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WJAA Boys Basketball Championship Tournament, January 24-25, 2020


Congratulations to Coach Elliot, Coach Sipplin, and the Cobras of EJ King High School on their 5th straight WJAA boys basketball championship. YIS Dragons take second, and CA Falcons take third.

Welcome players, coaches, referees, and fans to the 2019-20 WJAA high school boys championship
​basketball tournament, Friday-Saturday, January 24-25, 2020, Osaka, Japan.
Day One. Story of the day: EJ King and Yokohama showed themselves to be head and shoulders above the rest, with CA not too far behind.
​Only one close game (YIS vs CA, 66-59); the average margin of victory of Friday's 6 games was 20 points.
Click on the live results link below for scores and standings.
  • Pool A 1st place: EJ King High School Cobras
  • Pool B 1st place: Yokohama International School Dragons

  • Game schedule 2020
  • ​Live RESULTS
  • ​Format, regulations, reminders
  • Overnight info for visiting teams​
  • All-tournament team certificate​
  • Day 1 scoresheets (games 1-6)
  • Day 2 scoresheets (games 7-13)
SABERS LIVESTREAM     http://sabers.senri.ed.jp/livestream.html 
  • 2020 tournament livestream on YouTube here.
  • Livestream links for all tournaments: bit.ly/live 
  • Search for SOIS Videos Live Stream on YouTube.​
  • YouTube replay of all games here.
  • Please share with your school community.
  • Special thanks to Mr. Frater and Mr. Sala for the livestreaming help.

2020 RESULTS
Friday
  1. 08:45 EJK 75 v SOIS 47
  2. ​10:30 CA 65 v MCP 48
  3. 12:30 SMIS 44 v EJK 67
  4. 14:00 YIS 66 v CA 59
  5. 15:35 SOIS 63 v SMIS 47
  6. ​17:00 MCP 40 v YIS​​ ​68
​                   POOL A: 1st EJK, 2nd SOIS, 3rd SMIS       POOL B: 1st YIS, 2nd CA, 3rd MCP
Saturday
  • 08:15 quarterfinal: (A2nd) SOIS 65 v MCP 60 (B3rd) 
  • 09:45 quarterfinal: (B2nd) CA 64 v SMIS 49 (A3rd) 
  • 11:10 semifinal: (B1st) YIS 60 v SOIS 49 game 7 winner
  • 12:30 semifinal: ​(A1st) EJK 77 v CA 60 game 8 winner
  • 13:50 5th-6th place: MCP 35 v SMIS 41 (overtime game)
  • 14:50 3rd-4th place: SOIS 41 v CA 44  CA Falcons take 3rd place.
  • 15:55 championship: YIS 55 ​v EJK 74 Cobras capture 4th WJAA title in a row.

HISTORY
2014 champions: EJ King Cobras

2015 champions: EJ King Cobras
2016 champions: MC Perry Samurai
2017 champions: EJ King Cobras
2018 champions: EJ King Cobras
2019 champions: EJ King Cobras
2020 champions: EJ King Cobras
FIBA RULES
  • http://sabers.senri.ed.jp/fiba.html 
  • Click on link for much info about FIBA basketball rules.
  • 24-second shot clock, 8-second back court violation, call timeouts through table, wider lane, further 3-point line, no 1-and-1 FTs...
  • Iwakuni military base refs.

  • WHO: Canadian Academy Falcons, EJ King High School Cobras, MC Perry High School Samurai, St. Maur International School Cougars, Yokohama International School Dragons, Senri & Osaka International Schools (SOIS) Sabers
  • WHAT: WJAA large-school basketball championship tournament
  • WHERE: SOIS in Minoh City, northern Osaka
  • WHEN: Friday-Saturday, January 24-25, 2020
  • WHY: Because...basketball!
  • HOW MUCH: 25,000 yen entry fee; 1500 yen per futon​​

