The Japanese national under-18 and under-19 basketball team represents Japan in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the

Japan Basketball Association The is the governing body of basketball in Japan. Formed in 1930, it is based in Tokyo. The JBA is a member of FIBA and FIBA Asia. The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball te ...

. It represents the country in international under-19 and under-18 (under age 19 and under age 18) basketball competitions. At the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, Japan finished 10th, ahead of every competitor from

FIBA Oceania The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations. Member associations Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams * FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also include ...

and

FIBA Africa FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan. Members FIBA World Rankings Overview ...

. Prominent members had been

Rui Hachimura is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and is a member of the Japanese national team. Listed at and 230 ...

and also Kai Toews and

Isaiah Murphy , also known as , is a Japanese professional basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. Early life Enomoto was born in Okinawa to a Japanese mother, Fusako, and an American father, James, who was stationed there while serving i ...

.Former Cienega star Isaiah Murphy garnering international attention
Jason Barr (''KGUN 9''), 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020. Murphy played with his Japanese name ''Shinsaku Enomoto''.

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