Tomorrow (24th), the Japanese men’s national basketball team will play against Guam in the “FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 2” at the University of Guam Calvo Field House. We would like to inform you that the Japan Men’s National Team roster (12 players) for the away match against Guam has been decided as follows.
■2024 Japan Men’s Basketball Team
“FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 2”
November 24th (Sunday) Guam match roster
【staff】
Head Coach Tom Horvath (Japan Basketball Association)
Associate Head Coach Corey Gaines (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Katsuhisa Jeffrey (Kawasaki Brave Thunders)
Assistant coach Yoshio Sasa (Ryukyu Golden Kings)
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)
Team Doctor Hideaki Fukuda (Inaba Spine and Joint Hospital Sports and Joint Center)
Technical staff Shinji Tomiyama (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Technical Staff Makoto Isono (Nagasaki Veruca)
Team Manager Takuya Nishimura (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Team Manager Seon Oki (Japan Basketball Association)
【Players】※12 people
#0 Souta Oura (PG / 182cm / 26 years old / Sanen Neo Phoenix)
#2 Yuki Togashi (PG / 167cm / 31 years old / Chiba Jets)
#6 Shin Hiejima (SG / 191cm / 34 years old / Utsunomiya Brex)
#16 Takuto Nakamura (PG / 184cm / 23 years old / Hiroshima Dragonflies)
#19 Yudai Nishida (SG / 190cm / 25 years old / Seahorse Mikawa)
#21 Ryo Yamazaki (SG / 183cm / 32 years old / Hiroshima Dragonflies)
#24 Josh Hawkinson (C・PF / 208cm / 29 years old / Sunrockers Shibuya)
#33 Takanari Sasaki (PG / 180cm / 28 years old / Sanen Neo Phoenix)
#34 Hiyu Watanabe (C / 207cm / 25 years old / Shinshu Brave Warriors)
#42 Ryone Watanabe (C / 204cm / 18 years old / Fukuoka University Ohori High School)
#91 Yutaka Yoshii (SF / 196cm / 26 years old / Sanen Neo Phoenix)
#99 Hiroya Kawasada (C / 204cm / 26 years old / Nagasaki Veruca)
※Average: 191.3cm, 26.9 years old
*Affiliation as of November 23, 2024
*Position (P) = PG-point guard, SG-shooting guard, SF-small forward, PF-power forward, C-center
2024 Japan Men’s Basketball National Team FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Window 2 Guam Match Roster (12 players): http://www.japanbasketball.jp/wp-content/uploads/MNT_FIBAAsiaCup2025Q_Win2GuamRoster.pdf
