Yuko Oga

Yuko Oga
Toyota Antelopes
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWomen's Japan Basketball League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born (1982-10-17) October 17, 1982 (age 42)
Yamagata, Yamagata
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolNagoya College High (Shōwa-ku, Nagoya)
Playing career2001–2018
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2001-08JOMO Sunflowers
2008Phoenix Mercury
2008-12JX-Eneos Sunflowers
2013-14Shanxi Flame
2015-18Toyota Antelopes
As coach:
2018-19Toyota Antelopes (Development)
2019-presentToyota Antelopes (asst)
2018-presentJapan women's national 3x3 team (Support)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team competition
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bangkok Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Incheon Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Chennai Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Omura Japan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Japan
Basketball coaching
Representing  Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

Yuko Oga (大神 雄子, Ōga Yūko, born October 17, 1982 in Yamagata city)[6] is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A point guard, Oga played for the JX Sunflowers in the Women's Japan Basketball League and the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.[7] In 2023, she was inducted into the FIBA basketball Hall of Fame.[8] Her nickname is Shin.

  1. ^ "3×3女子日本代表、決勝で豪州に敗戦…銀メダル獲得で国際大会終了".
  2. ^ "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝".
  3. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
  4. ^ "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
  5. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
  6. ^ [1] Official Profile
  7. ^ "Yuko Oga profile on the Mercury's web site". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  8. ^ "2023 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Yuko Oga". www.fiba.basketball. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-10-16.