2022 Basketball Men’s U16 Japan National Team Candidate for Japan National Team 3rd Training Camp Participating Members Announcement | Japan Basketball Association

The Association (JBA) is aiming to continuously strengthen the men’s Japan national team and to strengthen the men’s U16 Japan national team for the “FIBA U16 Asian Championship” scheduled to be held in June this year, on April 12th. From (Tuesday) to 15th (Friday), the 3rd training camp was held in Fukushima prefecture by the 2022 basketball men’s U16 Japan national team representative candidate players.
Today, the participating members have been announced, and we would like to inform you as follows.

■ 2022 Basketball Men’s U16 Japan National Team Candidate for Japan National Team 3rd Training Camp Participating Members

[Outline of the 3rd training camp]
Schedule: April 12 (Fire) to 15 (Gold), 2022
Venue: Naraha Sky Arena, Fukushima Prefecture (Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture)

[Member list of participants in the 3rd training camp]
* The detailed version of the member list can be viewed in PDF from the[Download]page below.

○ Staff
Team leader Wataru Takahashi (Osaka Gakuin University High School)
Head Coach Martinez Alejandro (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Takayasu Fujii (Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Minami High School)
Support Coach / Interpreter Shinji Mizuno (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Strength & Conditioning Coach Hiroki Ogata (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic trainer Hidenori Hosokawa (HOKUMA)
Athletic Trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Manager Ayuyuki Takagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Support staff Samurai Oki (Tokyo Samurai)
Technical Staff Tomomi Miyata (Japan Basketball Association)

○ Players (※25)
Kota Kajitani (PG / 178cm / Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Minami High School)
ルーニーhui (SG / 183cm / Zhengzhi Fukaya High School)
Nao Ishiguchi (PG / 180cm / Suwa High School attached to Tokai University)
Shuntaro Muto (SF / 190cm / Kaishi Kokusai High School)
Tomo Sato (SG / 189cm / Higashiyama High School)
Ryusuke Yamagishi (SG / 189cm / Sapporo High School attached to Tokai University)
Hideto Sakihama (PG / 176cm / Fukuoka Daiichi High School)
Hasegawa Higen (SF / 198cm / Yokohama Seifuga High School)
Williams Sean Rion (PF / 199cm / Sendai University Meisei High School)
Yusho Kawashima (PF / 200cm / Ohori High School Affiliated to Fukuoka University)
Shuta Odate (SF / 197cm / Kanazawa High School)
Haru Sato (SF / 187cm / Meisei High School Affiliated to Sendai University)
Eijiro Ogawa (CF / 187cm / Haguro High School)
Suzuki Huangya (PF / 192cm / Ohori High School Affiliated to Fukuoka University)
Yoyu Naito (SF / 192cm / Levanga Hokkaido U18)
Frisch Nicholas St. (SF / 192cm / Kaishi Kokusai High School)
Hiraya Soryu (PG / 180cm / Kaizhi International High School)
Yanagani Yeliu (SF / 187cm / Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei High School)
Yasushi Omori (PF / 192cm / Sun Rockers Shibuya U18)
Tamai Shin (SF / 187cm / Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School)
Takeuchi Ryusuke (PF / 193cm / Higashiyama High School)
Apia Patrick Makoto (PF / 195cm / Fukuoka Daiichi High School)
Rheinhart Cameron Sachi (PG / 187cm / EJ King High School)
Watanabe Reine (PF / 201cm / Ohori High School Affiliated to Fukuoka University)
Shogo Takada (SF / 189cm / Fukuoka University Ohori High School)

* The order of notation is “name (position / height / affiliation)”
* Affiliation / grade is as of April 15, 2022
* Position: PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward,
PF-Power Forward, C-Center

[FIBA U16 Asian Championship Overview]
Schedule (planned): June 12th (Sun) to 19th (Sun), 2022
Venue (planned): Qatar (* changed from originally planned Kuwait)