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Yuko Oga

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Yuko Oga
Toyota Antelopes
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWomen's Japan Basketball League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born (1982-10-17) October 17, 1982 (age 42)
Yamagata, Yamagata
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolNagoya College High (Shōwa-ku, Nagoya)
Playing career2001–2018
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
As player:
2001-08JOMO Sunflowers
2008Phoenix Mercury
2008-12JX-Eneos Sunflowers
2013-14Shanxi Flame
2015-18Toyota Antelopes
As coach:
2018-19Toyota Antelopes (Development)
2019-presentToyota Antelopes (asst)
2018-presentJapan women's national 3x3 team (Support)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team competition
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bangkok Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Incheon Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Chennai Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Omura Japan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Japan
Basketball coaching
Representing  Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Xi'an Japan 3x3
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lanzhou Japan 3x3
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chengdu Japan 3x3[1]
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xiong An Japan 3x3[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Japan 3x3[3][4]
Silver medal – second place 2019 Montreal Japan 3x3[5]

Yuko Oga (大神 雄子, Ōga Yūko, born October 17, 1982 in Yamagata city)[6] is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A point guard, Oga played for the JX Sunflowers in the Women's Japan Basketball League and the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.[7] In 2023, she was inducted into the FIBA basketball Hall of Fame.[8] Her nickname is Shin.

Professional Career

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She started playing basketball influenced by her father who was a basketball coach at Yamagata University. She was educated at, and played for, Nagoya College High School (currently Ōka Gakuen High School). While there, she helped the school win 7 national titles. After graduating in 2001, she joined the Japan Energy basketball club (later renamed the JOMO Sunflowers, and then the JX-Eneos Sunflowers ). In the same year, she received her first call-up for the national team.

Oga played for Japan Energy throughout several name changes, Japan Energy from 2001-04, JOMO Sunflowers from 2004-10, JX-Eneos Sunflowers from 2010-13.[9]

For the 2013-14 season, Oga made a move to China, to play for the Shanxi Flame, which won the championship that season.[10][11]

For the 2015 season she returned to Japan, signing with the Toyota Antelopes, where she played until her retirement in 2018.[9][12]

In 2007, she became the first Japanese female player to sign a professional contract in the domestic leagues. In 2008, she signed a training camp contract with Phoenix Mercury. The club announced on May 16, 2008, that she had made the opening day roster. She is the second Japanese player to play in the WNBA after Mikiko Hagiwara who also played for the Mercury from 1997 to 1998. She recorded 4 points and 1 assist in her WNBA debut on May 17, 2008, in the season opener, a 94–99 loss against the Los Angeles Sparks.

International career

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Between 2001 and 2013, Oga represented Japan at seven FIBA Women's Asia Cup tournaments,[8] winning Gold at the 2013 tournament in Bangkok, Silver at the 2001 tournament, also in Bangkok, and Bronze at the 2007, 2009, and 2011 tournaments, in Incheon, Chennai, and Omura respectively.[8]

In 2004, she represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and became the youngest Japanese female basketball player at the Olympics ever.[8]

Oga represented Japan at the 2010 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. While Japan only finished tenth, Oga was the high scorer for the tournament, averaging 19 points a game.[8]

Coaching career

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Oga moved to coaching in 2018 after retiring from professional play.[8] She has been coaching for the Toyota Antelopes in the Japanese W-League, and has coached the Japanese 3x3 basketball team.

References

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  1. ^ "3×3女子日本代表、決勝で豪州に敗戦…銀メダル獲得で国際大会終了".
  2. ^ "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝".
  3. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
  4. ^ "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」".
  5. ^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Montreal Stop 2019".
  6. ^ [1] Official Profile
  7. ^ "Yuko Oga profile on the Mercury's web site". Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "2023 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Yuko Oga". www.fiba.basketball. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  9. ^ a b "[] 大神 雄子(シン) | Wリーグ選手紹介". Wリーグ（バスケットボール女子日本リーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  10. ^ "China Basketball 2013-2014, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  11. ^ 大神雄子、中国で得た計り知れない収穫　バスケ人生の転換期となった新たな出会いhttps://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/201403140005-spnavi
  12. ^ WJBL star Yuko Oga keen to contribute even after retiring from playinghttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/11/15/basketball/wjbl-star-yuko-oga-keen-contribute-even-retiring-playing/
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