Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese WJBL Awards 2020 - Mar 29, 2020
Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese WJBL 1st Team 2020
Machida
Yano
Miyazawa
Kurume
Takada
Player of the Year: Tokashiki Kurume (193-C/F-00) of JX-Eneos S. Guard of the Year: Rui Machida (162-PG-93) of Fujitsu RW Forward of the Year: Ryoko Yano (178-F-78) of Toyota A. Center of the Year: Tokashiki Kurume (193-C/F-00) of JX-Eneos S. Coach of the Year: Hideaki Umebuchi of JX-Eneos S.
1st Team
PG: Rui Machida (162-PG-93) of Fujitsu RW
F: Ryoko Yano (178-F-78) of Toyota A.
F: Yuki Miyazawa (182-F-93) of JX-Eneos S.
C/F: Tokashiki Kurume (193-C/F-00) of JX-Eneos S.
C: Maki Takada (183-C-89) of Denso Iris
WJBL has opted to cancel the reminder of the season. Therefore there will be no playoff games held. Earlier the League made the decision to hold a shorter version of playoffs with no spectators at games. However as the situation with coronavirus spreading remains dangerous the League opted to cancel the playoffs and finish the season effective immediately. No champion will be named. JX-Eneos finished on top of regular season standings at 15-1 record.
JX-Eneos celebrate Empress Cup trophy - Jan 12, 2020
Jx-Eneos did what it's always expected to do: win a championship. The Sunflowers extended their Empress' Cup title streak to seven with an 83-53 win over Denso Iris in the final. National team scorer Yuki Miyazawa (182-F-93, college: Queens, NY) hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points while former Seattle Storm player Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-91) chipped in with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Sunflowers, who have now racked up 24 titles at the tourney. Thirteen of Jx-Eneos' 16 players got on the floor and all of them scored. Tokashiki was excited about another championship run. But with the Tokyo Olympics coming in the summer, she wasn't as enthusiastic about her performance. 'Personally, I tried to play defense so hard, I didn't play as consistently offensively,' said the 28-year-old, who was named the tournament MVP. 'So there's still room for me to improve.' Tokashiki, Miyazawa, Maki Takada (183-C-89) and Himawari Akaho (184-C-98), both of Denso, and Mitsubishi Electric Koalas guard Aya Watanabe (169-G/F-92) were selected on the all- Empress' Cup team. Courtesy of: japantimes.co.jp
Green Teams seal win at All Star Game 2020 - Jan 19, 2020
Blue - Green 90-101
Green Teams seal win at All Star Game 2020 as they edged Blue team 101-90. Green team nailed 27 points in the first period and led 47-42 at the halftime. Blue team however fully dominated the third quarter and came up with a 28-19 surge to take a 4-point advantage with 10 minutes to go. Green Teams meanwhile erupted with a massive 35-20 burst at the end to win the game. Evelyn Mawuli (180-C/F-95) top-scored for the winners with 21 points and 8 rebounds and was named MVP of the game. Himawari Akaho (184-C-98) and Sanae Motokawa (176-F-92) had 13 each for the winners. Maki Takada (183-C-89) replied with 21 points in the losing effort and Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-91) posted 19.
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