2018 WJAA BOYS BASKETBALL
Congratulations to Coach Sipplin, Coach Small, and the EJ King Cobras on their repeat championship. 
A great finals game between EJK and the Canadian Academy Falcons, clearly the top 2 teams of the tournament. 
FINAL STANDINGS
  1. EJ King High School
  2. Canadian Academy
  3. Senri and Osaka International Schools
  4. Yokohama International School
  5. St. Maur International School
  6. MC Perry High School​
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 
  • EJK: Elijah Dannel, Dyson Robinson, Sidney Parks
  • CA: Jacob Wallace, Michel Urant, Hendrick Horn
  • SOIS: Teru Hasegawa, Tommy Ban
  • YIS: Erik Hamburger, Taro Shishikura
  • SMIS: Liam Baker
  • MCP: Kapili Gleason
  • Results summary sheet 
  • Official score sheets (pdf)

2018 RESULTS
Friday
  • 08:45 EJK 60 v SOIS 42  EJK wins.
  • ​10:30 CA 62 v MCP 32   CA wins, mercy rule.
  • 12:30 YIS 28 v EJK ​58  EJK wins, mercy rule.
  • 14:00 SMIS 44 v CA 69  CA wins.
  • 15:45 SOIS 32 v YIS 2  SOIS wins, mercy rule.
  • ​17:05 MCP 50 v SMIS 46  MCP wins close game.

​POOL A: 1) EJK  2) SOIS  3) YIS
POOL B: 1) CA    2) MCP  3) SMIS

Saturday
  • G7 08:00 quarterfinal  SOIS (A 2nd) 38 v SMIS (B 3rd) 8  SOIS wins, mercy.
  • G8 09:30 quarterfinal  MCP (B 2nd) 47 v YIS (A 3rd) ​49  YIS wins thriller.
  • G9 11:00 semifinal CA (pool B 1st) 56 v SOIS 37  CA wins handily to advance.
  • G10 12:30 semifinal ​EJK v YIS  EJK wins by mercy rule, 59-27.
  • G11 14:00 5th vs 6th place SMIS 29, MCP 21   SMIS wins to take 5th.
  • G12 15:15 3rd-4th place SOIS 38 YIS 31   SOIS comes from behind for 3rd.
  • G 13 16:30 championship CA 57 vs EJK 66   The Cobras repeat! Valiant effort by the Falcons.

2016 RESULTS: Congratulations to the Samurai of MC Perry High School on their well-deserved 2016 WJAA high school boys basketball championship. EJ King takes second, YIS third.
  • Final results, standings, comments: click here.
  • Day 1 scoresheets, games 1-6: click here.
  • Day 2 scoresheets, games 7-11: click here.
Picture

2016
  • Game schedule
  • Program​
  • WHO: Canadian Academy, EJ King High School, MC Perry High School, St. Maur International School, Yokohama International School, Senri & Osaka International Schools (SOIS)
  • WHAT: WJAA large-school basketball championship tournament
  • WHERE: SOIS in Minoh City, northern Osaka
  • WHEN: Friday-Saturday, January 22-23, 2016
  • WHY: Because...basketball!


Sabers Invitational Boys Basketball Festival, December 2-3, 2016

WHO: Canadian Academy, EJ King High School, MC Perry High School, Senri & Osaka International Schools (SOIS)
WHAT: Friendly, competitive, non-tournament basketball games
WHERE: SOIS in Minoh City, northern Osaka
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, December 8-9, 2017
WHY: Because...basketball!
HOW MUCH: 15,000 yen fee (referee costs); 1500 per futon


​NOTES
  • Refs: Combination of Iwakuni base refs and local Japanese refs (licensed, experienced).
  • No hospitality room: players and coaches need to provide their own drinks and meals.
  • As much as possible, no food or drink or outdoor shoes in the gym or bleachers on the first floor. (2nd floor viewing area OK.)

Contact Us:

Telephone: 072-727-5050
email: pheimer@soismail.jp
​map & directions: here

Links:

Go to the Senri and Osaka International Schools website: English // Japanese