Talented people such as Miya Takeuchi from Ohka Gakuen were selected.
On January 21, the Japan Basketball Association announced the candidates for the Japan national team for the “FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026.” The national team will begin its first training camp on January 26th. The U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 is an international tournament that will be held in Brno, Czech Republic from July 11th to 19th. They placed third in the FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Cup 2025 held in Malaysia in September last year, earning them the right to participate in the tournament for the eighth consecutive time. Having achieved 6th place in the previous tournament, he will now challenge himself to reach even higher heights. The members selected this time include all players on the roster, including Miya Takeuchi of Ohka Gakuen, who was selected as tournament MVP and All-Star Five at the U16 Women’s Asian Cup 2025, and three players from Osaka Kunuei Girls’ Academy, the Winter Cup 2025 champions. Honoka Yasui and Miki Takahashi, core players from Yokkaichi Maryknoll Academy who took second place in the “Jr. Winter Cup 2025-26,” were also selected.[Candidate members for the U17 Japan Women’s National Team]Manaka Kurabayashi (G/165cm/2nd year Saitama Sakae) Chihiro Ito (F/172cm/2nd year at Yokkaichi Maryknoll Academy) Miya Takeuchi (G/161cm/2nd year at Ohka Gakuen) Fuyumo Takaoka (F/173cm/2nd year at Chiba University of Economics) Yukio Hosozawa (F/175cm/2nd year at Osaka Kunei Girls’ Academy) Rei Ando (F/180cm/2nd year at Tottori Johoku) Tensho Shimizu (C/181cm/2nd year at Kosei Academy) Nene Gondo (G/167cm/2nd year at St. Catherine’s Academy) Risakura Tahara (G/167cm/1st year at Fukui University of Technology) Ran Kobayashi (174cm/1st year at Yokkaichi Maryknoll Academy) Ruka Watanabe (176cm/1st year at Yamagata Prefectural Chuo) Fumi Ishiwata (C/185cm/1st year at Kyoto Seika Gakuen) Haruno Yoshitake (G / 172cm / 1st year at Kurashiki Suimatsu) Momoka Kaji (F / 170cm / 1st year at Ohka Gakuen) Yokako Oda (F / 174cm / 1st year at Ohka Gakuen) Mea Saito (G / 164cm / 1st year at Showa Gakuin) Aoi Yamashita (C / 174cm / 1st year at Saga Kita Prefectural) Yoshiko Otsuki (G/163cm/1st year at Osaka Kunei Girls’ Academy) Momoka Kano (G/158cm/1st year at Hachioji Gakuen) Sakura Tamaki (G/169cm/1st year at Ohka Gakuen) Rishin Yamada (F/174cm/1st year at Showa Gakuen) Kino Nakazawa (F/176cm/1st year at Showa Gakuin) Yuji Imai (C/178cm/1st year at Osaka Kunuei Girls’ High School) Miki Takahashi (G/172cm/3rd year at Yokkaichi Maryknoll Academy) Natsuki Igawa (G/168cm/3rd year at Asaka City Asaka Second Junior High School) Ea Namba (G/170cm/3rd year at Koriyama City Koriyama Junior High School) Tamano Fujino (G/160cm/3rd year at Ina City Ina Junior High School) Sakuya Kinoshita (C/178cm/3rd year at Togetsukana Junior High School in Sapporo City) Honoka Yasui (G/168cm/3rd year at Yokkaichi Maryknoll Academy)
Text = Basket Count Editorial Department Photo = FIBA.com
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