U16 Men’s Japanese Representative[写真]＝fiba.basketball
The FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025, which will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, will open on Sunday, August 31st. The group phase ended, and the final tournament, which will determine the ranking, began on Thursday, September 4th.
The Japanese men’s basketball U16 national team led by head coach Alejandro Martinez has made it to the quarter-finals. At this time, the opponent has not yet been decided, and the winners of the quarterfinals, which will be held from 3:00 p.m. on the 4th, Japan time, will be facing the winners of the Chinese Taipei vs. Lebanon national team on the 5th (time not determined).
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The FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025 is a FIBA international competition held from August 31st to September 7th. Sixteen teams from the Asia-Oceania region will participate, and after a group phase of four teams and one group, the top 12 teams will advance to the final tournament. The Japanese national team has won three consecutive wins over Iran, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia since the start of the season, finishing first in Group D.
Four teams that advanced to the semi-finals of this tournament will be given the right to participate in the FIBA U17 World Cup 2026 to be held next year, making it an important battle for Japan to pursue a ticket to the world.
● Results of the Japan national team, “FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025”
Japan 107-51 Kazakhstan
Japan 78-58 Saudi Arabia
Japan 86-67 Iran
● “FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025” Final Tournament Combination
G1 Korea vs Kazakhstan
G2 Chinese Taipei vs Lebanon
G3 Iran vs Malaysia
G4 Bahrain vs Philippines
QF1 Australia vs G1 winner
QF2 Japan vs G2 winner
QF3 New Zealand vs G3 winner
QF4 China vs G4 winner
QF1 winner vs QF2 winner
QF3 winner vs QF4 winner
<3rd place match | September 7th from 5:30pm>
Semi-final losers vs. Semi-final losers
Semi-final winner vs Semi-final winner
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On August 27th, the Japan Basketball Association announced 12 registered rosters for the Japanese men’s national team who will be competing in the FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025.
The members include Shiratani Haya Makoto Jack, who was also selected as a candidate for the A-television representative, and point guard Keiji Koshi, who contributed to the victory at the Ryukyu Golden Kings U15 at the “B.LEAGUE U15 CHAMPIONSHIP 2025” and is about to study in the United States.
At the end of the group phase, ace Shiratani, who also captains the team, averaged 16.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and averaged a double double, and also played a great defensive role with 1.0 blocks and 3.7 steals. It has recorded a team-leading contribution of 25.0. Hawkins Ren also boasts an incredible accuracy of 64.3%, the top three-point success rate in the entire tournament, with a team’s highest score of 18.0 points.
In addition to the two players who are the source of Japan’s goals, players from B League youth teams, such as Miyazato Shunsuke, who has the highest number of assists in the team, and Koshi Keiji, who is 163 cm tall, have also made a strong presence.
● “FIBA Asian Cup 2025” Japan National Team Member
【player】
#5 Break Jeremiah David Kaito (PF/185cm/16 years old/Ryukyu Golden Kings U18)
#6 Tsunemi Hiroaki (C/202cm/16 years old/International Art & Design University High School)
#7 Hawkins Ren (PF/192cm/16 years old/Kaishi International High School)
#8 Koshi Keiji (PG/163cm/16 years old/Concordia Lutheran SchoolofOmaha)
#9 Kuroda Kento (SF/187cm/16 years old/Ohori High School, Fukuoka University)
#10 Miyazato Shunsuke (PG/179cm/16 years old/Ryukyu Golden Kings U18)
#11 Ihetsugut Racchinedu (SF/195cm/15 years old/Kaishi International High School)
#12 Hiraoka Taisuke (PG/188cm/15 years old/RIZINGS Tokushima)
#13 Kurimoto Fumiya (PF/188cm/15 years old/Ohori High School, Fukuoka University)
#14 Takahashi Hidenari (PG/175cm/15 years old/U18 Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
#15 Shiratani Haya Makoto Jack (PF/194cm/16 years old/Ohori High School, Fukuoka University)
#16 Arita Naoo (SG/SF/181cm/15 years old/Rising Zephyr Fukuoka U15)
【staff】
Under Category Men’s Representative Reinforcement Subcommittee Chairman: Tsuneda Ken (Chubu University Daiichi High School)
Team Leader: Mizuno Shinya (Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima Commercial High School)
Head Coach: Alejandro Martinez (JBA)
Assistant Coach: Narita Yasushi (Shochi Fukaya High School)
Assistant Coach: Suehiro Tomoya (Ryukyu Golden Kings)
Support Coach/Interpreter: Yoshida Kenjiro (Chiba Prefectural Kashiwa Special Needs School)
Athletic Trainer: Hosokawa Hidenori (HOKUMA)
Team Doctor: Sarata (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo University of Science)
Team Manager Takagi Ayumi (JBA)
Technical Staff Watanabe Keita (JBA)
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The quarterfinals of the FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025, which will be held on Friday, September 5th, will be broadcast live on FIBA’s official YouTube channel without any television broadcasts.
At this time, the start time and opponents are still undecided. Japan will face the winner of the quarterfinals match (Chinese Taipei vs. Lebanon) which will be held from 3pm on the 4th, to compete in the semi-finals and to compete in the FIBA U17 World Cup 2026.
[FIBA U16 Asian Cup 2025 | Quarterfinals]
・Daily: September 5, 2025 (Gold) start time is not determined
・Match: Winner of the U16 Men’s Japan National Team vs. Quarterfinals
・Broadcast: Live streaming on FIBA official YouTube
