Manami Fujioka (藤岡 麻菜美 born 1 February 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player.

Manami Fujioka
藤岡 麻菜美
No. 1 – JX-Eneos Sunflowers
PositionPoint guard
LeagueJBL
Personal information
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30)
Chiba, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight132 lb (60 kg)
Career information
High schoolChiba Eiwa (Yachiyo, Chiba)
CollegeTsukuba (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–presentJX-Eneos Sunflowers
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pune Japan U17
Silver medal – second place 2012 China U18 Team
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 India

Career

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WJBL

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Fujioka began her professional career with the Kashiwa-based JX–ENEOS Sunflowers, for the 2016–17 season.[1]

National Team

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Youth Level

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Fujioka made her international debut at the 2009 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship in India where Japan took home the silver medal. She was then named to the team for the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in France, where Japan finished the tournament in fifth place. In 2012, Fujioka took part in the 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, where Japan again placed second and qualified for the World Championship the following year. At the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Lithuania, Japan placed eighth.[2]

Senior Level

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Fujioka made her debut with the senior national team, at the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "藤岡 麻菜美 JX-ENEOSサンフラワーズ – 選手検索 – WJBL(バスケットボール女子日本リーグ)公式サイト". WJBL (in Japanese).
  2. ^ "Manami FUJIOKA". archive.fiba.com.
  3. ^ "Japan – FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2017 – FIBA.basketball". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017.
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