2026 Japanese Basketball Cup
The 2025-26 Japanese Basketball Cup was the 27th edition of Japanese's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup event.
Finals
| 2026 Final: Eneos S. - Denso I. 76-62 |
| Eneos S.: Evelyn Mawuli 23, Aiko Fujimoto 0, Momoka Hanashima 0, Ashten Prechtel 17, Yuka Sato 0, Nana Santa 0, Kadysha Umezawa 5, Erena Yamashita 0, Kokoro Tanaka 7, Haruka Yagi 2, Saori Miyazaki 16, Sayaka Suzuoki 0, Anri Hoshi 6, Okoe Mominoka 0 Denso I.: Maho Hiraga 0, Mai Kawai 10, Maki Takada 4, Jack-Danielle Animam 4, Chinatsu Umeki 0, Ami Kimura 4, Minami Yabu 7, Haruna Kasagi 14, Hanami Shinohara 0, Sokhna Sylla 2, Mio Shiraishi 0, Norika Konno 11 |
Semifinalists
| 2026 Semifinal: Toyota A. - Fujitsu RW |
Eneos S. won the cup 2025-26
| Eneos Sunflowers 2025-26 |
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| # | Name | CM (INCH) | Pos | Age | Nat |
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| 32 | * Saori Miyazaki | 167 (5'6'') | SG | 31 |  |
| 59 | * Anri Hoshi | 171 (5'8'') | G | 26 | |
| 24 | * Kadysha Umezawa | 190 (6'3'') | C | 28 | |
| 99 | * Okoe Mominoka | 182 (6'0'') | C | 27 | |
| 27 | * Haruka Yagi | 176 (5'9'') | F | 21 | |
| 11 | Ashten Prechtel | 196 (6'5'') | F/C | 25 |  |
| 0 | Evelyn Mawuli | 180 (5'11'') | C/F | 31 |  |
| 26 | Kokoro Tanaka | 173 (5'8'') | SG | 20 | |
| 25 | Erena Yamashita | 179 (5'11'') | C | 19 | |
| 5 | Aiko Fujimoto | 179 (5'11'') | SG | 27 | |
| 8 | Momoka Hanashima | 178 (5'10'') | F | 23 | |
| 38 | Sayaka Suzuoki | 170 (5'7'') | G | 26 | |
| 12 | Yuka Sato | 172 (5'8'') | G | 27 | |
| 17 | Nana Santa | 179 (5'11'') | SG | 24 | |
| Head Coach: Timothy Lewis | |||||
Eneos Sunflowers claim Empress’s Cup-Jan 14, 2026
Eneos Sunflowers are 2026 Empress’s Cup winners. They overcame Denso Iris 76-62 to claim the trophy. Evelyn Mawuli (180-C/F-1995) was named the MVP. She finished with game-high 23 points to pace the winners. Ashten Prechtel (196-F/C-2001, college: Stanford) came up with 17 points and 11 rebounds to assist in the victory
Eneos grabbed a 40-28 halftime lead. Denso Iris held their opponents to just 6 points in the third term to tie things up at 46 heading into the fourth frame. But Eneos Sunflowers unloaded 30 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Haruna Kasagi (167-PG-1999) tossed in 14 points, while Norika Konno (179-G-2000, college: Louisville) added 11 points in the loss.
Eneos grabbed a 40-28 halftime lead. Denso Iris held their opponents to just 6 points in the third term to tie things up at 46 heading into the fourth frame. But Eneos Sunflowers unloaded 30 points in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Haruna Kasagi (167-PG-1999) tossed in 14 points, while Norika Konno (179-G-2000, college: Louisville) added 11 points in the loss.
