The Association (JBA) is the final candidate for the 2022 3×3 Basketball Men’s and Women’s Japan National Team to participate in the “FIBA 3×3 Basketball World Cup 2022” which will start on June 21st. We are pleased to announce the following 6 men and women and the athletes who will participate in the training camp just before the tournament in Austria.
■ 2022 3×3 Basketball Men’s and Women’s Japan National Team “FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022” Japan National Team Final Candidate Players and Participants in Training Camp (Austria Expedition) Just Before the Tournament
[Summary of last-minute training camp (Austria expedition)]
Schedule: June 14th (Fire) to 20th (Month), 2022
Location: St. Pölten, Austria
[FIBA 3×3 Basketball World Cup 2022 Tournament Overview]
Official name of the conference: Crelan FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2022
Date: June 21st (Tuesday) -June 26th (Sunday), 2022
Venue: Belgium (Antwerp)
Tournament official website: https://www.fiba.basketball/3x3WorldCup/2022
[Men’s Japan National Team Final Candidate Member List]
○ Staff
General Manager Osamu Kuraishi (Waseda University)
Team leader Masahiro Fujita (Nippon Sport Science University)
Tactical coach Yoshito Nakaso (General Incorporated Association Arborada)
Tactical coach Makoto Mamiya (San-en Neo-Phoenix)
Athletic Trainer Kaori Okamoto (Japan Basketball Association)
Manager Hirotaro Saito (Japan Basketball Association)
○Final candidates*6
Yosuke Saito (G / 184cm / UTSUNOMIYA BREX.EXE)
Tomoya Ochiai (F / 195cm / Koshigaya Alphas / ALPHAS.EXE)
Soichiro Fujitaka (F / 190cm / Bambitious Nara / TOKYO DIME.EXE)
Ryuto Yasuoka (G / 188cm / Akita Northern Happinets / SAITAMA ALPHAS)
Ryo Satohara (F / 192cm / Hiroshima Dragonfly)
Hoshikawa Faithful (G / 190cm / Waseda University)
* Affiliation is as of June 14, 2022
* Name, position, and height are listed. The order of affiliation. Also, depending on the player, his two affiliations are listed, his five-person system and his three-person system.
* Position (P): G-guard, F-forward, C-center
[Women’s Japan National Team Final Candidate Member List]
○ Staff
General Manager Osamu Kuraishi (Waseda University)
Team leader Masahiro Fujita (Nippon Sport Science University)
Tactical coach Makoto Hasegawa (Akita Northern Happinets Co., Ltd.)
Athletic Trainer Ryoko Muraki (JIN Orthopedic Sports Clinic)
Manager Hirotaro Saito (Japan Basketball Association)
○Final candidates*6
Yuka Maeda (F / 172cm / BEEFMAN)
Cinnamon (C / 180cm / BEEFMAN)
Moe Nagata (F / 173cm / Denso Iris)
Tamami Nakada (C / 182cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Stephanie Mawuli (F / 182cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Mai Yamamoto (G / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
○ Women’s Austrian expedition band player * 2
Norika Konno (G / 179cm / University of Louisville)
Mayu Kubota (G / 169cm / Toin University of Yokohama)
* Affiliation is as of June 14, 2022
* Name, position, and height are listed.Order of affiliation
* Position (P): G-guard, F-forward, C-center
【others】
・ The final entry for the World Cup will be selected from the six finalists for both men and women and will be announced the day before the tournament.
・ The two female expedition team players were convened at the training camp just before the event in consideration of the future representative schedule, etc., and are not eligible for entry to the World Cup.