Suzuno Higuchi

Suzuno Higuchi
No. 18 – Hitachi High-Tech Cougars
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWomen's Japan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2001-06-12) June 12, 2001 (age 25)
Fukuoka, Japan
Listed height
164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Aichi–NagoyaTeam

Suzuno Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 鈴乃, romanized: Higuchi Suzuno; born 12 June 2001) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays as a point guard for the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars in the Women's Japan Basketball League. She represented Japan at the 2026 Asian Games, where she won a silver medal in the women's basketball tournament.

Career

Higuchi was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She attended Seika Girls' High School before playing college basketball at Hakuoh University. She joined the Prestige International Aranmare team in 2024 and moved to the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars in 2025.

During the 2024–25 season, Higuchi played for Aranmare Akita in the W League. She was named Rookie of the Year and led the league in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game. She also won the league's Future League scoring title and was recognised for her playmaking in the following season. At the end of the 2024–25 season, Aranmare announced that she would leave the club before joining Hitachi High-Tech.

Higuchi represented Japan at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The Japanese women's basketball team finished fifth in the tournament.

In September 2026, Higuchi competed for Japan at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya. Japan reached the women's basketball final against South Korea and won the silver medal. The Japanese Olympic Committee lists the result in Higuchi's athlete profile.

References

  1. 1 2 "樋口 鈴乃｜アスリート" [Suzuno Higuchi – Athlete profile] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "日立ハイテク クーガーズ チームロスター" [Hitachi High-Tech Cougars team roster] (in Japanese). Women's Japan Basketball League. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "樋口 鈴乃 : SUZUNO HIGUCHI" [Suzuno Higuchi – Player profile] (in Japanese). Hitachi High-Tech Cougars. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "2024年度 内定選手のお知らせ" [Announcement of players signed for the 2024 season] (in Japanese). Prestige International Aranmare. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Co.,Ltd, livedoor (2026-02-26). "得点力アップで初の代表候補選出…司令塔としての可能性を広げた樋口鈴乃の挑戦". バスケットボールキング (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. ↑ "樋口 鈴乃" [Suzuno Higuchi – Player profile and career] (in Japanese). Basketball King. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "2024-25シーズン 退団及び引退選手のお知らせ" [Announcement of players leaving or retiring after the 2024–25 season] (in Japanese). Prestige International Aranmare. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "メダル・入賞者一覧｜ライン・ルールFISUゲームズ" [Medal and finalist list, Rhine-Ruhr FISU Games] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 October 2026.