Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[1]

Japan
FIBA ranking11th Increase 1
as of 10 December 2016
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBA
CoachNatsumi Yabuuchi
World Cup
Appearances6
Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
Appearances6
Medals (2011)
(2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)

It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.

At the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in India, Japan finished runner-up only to Australia, which Japan lost by 1 point.[2]

World Cup record

Year Pos.PldWL
France 2010 5th844
Netherlands 2012 4th853
Czech Republic 2014 7th743
Spain 2016 9th642
Belarus 2018 7th743
Hungary 2022 8th725
Mexico 2024 Qualified
Czech Republic 2026 To be determined
Total7/7432320

See also

References

  1. Profile – Japan, FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. Sapphires go undefeated to claim 2017 FIBA U16 Asia crown, Damian Arsenis (pickandroll.com.au), 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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