On October 5th, the 3×3 U23 men’s and women’s Japan national team members who will participate in the “FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup 2022” that will start in Bucharest, Romania were announced. The tournament, which will be held from October 5th to October 9th, will feature 20 men’s and 20 nations. The Japan men’s team will face Lithuania, Romania, Egypt and Chinese Taipei in the group round, while the Japan women’s team will face Mongolia, the United States, the Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan. The members who will participate in the tournament and the outline of the tournament are as follows.
[Members registered for the tournament]
*Affiliation as of October 5, 2022 Staff Team Leader: Tomoya Higashino (Japan Basketball Association) General Manager: Taira Kuraishi (Waseda University) Men’s Tactical Coach: Yoshito Nakaso (General Incorporated Association Alvorada) Women Tactical Coach: Makoto Hasegawa (Akita Northern Happinets Co., Ltd.) Athletic Trainer: Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association) Athletic Trainer: Ryoko Muraki (JIN Orthopedic Sports Clinic) Manager: Jintaro Saito (Japan Basketball Association) Men’s Takuya Kaida (G/176 cm/TSUKUBA ALBORADA) Ryo Ozawa (G/176 cm/SAITAMA ALPHAS) Shintaro Ehara (F/192 cm/Tokai University) Takumi Mashiko (G/183 cm/Takushoku University) Women’s Yu Emura Yes (G/160 cm/Waseda University) Ririka Okuyama (F/180 cm/ENEOS Sunflowers) Norika Konno (G/179 cm/University of Louisville) Karin Imori (F/179 cm/Tokyo University of Health Sciences) )
[FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup 2022 Tournament Overview]
Date: October 5 (Wednesday) to October 9 (Sunday), 2022 Venue: Romania (Bucharest) Participating countries: 20 men and women Men’s group round combinations POOL A: Mongolia, China, Latvia, Slovakia, Chile POOL B: Lithuania, Japan, Romania, Egypt, Chinese Taipei POOL C: France, Poland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Brazil POOL D: Israel, Germany, Serbia, Qatar, Kazakhstan Women’s Group Round Combinations POOL A: France, Romania, Egypt, Ukraine, Chile POOL B: China, Lithuania, Poland, Israel, Chinese Taipei POOL C: Mongolia, Japan, USA, Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan POOL D: Germany, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Sri Lanka A round robin group round will be held inside, and the top 2 teams in each pool will advance to the quarterfinals ・In the quarterfinals, the 1st and 2nd place teams of AC and BD will face each other in sashes ・3rd place match will also be held conduct
