Japan men's national under-17 basketball team

Japan

FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Japan Basketball Association
U17 World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
U16 Asia Cup
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver: 1 (2022) Bronze: 2 (2011, 2013)
Home Away

The Japan men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association. ^{[1] [2]} It represents the country in men's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.

A prominent member had been Rui Hachimura. ^[3]

FIBA U16 Asia Cup participations

Year	Result
2009 [4]	6th
2011 [5]
2013 [6]
2015 [7]	4th
2017 [8]	6th
2022 [9]
2023 [10]	5th

FIBA U17 World Cup record

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014 [11]	14th	7	1	6
2016	Did not qualify
2018
2022 [12]	14th	7	1	6
2024	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
2028
Total	2/9	14	2	12

Head coaches

• Takashi Ideguchi – 2013–2014
• Torsten Loibl – 2015–present

See also

• Japan men's national basketball team
• Japan men's national under-19 basketball team
• Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

References

1. Profile - Japan, about.fiba.basketball
2. Japan (U16/U17 Men), asia-basket.com
3. Japan maintains positive vibe before FIBA World Cup opener against Turkey, Kaz Nagatsuka (The Japan Times), 31 August 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
5. "2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
6. "2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
7. "2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
8. "2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
9. "2022 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
10. "2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
11. "2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
12. "2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.

External links

• Archived records of Japan team participations