Father of 2 crazy, wonderful kids. Penn State Basketball Alum, Former NBA Player, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist Japan Women's Hoops, Paris 2024 Men’s Hoops
Thank you all for the kind messages! Thinking about Paris 2024 still makes me smile. Since returning to Tokyo, sleep and rest have been fantastic. Today our team filmed a TV show. It was great seeing all the players again. 🏀 💪
Silver Medalist? What! So proud of our team. The magnitude of our accomplishment is starting to sink in. Thank you for all your support and kind words. 銀メダル!
たくさんの応援をありがとございました。スーパーチームの選手たち全員に感謝してます!
Congrats to
@HuskerHoops
@KeiseiTominaga
& Japan, who have earned an Olympic berth to Paris next July. My friend,
@TomHovasse
, former
@PennStateMBB
star, led Japan’s exciting women’s Olympic team to the Silver Medal in Tokyo, now takes the men to Paris. Great coach! 🏀👍🏻🇯🇵
It was exactly a year ago today that the Japan women’s team won an Olympic Silver Medal. The women’s team is also in training camp at NTC, so I’ve been able to talk to all of the players and reminisce about our incredible journey. Grateful.
#family
Right before Evelyn left for Hungary, we had a chance to sit down and talk. Evelyn is a special person, and I wish her and the team all the best tonight vs Canada! 頑張ってください! 💪
I saw the premiere of ‘Believe’ last night. It really brought back a lot of memories, and gave me motivation as we begin our journey to Paris! 🇯🇵 🏀 💪 Let’s GO!!!!
The
@JAPAN_JBA
led by HC
@TomHovasse
, has announced a preliminary list of 25 players for the 2023
@FIBAWC
Asia Qualifying Window 1 training camp.
For the first time, the nationalized player Luke Evans (
@uncle_luke3
) appears in the call.
#AkatsukiFive
I’m grateful for all our past successes. We faced and overcame great challenges in Tokyo and Okinawa. This 📕 talks about that.Both the men’s and women’s teams were committed and focused on our goals. Paris is our next big challenge.Please continue supporting us on our journey.
What a sad day. 3 years ago, shortly after I took this picture, he looked me in the eye and shook my hand.😞 The 2nd photo is at the closing ceremony in Rio right after he became Super Mario. 😞 RIP Prime Minister Abe
Today is the last day of our development camp. Great energy from start to finish. These young men are talented and love basketball. The future is bright for Japan basketball! 🇯🇵 🏀 💪
Australia HC Michael Clancy Kelly after their win over Japan: "I don't know right words but pride is probably not the right word, but I think the fight shown by the Japanese team was something special and it made it an amazing game."
Watching Yakult Swallows Murakami hitting the ball in batting practice was special. He did it with ease, balance and power. He is also very humble and has high goals. He’s a special player for sure. I’m a fan! 💪
I finished my trip to Okinawa with a practice session with Mirai Tech. I appreciate the Coach allowing me to watch and participate in practice. The players worked hard and picked up new drills and plays really fast. Good luck this season!
I learned a lot talking with Coach Moriyasu. Meeting with coaches from different sports is always interesting and enlightening. Even though the sport is different, our thoughts and ideas were very similar. Please listen to our conversation.
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#nico
@2010nico
When I watch these Tokyo Olympic videos, I love the intensity of everyone. Can’t wait to see that again in August at the World Cup in Okinawa!!!! Let’s go!!
This was an interesting interview. It confirmed what I always thought…it does not matter what the sport is, coaches have similar strategies and motivational techniques. Please watch and let me know what you think!
Thank you Eri! Inside Akatsuki is a great way to get an inside look at our teams journey to an Olympic Silver Medal. This is the latest episode but there are many more if interested.
@Asa_asa_sports
Thanks for covering this important topic. The national team is vital to the sport of basketball in Japan. We all need to work together.
@SHIMADASHINJI
Hello Shimada-san, お疲れ様です! What do you think of the idea regarding the National Team vs the B-League games during the season? I think it could be great for Japan Basketball. When you have time, let’s discuss! ありがとうございました!
Please take a look at this weeks Number Magazine. Coach Eddie Jones and I had a great conversation. It was great to meet him and I found that we have a lot of similar coaching philosophies.
TBS Birthday…they spent a lot of time with me over a few months period. They even interviewed my daughter. 😊 I’m looking forward to watching this show. Please take a look.
@mata11katu
Thank you for taking time before a big game to help me, I really appreciated it. Next time, I’ll throw a strike. ⚾️ 😃 Best of luck this season.