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Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

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Japan
FIBA ranking11th Increase 1
as of 10 December 2016
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBA
CoachNatsumi Yabuuchi
World Cup
Appearances7
Under-16 Women's Asian Championship
Appearances6
Medals (2011)
(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]

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

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

See also

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References

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  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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