The Tokyo Samurai have raised their profile in Japanese youth basketball over the past few years, leading more people to take notice.
While the team is known for its foundation of biracial players who attend international schools, it has recently embraced Japanese boys without mixed heritage from regular schools, offering them an opportunity to develop in a different environment.
Kyoya Sasaki is one of those players. He has practiced with the team with the intent of going to a university in the United States — an aspiration shared by many of his teammates.