There is probably nobody else that shines as brightly as Manami Fujioka does in Japanese women's basketball right now, and many believe that she has the potential to eventually transform into a superstar player.
The 23-year-old largely contributed to Japan winning its third straight Asian championship and was selected to the all-tournament team at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India, last late month.
Fujioka, a native of Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, insisted that she developed into a stronger player through a series of tough training camps that began in April leading up to the tournament.