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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.
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 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 Fujitsu Red Wave (Japanese: 富士通レッドウェーブ) are a basketball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 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.
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 Denso Iris (Japanese: デンソーアイリス) are a basketball team based in Kariya, Aichi, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. [1] They were founded in 1962. 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.
The 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Shenzhen, China, from 24 to 30 June 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The tournament was the 26th edition of the biennial FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup , previously known as the FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship.
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]