2023 Japanese Men’s Basketball Team Prepares for FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1

Our association (JBA) is holding a last-minute training camp for the 2023 Japanese men’s basketball team at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Kita-ku, Tokyo) in preparation for the “FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1.”
We would like to inform you that Seiya Ando, ​​who was scheduled to participate in the last-minute training camp, will not be able to participate due to poor condition.

■2023 Japan Men’s Basketball Team
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1 training camp participants

【staff】
Team Leader Tomoya Higashino (Japan Basketball Association)
Head Coach Tom Horvath (Japan Basketball Association)
Associate Head Coach Corey Gaines (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Katsuhisa Jeffrey (Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
Assistant coach Yoshio Sasa (Utsunomiya Brex)
Sports Performance Coach Koichi Sato (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Hiroki Ogata (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Athletic Trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Katsuin Kim (Juntendo University Nerima Hospital)
Technical staff Shinji Tomiyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Team Manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Team Manager Seon Oki (Japan Basketball Association)

[Players]*20 people
Josh Harrelson (C / 208cm / Saga Ballooners)
Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
Shuta Hara (SG / 187cm / Chiba Jets)
Ryo Abe (SG / 184cm / Sendai 89ERS)
Josh Hawkinson (C・PF / 208cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
Yudai Baba (SF / 195cm / Nagasaki Veruca)
Keita Imamura (SG / 191cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
Hiroya Kawasada (C / 204cm / Shiga Lakes)
Raita Ako (SF / 196cm / Akita Northern Happinets)
Teves Sea (PG / 188cm / Alvark Tokyo)
Hiyu Watanabe (C / 207cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Koshigaya Alphars)
Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
Keishiro Mitani (SG / 190cm / Hiroshima Dragonflies)
Masato Ichikawa (C / 206cm / Vertex Shizuoka)
Ren Kanachika (SF / 196cm / Chiba Jets)
Yuto Kawashima (PF / 200cm / NBA Global Academy)

*Average: 193.9cm, 26.3 years old
*Affiliation as of February 16, 2024
*Position (P) = PG-point guard, SG-shooting guard, SF-small forward, PF-power forward, C-center

FIBA Asian Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1 Last minute training camp participants:

■Conference summary
Name: FIBA ​​Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window1
English notation: FIBA ​​Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Window1
Schedule/Competition: *FIBA ranking in parentheses (as of September 10, 2023)
February 22, 2024 (Wood) TIPOFF 19:05 Japan (26th place) vs Japan (76th place)
February 25, 2024 (Sunday) TIPOFF 14:00 Japan (26th place) vs China (29th place)
Sponsor: International Basketball Federation
Supervised by: Japan Basketball Association
Cooperation: Tokyo Basketball Association
Venue: Ariake Coliseum (Koto-ku, Tokyo)
[Round 1 combination]
Group A: Thailand, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia
Group B: Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand
Group C: China, Guam, Japan, Mongolia
Group D: Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia
Group E: Iran, Kazakhstan, India, Qatar
Group F: Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
*The top two teams from each group will participate in the FIBA ​​Asia Cup 2025. The third-place teams will be divided into two groups of three teams each in the second round, and a round robin will be played, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the FIBA ​​Asia Cup 2025. (16 teams in total)

About broadcasting and distribution
・February 22nd (Thursday) vs Guam (19:05 TIP OFF)
[BS Nippon Television]18:58~ Live broadcast
[DAZN and TVer]Live streaming

・February 25 (Sunday) vs China (14:00 TIP OFF)
[TV Asahi Series]Live broadcast from 13:55
[DAZN and TVer]Live streaming

2024-02-16 06:04:06
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