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 (age 25); 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 and awards
Women's basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA Asia Cup
Asia U-18 Championship
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing Japan
FIBA 3x3 Women's Series
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.

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

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