The Japan men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national
basketball
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team of
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, 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-18 and under-19 men's basketball competitions.
At the
2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, Japan finished 10th, ahead of every competitor from
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It ...
,
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains Asian FIBA member associations.
Sub-zones
44 member associations in 6 sub-zones:
# Central Asia Basketball Association (CABA) – 5 member associati ...
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.
Zones
The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are g ...
.
Prominent members had been
Rui Hachimura
is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball, Gonzaga Bulldogs and has played for the Japan nation ...
and also
Kai Toews and
Isaiah Murphy.
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''.
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
The FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup, formerly known as the Asian Basketball Confederation Junior Championship and FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, is a biennial international men's under-18 basketball competition organized by FIBA Asia.
The event also ...
participations
FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, i ...
record
See also
* Japan men's national basketball team
The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケッ ...
* Japan men's national under-17 basketball team
The Japan men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association. It represents the country in men's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competition ...
* Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links
Archived records
of Japan team participations
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
Men's national under-19 basketball teams
1970 establishments in Japan
National sports teams established in 1970
Long stubs with short prose
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