Teams across the league will look to dethrone the reigning champion Seattle Storm when the pivotal 25th season of the WNBA starts Friday. Finals MVP Breanna Stewart, who averaged 19.7 points per game in 2020, two-time All-Star Jewell Loyd and four-time champion Sue Bird — ...
Tokashiki welcomes every opportunity to learn game, improve as all-around player
Returning to her home nation with an innocent smile, Ramu Tokashiki reflected on what was the biggest challenge of her three-year stint in America. The 2017 WNBA season was not a joyride. But she maintained a positive demeanor on Tuesday. Tokashiki appeared in 33 games for the ...
Hard-working Tokashiki keeps sights set on ultimate goal
Unlike for other players, the start of the 2016-17 Women's Japan Basketball League season didn't necessarily represent a fresh start for Jx-Eneos Sunflowers star player Ramu Tokashiki. The 25-year-old forward/center has basically been on the court for nearly two entire years, having also played for ...
Tokashiki getting used to dual demands
As a two-time WJBL MVP and a Seattle Storm player, Ramu Tokashiki is undoubtedly the biggest star in Japanese women's basketball right now. But even for a superwoman like her, it's not easy to adjust while playing in two different leagues. After the Storm were ...
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday. Although the length of the contract was undisclosed, Tokashiki's return to the team shows that she's an important piece of the puzzle for the rebuilding franchise. ...
Tokashiki helps Storm rout Sparks in WNBA opener
Ramu Tokashiki has officially begun her brand-new journey with the Storm as she made her WNBA regular-season debut in Seattle's 86-61 season-opening win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at KeyArena. The 191-cm forward came off the bench with 4:40 left in the first ...
Seattle Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki was selected to the WNBA All-Rookie Team for the 2015 season, the league announced on Thursday. The 192-cm Tokashiki, who was the third-best rookie in scoring at 8.2 points per game while starting in 16 of 30 contests, earned six ...
Storm forward Tokashiki wraps up solid rookie season in WNBA
Ramu Tokashiki's first season in the world's premier club basketball competition for women came to a close with a loss on Sunday, but the Seattle Storm's Japanese rookie has already proved she belongs in the WNBA. The Storm's 59-58 loss to San Antonio in the ...
Tokashiki eager to put new skills on display
Less than a week before the Japan women's national team begins competing at the FIBA Asia Championship, Seattle Storm rookie Ramu Tokashiki returned home to join the squad. Her WNBA club, meanwhile, has seven games remaining this season. On the court one day after flying to ...
Hovasse convinced Tokashiki bound for greatness
Japan women's national basketball team assistant coach Tom Hovasse recalled that Ramu Tokashiki "was just a kid" when she made her WJBL debut right out of high school. But Tokashiki kept growing as a player, day in and day out, and has now reached ...
Rookie Tokashiki coming on strong for Storm
Despite her team's poor start, Seattle Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki has been a bright spot for the WNBA club in the early going this season. The 191-cm forward, who signed with the Storm in April, had consecutive season-high scoring performances over the weekend. On Saturday, the ...
Tokashiki earns spot with the Seattle Storm
Japan ace Ramu Tokashiki has made the Seattle Storm's opening-day roster, the WNBA club announced Thursday. The 23-year-old Tokashiki, who signed with the club in April, will become the third Japanese player to ever don a WNBA jersey. Mikiko Hagiwara played for the now-defunct Sacramento ...
