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We introduce Japan men's basketball team in Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Japan Men's Basketball Team in Paris 2024 Olympics
On July 8, 2024, the Japan's men's basketball team for Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been selected (see table below).
NBA players Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe are in the team!
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Affiliated Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Yuki Togashi | Point Guard | 5-6 | Chiba Jets |
| #4 | Akira Jacobs | Small Forward | 6-8 | The University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| #5 | Yuki Kawamura | Point Guard | 5-8 | Yokohama B-Corsairs |
| #6 | Makoto Hiejima | Shooting Guard | 6-3 | Utsunomiya Brex |
| #7 | Kai Toews | Point Guard | 6-2 | Alvark Tokyo |
| #8 | Rui Hachimura | Power Forward | 6-8 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| #12 | Yuta Watanabe | Small Forward | 6-9 | Non-Affiliated |
| #18 | Yudai Baba | Shooting Guard | 6-6 | Non-Affiliated |
| #24 | Josh Hawkinson | Power Forward/Center | 6-10 | Sunrockers Shibuya |
| #30 | Keisei Tominaga | Shooting Guard | 6-2 | Non-Affiliated |
| #34 | Hugh Watanabe | Center | 6-10 | Shinshu Brave Warriors |
| #91 | Hirotaka Yoshii | Small Forward | 6-5 | Alvark Tokyo |
If you want to know more about Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe, please click the following.
Nippon Seimei Cup 2024 (Hokkaido)
We introduce Nippon Seimei Cup 2024 (Hokkaido Tournament).
The venue is Hokkaido Sports Center (Hokkai Kitayell), Hokkaido, Japan.
June 22, 2024: Japan 89-90 Australia
On June 22, 2024, Japan lost a close 89-90 game to Australia.
Keisei Tominaga scored 18 points, Yuki Togashi 16 points, Josh Hawkinson 15 points, Yudai Baba 11 points and 8 rebounds, and Hirotaka Yoshii 10 points.
June 23, 2024: Japan 95-95 Australia
On June 23, 2024, Japan played Australia to a 95-95 draw.
NOTE: The game was played under the rule of no overtime.
Yuki Kawamura had 28 goals and 6 assists, Josh Hawkinson had 23 goals, and Keisei Tominaga had 14 goals.
SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo) International Men's Basketball Game
We introduce SoftBank CUP 2024 (Tokyo) International Basketball Game for the Japanese Men's National Basketball Team.
The venue is Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.
July 5, 2024: Japan 84-85 Korea
On July 5, 2024, Japan lost a close 84-85 game to Korea.
Yuki Kawamura had 23 points and 6 assists, Josh Hawkinson had 17 points and 9 rebounds, and Makoto Hiejima had 11 points.
July 7, 2024: Japan 88-80 Korea
On July 7, 2024, Japan defeated Korea 88-80.
Josh Hawkinson had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Yuki Kawamura had 17 points and 9 assists, and Akira Jacobs had 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Revenge was successful!
International Game (European Tour)
We introduce International Game (European Tour).
July 19, 2024: Japan 83-104 Germany
The venus is Uber Arena, Germany.
On July 19, 2024, Japan lost to Germany 83-104.
Rui Hachimura had 19 points and 5 rebounds, and Yuki Togashi had 13 points and 5 assists.
July 21, 2024: Japan 100-119 Serbia
On July 21, 2024, Japan lost to Serbia 100-119.
Rui Hachimura scored 29 points, Yuki Kawamura had 12 points and 8 assists, and Yuta Watanabe had 10 points.
Paris 2024 Olympics
Japan will play against Germany, France and Brazil in the group matches at Paris 2024 Olympics.
The venue is Stade Pierre-Mauroy, France.
July 27, 2024: Japan 77-97 Germany
On July 27, 2024, Japan lost to Germany 77-97.
Rui Hachimura had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Yuta Watanabe had 16 points, Josh Hawkinson had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Yuki Kawamura had 11 points and 5 assists, and Hirotaka Yoshii had 10 points and 5 rebounds.
It was a disappointing loss by 20 points, but let's switch over to the next game against France!
Go Japan!
Here is the highlight video.
July 30, 2024: Japan 90-94 France
On July 30, 2024, Japan lost a close game to France 90-94 in overtime.
Yuki Kawamura had 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, Rui Hachimura had 24 points, and Josh Hawkinson had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
It was a very close game...
Here is the highlight video.
August 2, 2024: Japan 84-102 Brazil
On August 2, 2024, Japan lost to Brazil 84-102.
Josh Hawkinson had 26 points and 9 rebounds, Yuki Kawamura had 21 points and 10 assists, Yuta Watanabe had 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks, and Yudai Baba had 11 points.
NOTE: Rui Hachimura did not participate due to injury.
It was a great fight by Japan, which did not give up until the very end!
Here is the highlight video.
Summary
We introduced Japan men's basketball team in Paris 2024 Olympics.
Although we lost three consecutive games in Olympic games, it was a great breakthrough that we were able to take the game into overtime against France!
We hope to win at least one game in Los Angeles 2028 Olympics!
Go Japan!
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