Men's Basketball 5/10/2023 7:10:00 AM

Radford Men’s Basketball to Compete in World University Basketball Series 2023 in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan – The Radford men's basketball program has been invited to participate in the Sun Chlorella presents World University Basketball Series 2023 (WUBS 2023), a champions league-style tournament for world-class university basketball teams. The tournament will take place in Tokyo, Japan this August.

"It is an honor to be invited to compete in the World University Basketball Series 2023," said Head Coach Darris Nichols. "This will be a tremendous opportunity for us to learn and grow both on and off of the court."

WUBS 2023 is hosted by the All Japan University Basketball Federation (JUBF) with operation support provided by Rakuten Sports, a Rakuten Group business focused on creating partnerships with professional athletes and other sports services. Held again with presenting partner Sun Chlorella, this year's tournament marks the second in the series following last year's inaugural WUBS and will be held from August 10 to 13 at the Yoyogi National Stadium Second Gymnasium.

For 2023, an expanded roster of universities will compete, with a total of eight men's university basketball teams from seven countries and regions – Australia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and the United States.

Tickets for the games are now available for purchase on the official website.

This year's participating universities are the University of Sydney from Australia, National Chengchi University (NCCU) from Chinese Taipei, Perbanas Institute from Indonesia, the 74th All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship winners Tokai University and runner-up Hakuoh University from Japan, WUBS 2022 champions Ateneo de Manila University from the Philippines, Korea University from South Korea and the United States' Radford University, which includes Japanese athlete Ibu Yamazaki.

The teams will compete in a series of 12 knock-out tournament games over three days from August 11 to August 13 to determine the 2023 series champion. In addition, on August 10, an "Opening Night" exhibition game will be held between the U-22 Japan national basketball team (university students) and WUBS 2022 champions, Ateneo de Manila University.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD)
Opening Night
Thursday, August 10, 2023
6:00am: Exhibition game starts between the Japanese University men's basketball select team (JUBF selection) and Ateneo de Manila University

Round 1
Friday, August 11, 2023
10:00pm: Game 1 – Tokai University (Japan) vs National Chengchi University (Chinese Taipei)
12:30am: Game 2 – Korea University (South Korea) vs Radford University (United States)
3:00am: Game 3 – Perbanas Institute (Indonesia) vs Hakuoh University (Japan)
5:30am: Game 4 – University of Sydney (Australia) vs Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)

Semifinals
Saturday, August 12, 2023
10:00pm: Game 5 – Game 1 losers vs Game 2 losers
12:30am: Game 6 – Game 3 losers vs Game 4 losers
3:00am: Semifinal 1 (Game 7) – Game 1 winners vs Game 2 winners
5:30am: Semifinal 2 (Game 8) – Game 3 winners vs Game 4 winners

Finals
Sunday, August 13, 2023
10:00pm: 7th place playoff (Game 9) – Game 5 losers vs Game 6 losers
12:30am: 5th place playoff (Game 10) – Game 5 winners vs Game 6 winners
3:00am: 3rd place playoff (Game 11) – Game 7 losers vs Game 8 losers
5:30am: Final (Game 12) – Game 7 winners vs Game 8 winners
*Schedule subject to change.

About Rakuten Sports
Rakuten Sports is a Rakuten Group service that focuses on creating partnerships built on shared values with professional sports teams, athletes, brands and rights-holders. For more information visit https://biz.sports.rakuten.net/

About JUBF
The All Japan University Basketball Federation is an organization whose purpose is to strengthen, promote and grow university basketball in Japan. JUBF is also a member of the Japan Basketball Association and the University Sports Association. As of today, the federation has 352 men's teams and 293 women's teams registered. The student federations in Japan are divided into nine districts, with each student federation overseeing university basketball in its respective district.

About Sun Chlorella
Sun Chlorella is a health food company that offers Chlorella from green algae in countries around the world. Sun Chlorella "A" Powder, which is NSF Certified for Sport and Informed Sport certified, has been adopted as The Official Superfood of the Brooklyn Nets, a professional basketball team in the U.S., and it is used as part of the health regimen of many globally competitive athletes. In addition, Sun Chlorella is involved in the Globallers Project, which identifies and nurtures promising young basketball talent in Japan. Sun Chlorella is dedicated to working alongside athletes to help them achieve excellence.

Sun Chlorella official website: https://www.sunchlorella.com/
Globallers Project official homepage: https://scgloballers.com/

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Players Mentioned

#54 Ibu Yamazaki: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#54 Ibu Yamazaki
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F

Players Mentioned

#54 Ibu Yamazaki

Players Mentioned

#54 Ibu Yamazaki