On the stage of the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup, Japan's U17 has accumulated valuable experience against the world's strongest teams, which is the first time that Japan has played in the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup since 2014 with Yamura (Washington Wizards), suffering three consecutive defeats in the group stage, and also lost to France in the first game of the knockout round of 16.
Japan team
After that, although Japan lost to Argentina, it won 77-70 against Lebanon. But lost to Dominica in the final game, ending the U17 World Cup with a record of 1 win and 6 losses, 14th place.
Although the Japanese team's record is not good, there are some players who have left a deep impression on the outside world when it comes to personal data.
Kawashima is leisurely
Japan's ace Yuto Kawashima (second year of Ohori High School affiliated with Fukuoka University) finished second on the scoring list. At 6-7 (2 m 01), Kawashima scored 27 points and 10 rebounds against Lithuania, 26 points and 6 rebounds against Argentina, averaged 19.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in seven games, averaging 19.1 points per game and Slovenian defender Jan Vide, the U17 World Cup scorer, and also ranked second with 134 points in total points, 7 points away from the first place.
Kawashima is leisurely
Kawashima, who aims to enter the NBA, said before the U17 World Cup: "Hachimura players took the U17 World Cup as an opportunity to go to the world, and now, I will try to win the U17 scoring champion." Yamura competed in the 2014 U17 World Cup and averaged 22.6 points in seven games to win the tournament's top scorer.
HidetoZumi Sakihama
In addition, Japanese point guard Shuto Sakihama (fukuoka Daiichi High School second year) averaged 5.1 points, 4.9 assists, 3 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game, ranking 2nd and 3rd in the assists and steals lists. He had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 7 steals against Argentina and was 5-9 (1m 75).
Eijiro Ogawa
Eijiro Ogawa (2nd year of Yuguro High School) scored 21 points in his final match against Dominica, hit five three-pointers, and his three-point shooting percentage also set a staggering 58.1% (18 of 31 in the tournament), becoming the three-point king of the U17 beautifully, averaging 10.4 points per game in 17.9 minutes.
Japan team stats
In the final of this competition, the United States team defeated the host Spain team 79-67 to win the U17 Men's Basketball World Cup. In the race for third place, France won the bronze medal with a 66-58 victory over Lithuania.