Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

Japan

FIBA ranking	11th 1 as of 10 December 2016
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)
Home Away
Medal record U-16 Asian Championship 2011 Jinan 2009 Pune 2013 Colombo 2015 Medan 2017 Bangalore

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]

World Cup record

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
2010	5th	8	4	4
2012	4th	8	5	3
2014	7th	7	4	3
2016	9th	6	4	2
2018	7th	7	4	3
2022	8th	7	2	5
2024	6th	7	4	3
2026	To be determined
Total	7/7	43	23	20

See also

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

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.

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• FIBA profile