The Japan Men’s National Basketball Team will play against South Korea in the “SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo Tournament) Japan Men’s National Basketball Team International Training Match” at Ariake Arena today (5th). The roster (12 players) for the Japan Men’s National Basketball Team in GAME 1 has been decided, and we would like to announce it as follows.
■2024 Japan Men’s National Basketball Team
“SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo Conference)”
July 5th (Friday) GAME 1 vs Korea Roster
【staff】
Team Leader: Tomoya Higashino (Japan Basketball Association)
Head Coach: Tom Horvath (Japan Basketball Association)
Associate Head Coach Corey Gaines (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach: Katsuhisa Jeffrey (Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
Assistant Coach Yoshihiro Sasa (-)
Sports Performance Coach Koichi Sato (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Hiroki Ogata (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Takeo Ichiyanagi (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Athletic Trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Technical Staff: Shinji Toyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Technical Staff: Makoto Isono (Nagasaki Velca)
Team Manager: Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Team Manager: Oki Seone (Japan Basketball Association)
【Players】※12 people
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / Chiba Jets)
#4 Akira Jacobs (SF / 203cm / University of Hawaii)
#5 Yuki Kawamura (PG / 172cm / Yokohama B-Corsairs)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / Utsunomiya Brex)
#7 Kai Teves (PG / 188cm / Alvark Tokyo)
#18 Yudai Baba (SF / 195cm / – )
#24 Josh Hawkinson (C・PF / 208cm / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#30 Hiroki Tominaga (SG / 188cm / – )
#34 Watanabe Hiyuu (C / 207cm / – )
#75 Soichiro Inoue (PF / 201cm / Koshigaya Alphas)
#91 Hirotaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / San-en NeoPhoenix)
#99 Hiroya Kawamada (C / 204cm / Nagasaki Velca)
*Average: 193.3cm, 26.1 years old
As of July 5th
※Position (P) = PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
Japan Men’s National Team SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo Tournament) Game 1 Roster against South Korea:
■ Tournament Overview
Tournament name: SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo Tournament) Japan Men’s Basketball National Team International Training Match
Tournament abbreviation: SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo Tournament)
Schedule and matches: *FIBA rankings in brackets (as of February 27, 2024)
July 5, 2024 (Gold) TIPOFF 19:00 Japan (26th place) vs. South Korea (50th place)
July 7, 2024 (Sunday) TIPOFF 19:30 Japan (26th place) vs. South Korea (50th place)
Venue: Ariake Arena (1-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063)
Organizer: Japan Basketball Association
Organized by: Japan Basketball Association
Cooperation: Tokyo Basketball Association
Special sponsor: SoftBank Corp.
Sponsors: Nippon Life Insurance Company, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Jordan Brand, Molten Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun Company, McDonald’s Japan Co., Ltd., TOPPAN Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, JTB Corporation, Nichiban Co., Ltd., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (others to be arranged)
Special tournament website:
2024-07-05 08:50:29
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