Maho Awatani

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Maho Awatani

No. 45 – Hitachi High-Tech Cougars
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(2002-12-06) December 6, 2002 (age 23) Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Listed height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
College	Tsukuba University
Career history
2025–	Hitachi High-Tech Cougars
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Japan Asian Games 2026 Aichi–Nagoya Team

Maho Awatani (Japanese: 粟谷 真帆; born 6 December 2002) is a Japanese basketball player who plays as a power forward for the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars. She represented Japan in international competition, including the women's basketball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games, where Japan won the silver medal.

Career

Awatani was born on 6 December 2002 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She attended Yakumo Gakuen High School before studying at the University of Tsukuba, where she played for the university's women's basketball team. During her university career, she also represented Japan at youth and university-level basketball events.

In 2021, Awatani represented Japan at the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. She appeared in all seven of Japan's games, averaging 3.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, Awatani joined the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars, a Japanese women's basketball club. She plays as a power forward and wears number 45.

Awatani was selected for Japan's women's basketball team at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya. Japan finished second in the tournament, earning the silver medal after losing the final to South Korea, 75–70.

References

External links

• Maho Awatani at FIBA
• Player profile at Hitachi High-Tech Cougars