VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are over early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation said in a statement Friday morning that Hachimura will sit out its game ...

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Call this the season of “next man up.” With so many stars from last year either transferred or graduated, new players have ventured to Japan from other locales or have moved ...

Japan has now lost all three of its games in the opening stages of the Olympics. They fell to Brazil 102-84 on Friday. This was Brazil's first win of the tournament. Neither team is likely to make it ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese basketball officials, fans and media hailed the selection of Rui Hachimura in the NBA draft, saying the move will usher in a new era for the sport in Japan. Hachimura became the ...

In recent years, Japan has started to solidify its place on the global basketball map. The steady ascent began with Rui Hachimura making waves as a lottery pick and has since been sustained by the ...

The United States got their quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal off to a perfect start in Lille on Monday with a comprehensive 102-76 victory over an entertaining Japan. The omens were ominous ...

The event took place in Tokyo alongside Japanese pro hooper Keisei Tominaga. Allen and Tominaga watched Game 4 of the ongoing championship series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers ...

Penn State has developed a strong basketball presence in Japan, where the country's best professional player and its men's national team coach are former Nittany Lions. D.J. Newbill, one of the top ...