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[[Basketball]] is included in top [[Sport|sports]] being played in [[Japan]] but it is less popular than [[Association football|soccer]] and [[Baseball|baseball.]]<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Team ==
[[B.League|B. League]] is a professional league in [[Japan]] that has been established last 2016.<ref name=":0" /> It is a combination of Super League and [[bj league]] enforced by [[FIBA]].<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
[[B.League|B. League]] has 3 divisions, with 18 teams in Divisions 1 and 2. Meanwhile, Division 3 only has 12 teams.<ref name=":1" />
It has captured the growing popularity of the [[sport]] among the young people of [[Japan]]. It has developed homegrown players that is now playing in [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] like [[Rui Hachimura]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Competitions ==
=== 1976 World Olympics ===
Besides the rise of the [[sport]] in [[Japan]] on 2016, this was the last major appearance of the National Team at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]. The Women's National Team reached its highest ranking, which is 5th.<ref name=":1" />
=== 2019 FIBA World Cup ===
The Men's National Team was able to enter after a great performance during the qualifiers, even though they ranked #48 in the world.<ref name=":1" /> They ranked #31 in the final standings of the competition.<ref></ref>
The Women's National Team ranked #9 in this competition.
=== 2020 Tokyo Olympics ===
Since [[Japan]] is the host country for this [[Olympic Games]], the Men and Women's National Team already have a spot on this competition.<ref name=":1" /> However, this was postponed to a later date due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic.]]<ref></ref>
== References ==
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== Team ==
[[B.League|B. League]] is a professional league in [[Japan]] that has been established last 2016.<ref name=":0" /> It is a combination of Super League and [[bj league]] enforced by [[FIBA]].<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
[[B.League|B. League]] has 3 divisions, with 18 teams in Divisions 1 and 2. Meanwhile, Division 3 only has 12 teams.<ref name=":1" />
It has captured the growing popularity of the [[sport]] among the young people of [[Japan]]. It has developed homegrown players that is now playing in [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] like [[Rui Hachimura]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Competitions ==
=== 1976 World Olympics ===
Besides the rise of the [[sport]] in [[Japan]] on 2016, this was the last major appearance of the National Team at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]]. The Women's National Team reached its highest ranking, which is 5th.<ref name=":1" />
=== 2019 FIBA World Cup ===
The Men's National Team was able to enter after a great performance during the qualifiers, even though they ranked #48 in the world.<ref name=":1" /> They ranked #31 in the final standings of the competition.<ref></ref>
The Women's National Team ranked #9 in this competition.
=== 2020 Tokyo Olympics ===
Since [[Japan]] is the host country for this [[Olympic Games]], the Men and Women's National Team already have a spot on this competition.<ref name=":1" /> However, this was postponed to a later date due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic.]]<ref></ref>
== References ==
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