Window 5 Japan National Team Announcement of Calling Team for Training Camp and Announcement of Broadcast/Streaming | FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Regional Qualifier Special Site

Announcement of members to be invited to the training camp just before Window5 Japan National Team and announcement of broadcast/streaming decision

October 21, 2022

Our association (JBA) will hold a training session at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Kita-ku, Tokyo) from November 1st (Tuesday) to November 7th (Monday) for the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifier Window 5”. A training camp for the 2022 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team will be held. Therefore, we would like to inform you of the convened members for this training camp as follows. In addition, the broadcasting and distribution of the Japan game has been confirmed as follows.

2022 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team
“FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifiers” Window5 training camp convening members

【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 Hideaki Fukuda (Funabashi Orthopedic Hospital)
Technical Staff Shinji Toyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Team manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
Support staff Seon Oki (Tokyo Samurai)

[Athletes]* 13 people
Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
Aki Chambers (SF / 191cm / Gunma Crane Thunders)
Luke Evans (C / 203 cm / Fighting Eagles Nagoya)
Yutaro Suda (SG / 190cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
Tenketsu Harimoto (PF / 198cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
Flippin Ko (SG / 188cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
Koki Shafer Avi (PF / 206cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
Theves Umi (PG / 188㎝ / Shiga Lakes)
Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / Seahorse Mikawa)
Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
*Average 190.8cm, 26.8 years old
* Name notation is in the order of “last name → first name”.
*Affiliation as of October 21, 2022
*Position (P) = PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
List of convened members for the training camp just before Window5:http://www.japanbasketball.jp/wp-content/uploads/Window5_CampCallUp_Member.pdf

■ “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asia Regional Qualifiers” Window 5 Tournament Overview
■Match overview/broadcast/distribution

game day	match start time (Japan time)	match card (The left side is treated as HOME)	Broadcast/Distribution
November 11 (Gold)	25:05	Bahrain (86th) vs. Japan (38th)	[BS Asahi] 11th from 25:00 [生放送]
			【DAZN】 11th 25:05~ [LIVE配信]
Monday, November 14th	23:00	Kazakhstan (65th) vs. Japan (38th)	[BS NTV] 14th from 26:00 [録画放送]
			[Nippon Telesitas] 15th 18:15~ [録画放送]
			【DAZN】 14th from 23:00 [LIVE配信]

* FIBA ​​rankings in parentheses (as of September 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