Japan women's national under-17 basketball team

The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Japan, administered by the Japan Basketball Association.^[2][3] It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 women's basketball competitions.

Japan

FIBA ranking	6th 3 as of 2 December 2024[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Japan Basketball Association
Coach	Natsumi Yabuuchi
U17 World Cup
Appearances	7
Medals	None
U16 Asia Cup
Appearances	7
Medals	Gold: 1 (2011) Silver: 6 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023)
Home Away
Medal record U-16 Asian Championship 2011 Jinan 2009 Pune 2013 Colombo 2015 Medan 2017 Bangalore

At the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in India, Japan finished runner-up only to Australia, which Japan lost by 1 point.^[4]

FIBA U16 Asia Cup participations

Year	Result
2009[5]
2011[6]
2013[7]
2015[8]
2017[9]
2022[10]
2023[11]

FIBA U17 World Cup record

Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L
2010[12]	5th	8	4	4
2012[13]	4th	8	5	3
2014[14]	7th	7	4	3
2016[15]	9th	6	4	2
2018[16]	7th	7	4	3
2022[17]	8th	7	2	5
2024[18]	6th	7	4	3
2026	To be determined
Total	7/8	43	23	20

See also

• Japan women's national basketball team
• Japan women's national under-19 basketball team
• Japan men's national under-17 basketball team