Yuki Miyazawa
No. 52 – Fujitsu Red Wave
PositionSmall forward
LeagueW LEAGUE
Personal information
Born (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 30)
Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
High schoolKanazawa Comprehensive (Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama)
WNBA draft2015: undrafted
Career history
2012-2021ENEOS Sunflowers
2021-presentFujitsu Red Wave
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pune Japan U17
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rimini Japan 3x3 U18
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Japan
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan Japan
Gold medal – first place 2017 India Japan
Gold medal – first place 2019 India Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin

Yuki Miyazawa (宮澤 夕貴, Miyazawa Yuki, born 2 June 1993) is a Japanese basketball player currently playing as a small forward for Fujitsu Red Wave. She represented Japan in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio[1] and won a silver medal with the Japanese national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

Her nickname is Earth (アース), referring to a high school teacher telling her that she wanted her to grow as big as the earth, and also taking the first and last characters of Amaterasu (Ōmikami), the Sun Goddess.[4]

History

Influenced by her older sister, Miyazawa started playing basketball during her first year of elementary school. Later, she joined the prestigious Kanazawa Comprehensive High School basketball team, where she became the team’s leading scorer and was appointed captain at the start of her sophomore year.[5]

After graduating high school, Miyazawa joined ENEOS Sunflowers (at the time known as JX and later as JX-ENEOS) in 2012 and played with them for 9 seasons, before joining Fujitsu Red Wave in 2021.[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Basketball MIYAZAWA Yuki". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "Yuki MIYAZAWA at the Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "新加入選手 宮澤夕貴 #52 SF インタビュー" [Newly joined player Miyazawa Yuki #52 SF Interview]. 富士通レッドウェーブ (in Japanese). 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  5. ^ "宮澤 夕貴さん | ４月からＷリーグＪＸサンフラワーズに入部する" [Miyazawa Yuki | Joining WLeague Team JX Sunflowers in April]. タウンニュース (in Japanese). 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. ^ "[富士通 レッドウェーブ] 宮澤 夕貴(アース) | Wリーグ選手紹介" [[Fujitsu Red Wave] Miyazawa Yuki (Earth) | WLeague Player Profile]. Wリーグ（バスケットボール女子日本リーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  7. ^ "アウォード" [Awards]. Women's Japan Basketball League. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  8. ^ FromOne co., Ltd. "国際大会を経て成長した宮澤夕貴が2年連続MVPを受賞" [Miyazawa Yuki, who has grown because of international experience, wins MVP two years in a row]. バスケットボールキング (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-01-02.

External links

Japan women's basketball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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