
2. Yuta Watanabe
The final member of the Grizzlies represented at the FIBA World Cup is small forward Yuta Watanabe, whose Team Japan is currently 0-2 in pool play. Watanabe averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game in losses to Turkey and the Czech Republic. It is worth noting that Japan was certainly not seen as a favorite going into this tournament, and that Turkey has a very respectable team that took Team USA to overtime earlier this week and by all accounts should have beaten them. Nonetheless, Yuta and Japan will look to bounce back against a vulnerable Team USA later on this week.