The FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023 will be held in Sydney, Australia from June 26th to July 2nd. We are pleased to inform you that the 12 members of the “AKATSUKI JAPAN” women’s national team have been decided for the main tournament. The Japan Women’s National Team will aim to win the FIBA Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in its history for the sixth time in a row.
In addition, the 12 people announced this time and the development team will participate in the 3rd training camp from June 13th and the “Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki Tournament)” to be held at Takasaki Arena from June 16th to 18th. 13 people, including member Minami Yabu, will enter. Minami Yabu will not participate in the FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023, but in anticipation of her accumulation of experience in international competitions, she will participate in the “Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki)”.
In addition, Rui Machida will not participate in the “Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki)” and the “FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023” due to an injury during the national team training camp that required long-term treatment. (*Please note that the details of the injury will not be disclosed at this time.)
■ 2023 Women’s Japan National Basketball Team
FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023 Squad
【staff】
Team Leader Hiroshi Oguri (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
Head Coach Toru Onzuka (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Yoshikazu Suzuki (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Assistant Coach Shun Konno (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Sports Performance Coach Tomohiro Usui (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Takayuki Yamamoto (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)
Athletic Trainer Mayumi Ogino (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Madoka Yoshida (Orange Acupuncture Clinic)
Manager Akika Narita (Mitsubishi Electric Corlers)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Technical Staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)
【player】 ※12 people
#3 Horse gourd Stephanie (PF / 182cm / Japan Basketball Association )
#8 Maki Takada (C / 185cm / Denso Iris)
#12 Azusa Asahina (C / 185cm / 2nd year University of Tsukuba)
#15 Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
#23 Mai Yamamoto (PG / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
#27 Saki Hayashi (SG / 173cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
#31 Aika Hirashita (SG / 177cm / Toyota Antelopes)
#32 Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
#59 Anri Hoshi (SG / 170cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
#75 Nanako Todo (SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
#88 Ako Himawari (SF / 184cm / Denso Iris)
#99 Okoe Mominoka (PF / 182cm / GEELONG SUPERCATS)
*Average: 175.8cm, 24.2 years old
* Age and affiliation are as of June 9, 2023
*Players on the free contract player list will be on the team for the 22-23 season because they have not retired, transferred to another team, or have not been confirmed to remain in their own team.
* Players whose departure has already been confirmed and whose new team has not been confirmed will belong to the Japan Basketball Association.
*Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
■ Click here for the member list (PDF version) >>
http://www.japanbasketball.jp/wp-content/uploads/FIBA-Womens-Asia-Cup-2023-Member-List-1.pdf
[FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023]
Date: June 26th (Mon) – July 2nd (Sun)
Venue: Sydney, Australia
combination:
[Group A]China (2nd), South Korea (12th), New Zealand (29th), Lebanon (44th)
[Group B]Australia (3rd), Japan (9th), Chinese Taipei (33rd), Philippines (42nd)
* FIBA rankings as of February 28, 2023 are in parentheses
Japan match schedule (planned):
June 26 (Mon) Japan vs Chinese Taipei (Japan time 16:00 Tip Off)
June 27 (Tue) Philippines vs Japan (Japan time 12:30 Tip Off)
June 28 (Wednesday) Australia vs Japan (18:30 Tip Off Japan time)
*In the case of group 1st place, advance to the semi-finals held on Saturday, July 1st
*In the case of 2nd and 3rd place in the group, they will advance to the semi-final qualifying to be held on the 30th (Friday).
For more information, please visit the official tournament website (English):https://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2023
■ 2023 Women’s Japan National Basketball Team
Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki Tournament) Members
【staff】
Team Leader Hiroshi Oguri (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
Head Coach Toru Onzuka (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Yoshikazu Suzuki (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Assistant Coach Shun Konno (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Sports Performance Coach Tomohiro Usui (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Takayuki Yamamoto (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)
Athletic Trainer Mayumi Ogino (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Madoka Yoshida (Orange Acupuncture Clinic)
Manager Akika Narita (Mitsubishi Electric Corlers)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Technical Staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)
【player】 ※12 people
#3 Horse gourd Stephanie (PF / 182cm / Japan Basketball Association )
#8 Maki Takada (C / 185cm / Denso Iris)
#12 Azusa Asahina (C / 185cm / 2nd year University of Tsukuba)
#15 Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
#23 Mai Yamamoto (PG / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
#27 Saki Hayashi (SG / 173cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
#31 Aika Hirashita (SG / 177cm / Toyota Antelopes)
#32 Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
#59 Anri Hoshi (SG / 170cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
#75 Nanako Todo (SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
#88 Ako Himawari (SF / 184cm / Denso Iris)
#99 Okoe Mominoka (PF / 182cm / GEELONG SUPERCATS)
[Development member] ※1 person
#11 Minami Yabu (SF / 178cm / Denso Iris)
* “I will not participate in the FIBA Women’s Asian Cup 2023, but I will participate in the “Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki)” in anticipation of accumulating experience in international competitions.
*Average: 175.8cm, 24.2 years old
* Age and affiliation are as of June 9, 2023
*Players on the free contract player list will be on the team for the 22-23 season because they have not retired, transferred to another team, or have not been confirmed to remain in their own team.
* Players whose departure has already been confirmed and whose new team has not been confirmed will belong to the Japan Basketball Association.
*Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
■ Click here for the member list (PDF version) >>
http://www.japanbasketball.jp/wp-content/uploads/Mitsui-Fudosan-Cup-2023-Member-List-1.pdf
[Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2023 (Takasaki Tournament)]
Date: June 16th (Friday) to 18th (Sunday)
Venue: Takasaki Arena (Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture)
Match Card: AKATSUKI JAPAN Women’s Japan National Team vs Women’s Denmark National Team
Click here for details:https://akatsukijapan-women-2023-takasaki.japanbasketball.jp/
Tickets: Now on sale
About tickets:https://akatsukijapan-women-2023-takasaki.japanbasketball.jp/ticket/
schedule:
June 16 (Fri) Japan Women’s National Team vs Denmark Women’s National Team (18:00 Tip Off)
June 17 (Sat) Japan Women’s National Team vs Denmark Women’s National Team (15:00 Tip Off)
June 18 (Sun) Japan Women’s National Team vs Denmark Women’s National Team (15:00 Tip Off)
2023-06-09 08:19:18
#Japan #Womens #National #Basketball #Team #FIBA #Womens #Asian #Cup #Mitsui #Fudosan #Cup #Takasaki #members #decided #Japan #Basketball #Association
