Japan women's national basketball team

Japan
FIBA ranking	16 1
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Japan Basketball Association
Coach	Tomohide Uchiumi
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
Women's World Cup
Appearances	12
Medals	(1975)
FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Appearances	25
Medals	: (1970, 2013, 2015)  : (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)  : (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Uniforms
Home Away

The Japan women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions. It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.^[1]

As of 2015, the team is the reigning Champion of Asia.

Competition records

Olympic Games

• 1976 – 5th place
• 1996 – 7th place
• 2004 – 10th place
• 2016 – 8th place

FIBA World Championship

• 1964: 9th
• 1967: 5th
• 1971: 5th
• 1975: 2nd
• 1979: 6th
• 2010: 10th
• 2014: 14th

FIBA Asia Championship

• Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015)
• Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004)
• Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)

Asian Games

• Gold: (1974, 1998)
• Silver: (1994)
• Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014)

Current roster

The following is Japan's roster for the women's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Japan women's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Kondo, Kaede 24 – October 6, 1991 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Toyota Antelopes F 5 Miyazawa, Yuki 23 – June 2, 1993 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX Eneos Sunflowers C 6 Mamiya, Yuka 26 – April 3, 1990 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JX Eneos Sunflowers F 7 Kurihara, Mika 27 – May 14, 1989 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Toyota Antelopes F 8 Takada, Maki 26 – August 23, 1989 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Denso Iris G 9 Miyoshi, Naho 22 – December 21, 1993 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Chanson V-Magic F 10 Tokashiki, Ramu 25 – June 11, 1991 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seattle Storm F 11 Nagaoka, Moeko 22 – December 29, 1993 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fujitsu Red Wave G 12 Yoshida, Asami (C) 28 – October 9, 1987 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JX Eneos Sunflowers G 13 Machida, Rui 23 – March 8, 1993 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fujitsu Red Wave G 14 Motokowa, Sanae 24 – April 2, 1992 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Chanson V-Magic C 15 O, Asako 28 – December 16, 1987 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Mitsubishi Koalas	Head coach Tomohide Utsumi Assistant coach(es) Eiki Umezaki Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 6 August 2016

See also

• Japan men's national basketball team
• Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
• Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

References

1. Profile - Japan, FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. "2016 Japan Olympic Women's Basketball Team Roster". FIBA. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Japan Basketball Records at FIBA Archive