A short offseason as it is got a lot shorter for three former Notre Dame basketball players who have carved out professional ...

Stanley Johnson, a former lottery pick for the Pistons, is heading to Japan for the next chapter of his pro basketball career ...

TOKYO (AP) Japan is facing a potential ban from basketball's world governing body FIBA over a failure to merge its two top leagues. FIBA has said it will suspend the Japan Basketball Association ...

A Nissin "Cup Noodle Mop" Appears in Japan Basketball Association Tournament Decorated with Nissin’s signature dehydrated meat, shrimp, and egg. Design Dec 29, 2021 ...

Having two domestic leagues running concurrently violated FIBA’s general statutes, and the Japan Basketball Association, which oversaw both, was suspended from international competition in 2014.

Johnathan Williams' pro basketball career is set to continue in London. The former Gonzaga standout has signed a contract to play for the London Lions, a team b ...

The 24-year-old, who became a free agent after his National Basketball Association rookie campaign last season ... starred for the San-en NeoPhoenix and Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan's domestic ...

Japan has Hugh Watanabe. (Japan Basketball Association) Hugh Watanabe decided he wanted to be an Olympian when he was a star athlete in high school. He just didn’t know the sport he would play.

Josh Hawkinson, of Japan, tips the ball in during a men's basketball game at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in France.

That's what I was taught." Penn State basketball will have a major impact on one team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where Japan carries big dreams and a bit of the Nittany Lions' program.

In a world where only one in five kids get the physical activity they need to thrive, girls in Japan face an even steeper uphill battle. The country ranks a startling 118th out of 146 nations in ...