Japan men's national basketball team

Japan
FIBA ranking21 Increase 5 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBA
CoachTom Hovasse
Nickname(s)アカツキジャパン (Akatsuki Japan)
Olympic Games
Appearances8
FIBA World Cup
Appearances6
Asian Championships
Appearances28
Medals Gold: (1965, 1971)
Silver: (1969, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1997)
Bronze: (1960, 1967, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1995)
Asian Games
Appearances19
Medals Silver: (1951, 1962)
Bronze: (1954, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2014)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Asia Cup 2 5 7
Asian Games 0 2 6
East Asian Games 0 0 2
Total 2 7 15
Japan against China at the 1923 Far Eastern Games.
Takuya Kawamura drew the interest of scouts worldwide
Kosuke Takeuchi had been the face of the national team for many years

The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (Japanese: アカツキジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケットボール協会, Nihon Basukettobōru Kyōkai).[2] As the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions.

Japan is one of the most successful basketball teams in Asia. It has won the Asian Basketball Championships twice and is the second leading nation in qualifications to the event. The team has qualified for the Olympic Games 7 times and for the FIBA World Cup six times.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile | FIBA.COM".