Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

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Japan
JBA team crest.png
FIBA ranking 11th Increase2.svg 1
as of 10 December 2016
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation JBA
Coach Natsumi Yabuuchi
World Cup
Appearances6
Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
Appearances6
Medals Gold medal asia.svg (2011)
Silver medal asia.svg (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017)

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]

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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]

World Cup record

YearPos.PldWL
Flag of France.svg 2010 5th844
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2012 4th853
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2014 7th743
Flag of Spain.svg 2016 9th642
Flag of Belarus.svg 2018 7th743
Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 8th725
Flag of Mexico.svg 2024 Qualified
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2026 To be determined
Total7/7432320

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References

  1. Profile – Japan, FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. Sapphires go undefeated to claim 2017 FIBA U16 Asia crown, Damian Arsenis (pickandroll.com.au), 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.