“B.LEAGUE U16 CHALLENGE CUP 2023” Notice of Tournament Results

Public Interest Incorporated Association Japan Professional Basketball League (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shinji Shimada, hereinafter referred to as “B.LEAGUE”) will be held from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Okinawa Arena (Okinawa We are pleased to announce that the “B.LEAGUE U16 CHALLENGE CUP 2023” was held in Okinawa City) and the Okinawa Prefectural Miku Technical High School won the championship.

This tournament has been held five times in the past as the “B.LEAGUE U15 CHALLENGE CUP”, but with a view to inviting overseas teams in the future, we are also planning to build consistent guidance for each team’s U15 and U18. Therefore, this is the first time that the entry age category has been raised from 15 to 16 (*1-1, 1-2).

*1-1: Team JBA registered as a B.LEAGUE U15/U18 competitor (excluding B.LEAGUE recommended teams)
*1-2: Players born on or after April 2, 2006

■ Comment from Okinawa Prefectural Miku Technical High School Captain #3 Hiroaki Tamaki

We don’t have many opportunities to be involved with B.LEAGUE, so we are very happy to be invited to such a wonderful tournament and win. I am very grateful to the organizers for all the preparations that made this tournament possible.

■ “B.LEAGUE U16 CHALLENGE CUP 2023” Tournament Results

【win】
Okinawa Prefectural Miku Technical High School

【MIP】　　
Fukushima Firebonds U16 #1 Ryo Kanno
Yokohama B-Corsairs U16 #95 Reon Shingo
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins U16 #7 Yuto Imanishi
Rising Zephyr Fukuoka U16 #35 Katsumata Kizuna
Ryukyu Golden Kings U16 #77 Ryunosuke Satori
Okinawa Prefectural Miku Technical High School #9 Yuto Touma
　　

■ “B.LEAGUE U16 CHALLENGE CUP 2023” Tournament Overview

[Holding schedule]February 18 (Sat)-19 (Sun), 2023
[Venue]Okinawa Arena (1-16-1 Yamauchi, Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture)
[Participating teams]Fukushima Firebons U16, Yokohama B-Corsairs U16, Nagoya Diamond Dolphins U16, Rising Zephyr Fukuoka U16, Ryukyu Golden Kings U16, Okinawa Prefectural Miki Technical High School (6 teams in total)
[Special site]https://www.bleague.jp/u16-challengecup-2023/