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The Women's Japan Basketball League (Japanese: 一般社団法人バスケットボール女子日本リーグ) is the premier women's basketball league in Japan.There are currently 14 teams playing in the league, with all of the teams being from cities in the main Japanese island of Honshu.
The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams. It also manages the B.League commenced in October 2016. [1] As of April 2021, its president has been Yuko Mitsuya. [2]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992. [3] The Japanese, which were coached by Tom Hovasse, excelled in an 87–71 win over France in the semi-finals before coming short ...
Mamiko Tanaka (田中 真美子, Tanaka Mamiko, born 11 December 1996) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. She played four seasons for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League from 2019 to 2023. She represented Japan at the international youth and collegiate level.
The Japan Basketball League was formed after the JBL Super League, which was held from 2001 to 2007, was disbanded.The new Japan Basketball League started with the 2007–08 season with 7 teams of the JBL Super League (Aisin SeaHorses, Hitachi SunRockers, Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Dolphins, OSG Phoenix, Panasonic Super Kangaroos, Toshiba Red Thunders, Toyota Alvark), and one team from ...
Yashiro was selected for 1999 Universiade while she was an undergraduate at Nippon Sport Science University (4th). Entered Japan Airlines as a cabin crew in 2000, then joined their basketball team JAL Rabbits to become the Rookie of the Year at the second W League of the Women's Japan Basketball League, contributing to the team's third rank.
The B. League is a professional basketball league in Japan that was established in 2016. [1] It is a combination of Super League and bj league enforced by FIBA. [6] B. League has three divisions, with 18 teams in Divisions 1 and 2. Division 3 only has 12 teams. [6]
The Eneos Sunflowers (Japanese: ENEOSサンフラワーズ) are a basketball team based in Kashiwa, Chiba, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. [1] From the 2024-25 season they will be playing in the upper “W-League Premier” division after the women’s league is split into two divisions.