Tag: Japan NT
Tom Hovasse to become Japan men’s national team coach
After four years as the head coach of the Japanese men's national team, Julio Lamas has decided to move on after his contract expired. The...
Argentina becomes final team to qualify for the knockout stage
Argentina became the final team that reaches the knockout stage of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Argentinians defeated Japan in their third game in the...
Tokyo Olympic basketball standings update
All 12 teams have now played two games in the men's Olympic basketball tournament and just one game remains in group play. In Group A,...
Luka Doncic, Slovenia advance to knockout stage after blowout win over Japan
Luka Doncic and Slovenia made another stellar offensive performance and secured their place in the knockout stage of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The superstar of...
Tokyo Olympic basketball standings update
All 12 teams have played their first game in the men's Olympic basketball tournament and the action was nothing short of entertaining. Group A saw...
Spain rolls past Japan to claim first victory in Tokyo Olympics
Spain emerged victorious over Japan to wrap up Olympic Tournament's Day 2 as 'Roja' prevailed with an 88-77 win over the hosts. The reigning Basketball...
Tokyo Olympics basketball roster tracker
As the Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Tournament draws closer, all 12 national teams have now finalized their rosters for the big event. Nigeria was the...
Tokyo Olympics basketball roster tracker
As the Tokyo Olympic Men's Basketball Tournament gets closer, the 12 national teams are slowly finalizing their rosters for the big event. Most of the...
What Are the Expectations for the Japanese National Team at This Year’s Summer Olympics?
With the Summer Olympics just a few
months away, anticipation is building ahead of the start of the men’s
basketball event, which has been classed as...
Rui Hachimura to miss the Basketball World Cup classification games
The Basketball Federation of Japan announced that Rui Hachimura will not play in the classification games of the Basketball World Cup. Per the official statement...
Ersan Ilyasova and Turkey kick off Basketball World Cup in style
Ersan Ilyasova made an impressive double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) and led Turkey past Japan in the opening game of Group E (86-67). The Turks...
Japan announced 12-man Basketball World Cup roster
Japan officially named its 12-man roster for the upcoming Basketball World Cup in China (August 31-September 15). The 12 players are as follows: Seiya Ando, Makoto...
Michael Roll and Tunisia stunned Japan
Michael Roll made the two-pointer, with 0.2 seconds to go, and gave Tunisia the 76-78 victory over Japan in Saitama. Japan came back from a...
Japan and Rui Hachimura stunned Germany
Rui Hachimura was unstoppable (31 points) and led Japan past Germany in a Basketball World Cup preparation game in Saitama (86-83). Hachimura helped his team...
Argentina overpowers Japan in Basketball World Cup preparation game
Argentina led from start to finish against Japan and earned the 93-108 victory in a Basketball World Cup preparation game. Nicolas Brussino led the winners...
Rui Hachimura continues to impress for Team Japan
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura scored 35 points in an international friendly game against New Zealand on Aug. 12 and followed that performance up...
