Window6 Home: 2/26 (Sunday) Bahrain match 12 Japanese national team players announced
February 25, 2023
Tomorrow (26th), the Japan Men’s National Basketball Team will face the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Regional Qualifier” Window 6 home match once morest Bahrain. We are pleased to announce that the 12 entry members for the Japanese men’s national team for the match once morest Bahrain have been decided as follows.
◆ 2022 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team
“FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifier” Window6
2/26 (Sun) Bahrain match 12 Japanese players
【staff】
Team Leader Yoshinori Shimizu (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 Shoken Kim (Juntendo University Nerima Hospital)
Technical Staff Shinji Toyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Team manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
Support staff Seon Oki (Tokyo Samurai)
[Athletes]*12 people
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
#16 Jin Jinlian (SF / 196cm / Tunghai University)
#17 Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
#19 Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
#24 Hawkinson Josh (C/PF / 208cm / Shinshu Brave Warriors)
#33 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
#34 Hiyu Watanabe (C / 207cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
#45 Theves Umi (PG / 188㎝ / Shiga Lakes)
#71 Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
#99 Hiroya Kawasanada (C / 204cm / Shiga Lakes)
*Average 192.5cm, 25.1 years old
* Name notation is in the order of “last name → first name”.
*As of February 25, 2023
*Position (P) = PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
Window6 Bahrain match entry line-up:http://www.japanbasketball.jp/wp-content/uploads/20230226_JPNvsBRN_MemberList.pdf
■ “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifiers” Window 6 Tournament Overview
■Match overview/broadcast/distribution
* FIBA rankings in parentheses (as of November 18, 2022)
*Japan has already qualified for the World Cup Finals as the host country.
*For details such as the start time of broadcasting and distribution, please check the official information of each broadcasting station.
TV morning basketball:https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/basketball/
Nittele Basketball Club:https://www.ntv.co.jp/basketball/
DAZN：https://www.dazn.com/ja-JP/competition/Competition:efjj10y98b8fdydorzb4ainoq
FIBA World Cup 2023 official website (English version):
https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023
