It was Japan’s first World Cup win in 17 years – its last came as host nation against Panama at the then-named FIBA World Championship in 2006. Japan lost all five of its group games at the ...

This is the day the 2023 FIBA Basketball ... in front of the jersey. We didn’t do it, we clearly didn’t do it.” — France player Nicolas Batum 3. Joshua Hawkinson, Japan While Kawamura ...

Get ready for the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a team-by-team breakdown of the 32 countries in the competition. From NBA.com Staff Japan came into World Cup qualification already locking up a ...

Japan qualified for the Paris Olympics on Saturday after finishing as the highest-placed Asian team at the Fiba World Cup. Tournament co-host Japan beat Cape Verde 80-71 in Okinawa to claim its ...