FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Japan Local Ambassador B.LEAGUE holds clinics nationwide “B.DUNK KIDS PROJECT” started | B.LEAGUE (B League) Official Site

The Japan Professional Basketball League (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shinji Shimada, hereinafter “B.LEAGUE”) will be held in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan (Okinawa) from August 25 (Friday). As part of the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 Japan Local Ambassador initiative, we will cooperate with the “Slam Dunk Scholarship” (Chiyoda Ward, Shueisha), which is jointly operated by manga artist Takehiko Inoue and Shueisha, and nationwide from this summer. The “B.DUNK KIDS PROJECT” will be held for elementary school students to conduct lessons (clinics) to develop future basketball players.
Click here for detailed web page ⇒ URL: https://www.bleague.jp/b-dunk/ (Open at 10:00 on Saturday, May 27)

The “Slam Dunk Scholarship” was started in 2006 by Takehiko Inoue, the creator of “SLAM DUNK,” and is aimed at high school students who play basketball. system.

With the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023” to be held from August 25th (Friday), B.LEAGUE will expand the possibilities of children who are involved in basketball or children who are new to the game, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. With the cooperation of each club up to this point, clinics are scheduled to be held at several locations around the country. We will convey the appeal of basketball to children through programs that teach basketball techniques and the fun of playing basketball.

The holding of this project will be announced for the first time at “Nippon Life B.LEAGUE FINALS 2022-23” to be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

◆ Summary of B.DUNK KIDS PROJECT Opening Reminder

・ Organizer: B.LEAGUE
(FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Japan Local Ambassador)
・ Co-organizer: Shueisha / Slam Dunk Scholarship
・ Sponsors: SoftBank Corp., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
· overview:
Programs by B.LEAGUE teams (players/staff) and Slam Dunk scholarship students
▶Clinic (Improvement of play and technique)
▶Talk show/Q&A (noticing/learning about future options)
・ Target: Elementary school 1st to 6th grade nationwide
・ Participation fee: Free
· hold:
① July 2023 Nationwide (B.LEAGUE hosting club)
② Coordinating in Tokyo in August 2023
・　URL：https://www.bleague.jp/b-dunk/
*The schedule and application requirements for each club will be announced on the website in the future.

◆ B.LEAGUE holding club

*Additional clubs will be added in the future. We will inform you later on the HP and B.LEAGUE official SNS.

◆Overview of B.LEAGUE

The popular name for the Japanese Men’s Professional Basketball League, which started on September 22, 2016. “Nippon Life Insurance B.LEAGUE FINALS 2022-23” is being held from May 27th to 30th, 2023. In addition, he was appointed as the first Japanese local ambassador for the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023”. In preparation for the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023, we will play a role in deepening ties with fans by communicating the appeal of the tournament, etc., and supporting the building of momentum for the tournament, mainly in Japan. I’m here.
Official website: https://www.bleague.jp/

◆ Overview of FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023

・Schedule: August 25th (Friday) to September 10th (Sunday), 2023
・ Host country: Philippines, Indonesia, Japan (Okinawa)
・ Venue in Japan: Okinawa Arena (1-16-1 Yamauchi, Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture)
The group stage will be held in the above three countries, and the final tournament will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Eight teams, including the Japanese national team, have been confirmed to participate in the Okinawa Group Stage (held from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, September 3, 2023).
Official site:https://www.fiba.basketball/jp/basketballworldcup/2023

OKINAWA 2023 Japan National Team Support Site:https://okinawa-basketball.japanbasketball.jp/

◆ Slam Dunk Scholarship Overview

The “SLAM DUNK Scholarship” was started by Mr. Takehiko Inoue, the author of “SLAM DUNK”, who wanted to give something back to the readers who loved this work so much and to the sport of basketball. rice field.
Established in 2006 with the aim of supporting young athletes who, after graduating from high school, have the will and ability to continue competing in the United States with the aim of becoming a university or a professional, but for various reasons are unable to fulfill their dreams.
Scholarship students who have passed the examination will study abroad at a prep school in the United States (a school that prepares them for entering university), where they will devote themselves to their studies and basketball training for 14 months. 15 students will study abroad by 2022.
Successive scholarship students are active in Japan’s B.LEAGUE, and are currently enrolled in four-year colleges and graduate schools in the United States. Most recently, Ryo Kobayashi, a member of the 11th class, achieved excellent academic results and graduated from the University of Bridgeport at the top of his class in three years. He went on to graduate school at the same university and continues to play. In addition, Tyrell Taku Sudo, a 13th class student who has been dispatched since 2020, will enter the NCAA Division 1 Northern Illinois University with a full scholarship.
It was the first time in the history of the Slam Dunk Scholarship that I went on to a university belonging to Division 1 with a full scholarship.
In addition, due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection from 2020, the implementation of the 14th and 15th dispatch was postponed, but the 16th recruitment, which is the first recruitment in two years, will be implemented. Mr. Roy Hideki Ikue was selected as a result of the selection conducted from February to July 2022, and will travel to the United States for nine months from September 2023. The selection results for the 17th recruitment will be announced this summer.
*You can see the introduction and recent status of successive scholarship students on the official website of “Slam Dunk Scholarship”.
Official site:http://slamdunk-sc.shueisha.co.jp/