The Association (JBA) has begun strengthening the 2022 Japan Women’s Basketball Team for the FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022, which is scheduled to be held in Sydney, Australia in September this year.
We announced the first candidate players on the JBA official website on May 18th, but the team went to Australia on Saturday, 21st to conduct an Australian expedition as part of the first training camp. rice field. In the field, we plan to strengthen the game through a total of four games with the Australian national team and the young Australian national team.
Today, the 15 members participating in the expedition have been announced, and we would like to inform you as follows.
■ 2022 Women’s Japan National Team Japan National Team Candidates Announcement of Members Participating in Australia Expedition
[Australia Expedition Implementation Overview]
Period: May 21 (Earth) to June 3 (Gold), 2022
Location: Sydney, Australia
Local schedule: (4 games in total)
○ 5/24 vs. Young Australian National Team
○ 5/27 ・ 29 ・ 31 vs. Australia National Team
[2022 Women’s Japan National Team Japan National Team Candidates Australia Expedition Members]
○ Staff
Head Coach Toru Onzuka (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Keio Ueno (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Yoshikazu Suzuki (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Sports Performance Coach Koichi Sato (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Yoshiyuki Matsuno (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Marie Iwamatsu (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Madoka Yoshida (Orenji Acupuncture Center)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Interpreter / Support Staff Marie Sasaki (Japan Basketball Association)
Technical Staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)
○ Players * 15 people
Maki Takada (PF / 185cm / Denso Iris)
Yuki Miyazawa (SF / PF / 183cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Shiori Yasama (PG / 161cm / Eisvögel USC Freiburg)
Hawk’s Hashi Kouta (SG / 168cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Mai Yoshida (* See footnotes in Chinese characters) (SG / 175cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)
Kadysha Umezawa (C / 190cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Himawari Akaho (SG / SF / 184cm / Denso Iris)
Monica Okoye (PF / 182cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Nanako Todo (SG / SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
Sakura Noguchi (PF / 181cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)
Aika Hirashita (SG / 177cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Yuyu Emura (PG / 160cm / Waseda University 2 years)
Azusa Asahina (PF / C / 184cm / 1st year, University of Tsukuba)
* Affiliation / grade is as of May 23, 2022
* Mai Yoshida’s “Kichi” is “Mouth” on “Sat”
* Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
* For details on participating members, please refer to the member list (PDF version) from the[Download]below.
[FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022 Tournament Official Website (English Version)]
https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022
