The FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifying Window 3 was held on July 3rd. AKATSUKI FIVE (FIBA World Ranking 38th), who has already won the World Cup qualification in the host country, defeated Chinese Taipei (69th) 89-49.
Japan will take the initiative from the start with a new force. The first quarter (Q) ends at 25-14, with Keisei Tominaga (University of Nebraska), who participated in the middle, scoring 12 points in 6 minutes. In the 2nd quarter, he widened the lead to 17-14 and turned back, and scored in the second half to make the final score 89-49. Tominaga has the highest score of 17 points in both teams. He commented after the match that he “he only played a role and was able to score because his teammates helped him.”
Throughout this match, Japan’s rebounds also greatly exceeded 51. Head coach Tom Hovasse said, “I was able to catch a rebound from the defense and put out a good offense. Finally I was able to show a Japanese basketball.”
Japan 89-49 Chinese Taipei (FIBA Official Box Score)
Japan, which had been defeated by the Australian national team, who ranked 3rd in the world ranking in the Tokyo 2020 bronze medal on July 1, finished the World Cup Asian Qualifying Window 3 with 1 win and 1 loss. From now on, he will participate in the FIBA Asia Cup, which will start on the 12th. In August, we will face the World Cup Asian Qualifying Window 4 scheduled to be held at Okinawa Arena (Okinawa Prefecture).
■ Japan national team pre-registered member
- Takatoshi Furukawa (SF / 190cm / Akita Northern Happinets)
- Daichi Taniguchi (PF / 201cm / Ibaraki Robots)
- Evans Luke (C / 203cm / Fighting Eagles Nagoya)
- Yuya Nagayoshi (PF / 198 cm / Kyoto Hannaryz)
- Yuma Fujii (PG / 178cm / Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
- Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
- Tenketsu Harimoto (PF / 198 cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
- Kengo Nomoto (PF / 201cm / Gunma Crane Thunders)
- Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
- Yuta Watanabe (SF / 206cm / Toronto Raptors)
- Takuma Sato (SF / 197cm / Chiba Jets)
- Takumi Saito (PG / 172cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
- Yudai Baba (SG / 195 cm /-)
- Flippin Koh (SG / 188cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
- Kojima Eliet Sea (PF / 198cm / Osaka Evessa)
- Rashid Farrs (C / 202cm / Chiba Jets)
- Hirotaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
- Hiroya Kawasanada (C / 202cm / Shiga Lakestars)
- Yasuaki Kosakebe (SG / 187cm / Alvark Tokyo)
- Kai Toews (PG / 188 cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
- Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / Seahorses Mikawa)
- Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Sun Rockers Shibuya)
- Keisei Tominaga (SG / 188 cm / University of Nebraska)
- Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
* The final entry members are 12 of them.
* Name notation is in the order of “last name → first name”
* Affiliation is as of June 21, 2022
* Positions are PG = point guard, SG = shooting guard, SF = small forward, PF = power forward, C = center
