Six of the 12 players are World Cup players.
The Japanese men’s national basketball team will play Australia in a training match against the Australian national team in the “Nippon Life Cup 2024 (Hokkaido Tournament)” at Hokkai Kitaeru on the 22nd. The Japan Basketball Association (JBA) has announced the 12 players on the roster for the first game.
Sixteen players are accompanying the team on this expedition, but four of them – Akira Jacobs, Ryusei Sasaki, Soichiro Inoue, and Hiroya Kawamada – were not on the roster for Game 1.
Game 1 roster
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
#5 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
#7 Kai Teves (PG / 188cm / Alvark Tokyo)
#13 Kanechika Ryo (SF / 196cm / Chiba Jets)
#18 Yudai Baba (SF / 195cm / Nagasaki Velca)
#24 Josh Hawkinson (C・PF / 208cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#27 Yuto Yamanouchi (C / 207cm / University of Nevada)
#30 Hiroki Tominaga (SG / 188cm / – )
#34 Watanabe Hiyuu (C / 207cm / Ryukyu Golden Kings)
#88 Tensuke Harimoto (PF / 198cm / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins)
#91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / Alvark Tokyo)
*Average: 192.8cm, 26.3 years old
*Affiliation will be the club for the B.LEAGUE 2023-24 season.
competition summary
Tournament name: Nippon Life Cup 2024 (Hokkaido Tournament) Japan Men’s Basketball National Team International Training Match
Schedule and matches: *FIBA rankings in brackets (as of February 27, 2024)
June 22, 2024 (Sat) TIPOFF 13:30 Japan (26th) vs Australia (5th)
Sunday, June 23, 2024 TIPOFF 15:00 Japan (26th place) vs Australia (5th place)
2024-06-22 08:12:08
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