Window4 Home: 8/30 (Tue) Match once morest Kazakhstan Announcement of the 12 Japanese national team players
August 29, 2022
Tomorrow, August 30th (Tuesday), the “AKATSUKI JAPAN” men’s national basketball team will face Kazakhstan in Window 4 of the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Regional Qualifiers”.
We are pleased to announce that the 12 entry members for the Japanese men’s national team for the match once morest Kazakhstan have been decided as follows.
◆ 2022 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team
“FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers” Window4
8/30 (Tue) Kazakhstan match 12 Japanese players
【staff】
Team leader Tomoya Higashino (Japan Basketball Association)
Head Coach Horvath Tom (Japan Basketball Association)
Associate Head Coach Gaines Corey (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Jeffrey Katsuhisa (Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
Sports Performance Coach Hiroki Ogata (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Support Athletic Trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Team Doctor Takayuki Yamamoto (National Center for Global Health and Medicine Hospital)
Technical Staff Shinji Toyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Team manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
○Players *12 people
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
#11 Aki Chambers (SF / 191cm / Gunma Crane Thunders)
#17 Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
#18 Yudai Baba (SG / 195cm / -)
#19 Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
#22 Fuzzy Cus Nick (C / 207cm / Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
#33 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
#43 Yuya Nagayoshi (PF / 198cm / Rising Zephyr Fukuoka)
#71 Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#88 Tenketsu Harimoto (PF / 198cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
#91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
※Average 191.3cm, 28.1 years old
*As of August 29, 2022
*Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
○Member list (PDF version)here＞＞＞
[FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifier Window 4]
Home game overview
Match card: Japan (38th) vs. Kazakhstan (68th)
Date and time: August 30, 2022 (Fire) 18:05 Tipoff
Organizer: International Basketball Federation
Supervision: Japan Basketball Association
Venue: Okinawa Arena (Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture)
Broadcast/delivery: August 30, 2022 (Tuesday) 18:00-Live broadcast on BS Asahi
18:05- Live streaming on DAZN
* FIBA rankings in parentheses (as of March 1, 2022)
*Japan has already qualified for the World Cup Finals as the host country.
*Visit restrictions will be determined following consultation with local governments, and will be decided by local governments in the future.
Depending on the event, there may be conditions for entry.
[August 30 (Tuesday) Kazakhstan match (Okinawa Arena) ticket information]
https://fibaworldcup2023-asianqualifires.japanbasketball.jp/ticket-window4/
[FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifier Special Site]
https://fibaworldcup2023-asianqualifires.japanbasketball.jp/
[FIBA World Cup 2023 Tournament Official Website (English)]
https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023
