FIBA ranking | 11th 1 as of 10 December 2016 | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | JBA | ||
Coach | Natsumi Yabuuchi | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Under-16 Women's Asian Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 | ||
Medals | (2011) (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017) | ||
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The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[1]
It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.
At the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in India, Japan finished runner-up only to Australia, which Japan lost by 1 point.[2]