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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 ...
The Japan women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is governed by the Japan Basketball Association. [ 1 ] It represents the country in international under-19 and under-18 (under age 19 and under age 18) women's basketball competitions.
[2] [3] [4] The number of high school basketball players reached a record high of more than 113,000 boys in 1995, and over 77,000 girls in 1994. [4] The Japan Basketball Association later presented Inoue with a special commendation for his contributions to the sport. [5] However, the numbers have continued to drop since then. [4]
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]
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The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.
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.
After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan. He coached the Japan women's squad to the silver medal at the 2020 Olympics. [2]