“FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2022” opens in Iran from August 21… Japan will face Lebanon on the 22nd | au Web Portal Sports News

The FIBA ​​U18 Asian Championship 2022 will begin on August 21 in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

From Japan, Hayato Wakikawa (third-year student at Fukuoka University High School) and Yuto Kawashima (second-year student at Ohori High School attached to Fukuoka University) participated in the Basketball Without Borders (BWB), in which top young players from Asia participated. , Akira Jacobs (Yokohama B-Corsairs U18) and other notable high school players gathered. Starting with the Iran national team match on the 22nd, he will compete with the top Asian players of the same age.

Wakikawa, who plays as a guard in his team and is expected to play a leading role in this tournament as well, was given the opportunity to compete with leading Asian players before the tournament, asking himself, “What am I going to do in the future?” It was really good that I was able to grasp what I had to do,” he said through the JBA official website.

Like Wakikawa, he is tall at 187 centimeters, but plays as a commander.Satoshi YamadaTA (Shirakaba Gakuen High School 3rd year) commented to JBA, “Until now, I’ve never faced a point guard bigger than me, so I’m really looking forward to being able to match up.” I want to see how well he can handle pick-and-rolls and one-on-one matches against big opponents,” he said, looking forward to a match against a powerhouse in Asia.

In addition, Jacobs, who will carry the Japanese flag for the first time in this tournament, commented with the players who played together in BWB, “I’m looking forward to playing together again in this tournament.” “We will do our best for the future, and all 12 of us will fight as a team and bring home the ticket to the FIBA ​​U17 World Cup,” he said, expressing his enthusiasm for the tournament through JBA.

In addition, this tournamentFIBA Official YouTube Channelwill be live-streamed.

The match schedule of the representative members selected for this tournament and the Japanese national team is as follows.

【member】
Akira Jacobs (Yokohama B CorsairsU18）
McNeill Kishan Taiga (Tokyo Samurai)
Hong Liuwei (Fukuoka No. 1 High School for 3 years)
Hayato Wakikawa (3rd year student at Ohori High School attached to Fukuoka University)
Arim Sakai (3rd year student at Kaishi Kokusai High School)
Tetsuta Yamada (Shirakaba Gakuen High School 3rd year)
Hideyu Ozawa (Chuobu University No. 1 High School for 3 years)
Sean Ryu Yaegashi (Sendai University Meisei High School 3rd year)
Yasunari Sakamoto (Chuobu University First High School 3 years)
Kaisei Hoshikawa (Rakunan High School 3rd year)
Seito Soejima (3rd year student at Ohori High School attached to Fukuoka University)
Yuto Kawashima (3rd year student at Ohori High School attached to Fukuoka University)
　
[Match Schedule]*All times are in Japan time.
・Group phase
August 22, 22:30- vs Lebanon National Team
August 23, 22:30~ vs Iran National Team
(After the quarterfinals, the lottery will be redrawn as soon as the winner is decided.)