10 Rising Stars in Asia in 2021-Saori Miyasaki (Japan)

Japan didn’t have Rui Machida on the squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2021 Division A, but that didn’t matter as they marched on to win a 5th straight title. A key factor to their success for this run was the rise of Saori Miyasaki, yet another talented point guard in Japan’s deep talent pool.

The All-Star Five member averaged 11.6 points and 9.6 assists per game for Japan in their championship run, highlighted by 26 points and 11 assists in the title game. We’ve become used to seeing these types of stat lines from Japan national team point guards, but that shouldn’t make what Miyasaki did at the Women’s Asia Cup any less spectacular.

source：FIBA