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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 Japanese, which were coached by Tom Hovasse, excelled in an 87–71 win over France in the semi-finals before coming short 75–90 against the United States. Japan's Rui Machida set an Olympic record with 18 assists against France. [3] As of 2019, Japan has been the reigning Champion of the Asia-Oceania region. [4]
The club was formed in 1950 at Mitsubishi Electric's Nagoya factory and entered the second division of Japan's top league in 1973. [3] The club's women's team had previously entered the women's competition of the national corporate basketball league (全国実業団バスケットボールリーグ) upon the league's formation in 1967.
The Japanese basketball league system, or Japanese basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in the country of Japan. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
The Mitsubishi Electric Koalas (Japanese: 三菱電機コアラーズ) are a basketball team based in Nagoya, Aichi, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. [ 1 ] Notable players
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]
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]
Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani, born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, in Spain. Previously, she played for [1] the Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League. [2] [3] She also plays for the Japan women's national 3x3 team.