Mai Yamamoto

Mai Yamamoto
山本麻衣
No. 23 – Toyota Antelopes
Position	Guard
League	Women's Japan Basketball League, FIBA 3X3
Personal information
Born	October 23, 1999; Hiroshima Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Listed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Listed weight	128 lb (58 kg)
Career information
High school	Oka Gakuen (Shōwa-ku, Nagoya);
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017-present	Toyota Antelopes
Career highlights
	;
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA Asia Cup
Asia U-18 Championship
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup

Mai Yamamoto (山本麻衣, Yamamoto Mai; born October 23, 1999) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League.^[2] She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team. She brought the U23 national team to a gold medal at the FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup in Lanzhou, and was named the tournament MVP and shoot-out contest gold medalist.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] This was Japan's very first world title in basketball.

On February 5, 2025, Mai Yamamoto signed a contract with the Dallas Wings of the American WNBA.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "桜花学園の山本麻衣、アーリーエントリーでトヨタ自動車入団「スピードを武器に」". 19 January 2018.
^ "メンバー山本麻衣". トヨタ自動車株式会社. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ "『3x3ウーマンズシリーズ』、U23日本代表が中国のA代表をファイナルで破り優勝". 23 August 2019.
^ "Overview | FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Tokyo Stop 2019".
^ "3x3U23日本代表の山本麻衣「2020年に向けて勝つことが求められる」". 25 September 2019.
^ "Japan women's 3x3 squad vows to earn Olympic berth". 9 November 2019.
^ "Transactions". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 6, 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Mai Yamamoto signed a Rookie Scale Contract with the Dallas Wings.
^ "Mai Yamamoto Signs Training Camp Contract With Dallas Wings". Wings.wnba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 5, 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Japanese women's basketball standout Mai Yamamoto has signed a training camp contract with the Dallas Wings, the team announced today.