The players of Japan Men's Basketball National Team or also known as the Akatsuki Five who will compete in the fourth (4th) window of the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers on 25 to 30 August 2022 are 6'8 Nyika Williams, 5'10 Ryuichi Kishimoto, 6'3 Makoto Hiejima, 6'3 Aki Chambers and 6'6 Yuya Nagayoshi. Also part of the team are 6'2 Yutaroh Suda, 5'6 Yuki Togashi, 6'6 Yudai Baba and 6'2 Koh Flippin.
Other members of the squad are 5'11 Ryo Terashima, 6'9 Avi Noki Schafer, 6'5 Hirotaka Yoshii and 6'8 Koya Kawamata. Completing the squad are 6'3 Yudai Nishida, 6'7 Soichiro Inoue, 5'8 Yuki Kawamura, 6'10 Nick Fazekas, 6'9 Yuta Watanabe and 6'5 Tenkusu Harimoto.
Check out below the lineup and roster of the Japan Men's Basketball National Team for the 4th Window of the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.
JAPAN MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL TEAM LINEUP
FIBA 2023 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 4TH WINDOW
22-30 AUGUST 2022
| Pos. | Player | Height |
|---|---|---|
| C | Nyika Williams | 6'8 |
| G | Ryuichi Kishimoto | 5'10 |
| G | Makoto Hiejima | 6'3 |
| G | Aki Chambers | 6'3 |
| C | Yuya Nagayoshi | 6'6 |
| G | Yutaroh Suda | 6'2 |
| G | Yuki Togashi | 5'6 |
| F | Yudai Baba | 6'6 |
| G | Koh Flippin | 6'2 |
| G | Ryo Terashima | 5'11 |
| C | Avi Noki Schafer | 6'9 |
| F | Hirotaka Yoshii | 6'5 |
| C | Koya Kawamata | 6'8 |
| F | Yudai Nishida | 6'3 |
| F | Soichiro Inoue | 6'7 |
| G | Yuki Kawamura | 5'8 |
| F | Nick Fazekas | 6'10 |
| F | Yuta Watanabe | 6'9 |
| F | Tenkusu Harimoto | 6'5 |
Head Coach: Tom Hovasse
The Japan Men's Basketball National team is currently bracketed in Group F for the 4th window together with Australia, Kazakhstan, China, Iran and Bahrain. Japan currently holds a record of 2-4 which is good enough for 5th place in the group together with Bahrain who also earned a 2-4 record. Australia leads Group F with a clean slate of 6-0 followed by Kazakhstan at 5-1 while China and Iran are tied at 4-2.
JAPAN MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
FIBA 2023 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 4TH WINDOW
AUGUST 2022
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/25 | 2030H | Japan vs Iran | Azadi Basketball Hall |
| 08/30 | 1805H | Japan vs Kazakhstan | Okinawa Arena |
For the 4th window of the FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers, Japan will visit Iran on August 25, 2022 at the Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran. The team will clash at 08:30 PM local time.
Japan will then fly back to Okinawa where they will host the Kazakhstan Men's Basketball National Team on August 30, 2022. Their match is scheduled at 06:05 PM local time.