U.S. Tour Roster Announced for GLOBALLERS 2025 (15U Team)

Sporta enters its third year in partnership with Sun Chlorella a leading global health and wellness company. Sporta is in charge of managing the "GLOBALLERS"... Japan's top youth basketball team created and owned by Sun Chlorella.

In March, tryouts were held in three regions across Japan — Fukuoka, Kansai, and Kanto — with a total of approximately 600 applicants. Following a thorough selection process, 15 players advanced to participate in two domestic training camps. From those camps, 8 members selected to participate in the team's U.S. tour.

This coming July, the eight selected players will compete in a top-level tournament in Irvine, California, and visit a high school in Los Angeles.

Selected Members for the U.S. Tour:

• Kouga Miyagi (5'6"/ 9th Grade / Okinawa / Ryukyu Golden Kings U15)
  

• Eiji Ooshiro (5'10"/ 8th Grade / Okinawa / Ryukyu Golden Kings U15)
  

• Shiryuu Iwasaki (6'2" / 9th Grade / Nagasaki / Nagasaki Velca U15)
  

• Takuma Yahagi (6'1"/ 9th Grade / Ishikawa / Kanazawa Gakuin University Junior High School)
  

• Ichika Hoshino (6'2"/ 9th Grade / Ishikawa / Hokka Jamaney)
  

• Riku Higashiyama (5'8"/ 9th Grade / Osaka / KAGO CLUB OSAKA)
  

• Kaiya Fukuda (5'7" / Aichi / ISC PANTHERS)
  

• Reona Kishigami (6'0" / Tokyo / Tokyo Samurai)

U.S. Tour Highlights:

Dates: July 3 - 12

Location: Irvine, California, USA

Schedule:

July 5-6: West Summer Tune-up

July 7-8: Visit to Local High School

July 9-11: CALI-LIVE Summer Showcase