prefectural Minami High School 2nd year)
# 24 Yuka Yagi (PG / 176cm / Kyoto Seika Gakuen High School 2nd year)
# 39 Anzu Sasaki (PF / 178cm / Shibata Gakuen High School 3rd year attached to Shibata Gakuen University)
# 65 Kaku Hinata (C / 177cm / Chiba Keizai University High School 2nd year)
# 97 Shibata Kanna (SF / 173cm / Kyoto Seika Gakuen High School 3rd year)
* Affiliation / grade is as of July 3, 2022
* Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, GF-Guard Forward, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
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