With an optimistic outlook, the 3x3 PREMIER.EXE begins its fourth season on Saturday. What's more, the new season tips off with the hope of gaining more recognition and attention after the sport was recently added to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games by the International Olympic ...
George Washington junior Yuta Watanabe shined in the school's season opener, scoring 18 points and grabbing six rebounds in the Colonials' 75-71 win on Friday night over the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. Watanabe sank 10 of 12 free throws and drained 2 of 3 3-pointers. ...
Yuta Watanabe made a heroic return to his home country during a recent trip by the George Washington University basketball team. During their stay in Japan, the Colonials played three exhibitions against a downgraded Japanese national team and one against the Ryukyu Golden Kings of ...
Just months after then-sophomore Yuta Watanabe, a rising star, and the George Washington men's basketball team captured the National Invitation Tournament title in New York, Colonials players have made allegations of abuse by coach Mike Lonergan, as reported Thursday by The Washington Post. The university ...
Japan’s hopes of sending a men’s basketball team to the Rio Olympics ended on Wednesday when it suffered its second defeat in as many games, losing 87-71 to the Czech Republic at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Belgrade. The loss means that Japan won't progress ...
George Washington standout Yuta Watanabe, veteran star guard Yuta Tabuse and the Takeuchi twins (Joji and Kosuke) will lead the "Akatsuki Five" as Japan men's national team head coach Kenji Hasegawa on Thursday revealed his final roster for the final Olympic qualifier, which takes ...
The Japan Basketball Association announced Friday that the men's national team will play against George Washington University in a three-game series in August. The "Akatsuki Five" and Colonials will play their first game at Maishima Arena in Osaka on Aug. 13, and will travel to ...
Having played in the United States for three years, Yuta Watanabe has shown steady development as a basketball player every year. That means the 203-cm guard/forward has become a more valuable asset for the Japan men's national team. The George Washington University player was named to ...
With a month to go until Olympic qualifying in Belgrade, the provisional Japan men's national basketball team entered its third training camp at Tokyo's National Training Center on Wednesday. Head coach Kenji Hasegawa selected 16 players for the squad on Tuesday, but Ryusei Shinoyama and ...
George Washington won its first National Invitation Tournament championship, getting 18 points from Kevin Larsen and pulling away in the second half to beat Valparaiso 76-60 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Patricio Garino had 14 points and the fourth-seeded Colonials (28-10) set a ...
The George Washington men's basketball team didn't receive an invitation to the 68-team NCAA Tournament. Instead, Plan B has worked out quite well for rising star Yuta Watanabe and his Colonials teammates. GW defeated San Diego State 65-46 on Tuesday in the NIT semifinals in New ...
Yuta Watanabe and the George Washington men's basketball team extended their season by defeating the visiting and second-seeded University of Florida 82-77 in the NIT quarterfinals on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Colonials (26-10) advance to the semifinals next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York, ...
