Tomorrow (25th), the Japanese men’s national basketball team will play their home match against China in the “FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1” at Ariake Coliseum.
We would like to inform you that the 12 members of the Japanese men’s national team for the match against China have been decided as follows.
■2023 Japan Men’s Basketball Team
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1 Entry Roster for China Match
【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]*12 people
2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
5 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
7 Teves Sea (PG / 188cm / Alvark Tokyo)
10 Keita Imamura (SG / 191cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
17 Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
18 Yudai Baba (SF / 195cm / Nagasaki Veruca)
24 Josh Hawkinson (C・PF / 208cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
25 Yuto Kawashima (PF / 200cm / NBA Global Academy)
75 Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Koshigaya Alphars)
91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
99 Hiroya Kawasada (C / 204cm / Shiga Lakes)
*Average: 191.9cm, 26.5 years old
*Affiliation as of February 24, 2024
*Position (P) = PG-point guard, SG-shooting guard, SF-small forward, PF-power forward, C-center
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 1 Entry Roster for China Match:
■General meeting 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 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 in each group qualifying for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025. (Total 16 teams)
About broadcasting and distribution
・February 25 (Sunday) vs China (14:00 TIP OFF)
[TV Asahi Series]Live broadcast from 13:55
[DAZN and TVer]Live streaming
2024-02-24 15:45:54
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