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Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

Japan
FIBA ranking6th Rise3
as of 2 December 2024[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJapan Basketball Association
CoachNatsumi Yabuuchi
U17 World Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone
U16 Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsGold Gold: 1 (2011)
Silver Silver: 6 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023)

The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[2][3] It represents the country in international under-16 and under-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.[4]

FIBA U16 Asia Cup participations

Year Result
2009[5] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011[6] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013[7] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015[8] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017[9] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022[10] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023[11] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

FIBA U17 World Cup record

Year Pos. Pld W L
France 2010[12] 5th 8 4 4
Netherlands 2012[13] 4th 8 5 3
Czech Republic 2014[14] 7th 7 4 3
Spain 2016[15] 9th 6 4 2
Belarus 2018[16] 7th 7 4 3
Hungary 2022[17] 8th 7 2 5
Mexico 2024[18] 6th 7 4 3
Czech Republic 2026 To be determined
Total 7/7 43 23 20

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