While experiencing chaotic times when the league changed into various forms in Japan, he fought at the forefront as a representative of Japan and tried desperately to open the door to the world. What revolution did the legends bring to the Japanese basketball world?
The pioneers who continued to knock on the door to the world[Memory of Legends]published in Number 1079, which is currently on sale. We will deliver some excerpts from .[The full article can be read on NumberPREMIER]
The 1998 and 2006 World Championships are turning points in the history of Japanese men’s basketball.
At that time, the world championship match held once every four years under the name of “World Championship” was changed to the current “World Cup” in 2014. In 1998, Japan won the right to participate on its own for the first time in 31 years, and in 2006, it will be remembered as the host country.
Broadly speaking, the position in the world may not change in ’98, ’06, or now. However, in terms of the surrounding environment, professional leagues have been established in the last 20-odd years, and the number of players who have experienced world competitions has increased from the training age, and career options are expanding overseas. Above all, three NBA players, Yuta Tabuse, Yuta Watanabe, and Rui Hachimura, have been born, and the basketball world has grown into a dream for children.
We must not forget that behind this drastic change in the environment, there were men who continued to struggle, appealing to them, “I want to change Japanese basketball.”
Takehiko Orimo, Kenichi Sako and Tomoo Amino. They are currently struggling in positions that support the basketball world.
Orimo worked hard as the president of Levanga Hokkaido, and Sako returned to his old club Seahorse Mikawa from this season and assumed the position of senior producer to oversee the club for the B Premier (new B1 league) to be launched in 2026. As the head coach of Hakuo University and the U22 Japan National Team, Amino is committed to developing young players. The three of them believed that “Japan’s basketball will change if the Japanese national team wins” in an unfortunate era when they didn’t even know how to change Japanese basketball, and they have continued to fight with pride in the Hinomaru more than anyone else. is.
In 1998, there were 16 slots for the World Championships, and 2 from Asia.
In the 1990s, Sako, who reigned as the absolute commander, and Orimo, who was the top scorer, fought together as beings who recognized each other. In 1998, there were 16 slots for the World Championships, and there were only two tickets from Asia. In such a narrow gate, Japan advanced to the 2nd place in the Asian Championship and won the ticket to the world.
2023-08-31 21:16:07
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