Tomorrow, August 25th (Thursday), the “AKATSUKI JAPAN” men’s national basketball team will face Iran in Window 4 of the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Regional Qualifiers”.
We are pleased to announce that the 11 members of the Japan Men’s National Team for the match against Iran have been decided as follows.
◆ 2022 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team
“FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers” Window4
8/25 (Thursday) Iran match 11 Japanese players
【staff】
Team leader Tomoya Higashino (Japan Basketball Association)
Acting Head Coach Norio Sasa (Utsunomiya Brex)
Assistant Coach Shinji Toyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Hiroki Ogata (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Support Athletic Trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Team Doctor Takayuki Yamamoto (National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital)
Team manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
○Players *11 people
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
#17 Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
#18 Yudai Baba (SG / 195cm / -)
#19 Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
#20 Ryo Terashima (PG / 179cm / Hiroshima Dragonflies)
#32 Koki Shafer Avi (PF / 206cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
#33 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
#43 Yuya Nagayoshi (PF / 198cm / Rising Zephyr Fukuoka)
#71 Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
*Average 189.5cm, 26.1 years old
*As of August 24, 2022
*Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
○Member list (PDF version)here＞＞＞
[FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifier Window 4]
Summary of the conference:
Schedule: August 22nd (Month) to 30th (Fire), 2022
Organizer: International Basketball Federation
Supervision: Japan Basketball Association
Sponsored by: FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Venue Support Council
Venue: Azadi Basketball Hall (Iran), Okinawa Arena (Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture), etc.
*Japan has already qualified for the World Cup Finals as the host country.
*Visit restrictions will be determined after consultation with local governments, and will be decided by local governments in the future.
Depending on the event, there may be conditions for entry.
Japan war
Date: August 25, 2022 (Thursday) 25:00 (Japan time)
Location: Azadi Basketball Hall (Iran)
Match card: Iran (23rd) vs. Japan (38th)
Broadcast/delivery: August 25, 2022 (Thursday) 25:00-Live broadcast on BS Nippon Television
25:00- Live on DAZN
Date and time: August 30, 2022 (fire) 18:00
Location: Okinawa Arena
Match card: Japan (38th) vs. Kazakhstan (68th)
Broadcast/delivery: August 30, 2022 (Tuesday) 18:00-Live broadcast on BS Asahi
18:05- Live streaming on DAZN
* FIBA rankings in parentheses (as of March 1, 2022)
[August 30 (Tuesday) Kazakhstan match (Okinawa Arena) ticket information]
https://fibaworldcup2023-asianqualifires.japanbasketball.jp/ticket-window4/
[FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifier Special Site]
https://fibaworldcup2023-asianqualifires.japanbasketball.jp/
[FIBA World Cup 2023 Tournament Official Website (English)]
https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023
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