@article{oai:shotoku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000792, author = {Steve, Quasha}, journal = {岐阜聖徳学園大学紀要. 外国語学部編, The annals of Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University. Faculty of Foreign Languages}, month = {Feb}, note = {Over the past year and a half, I served as men's basketball coach for Gifu Shotoku University. During this tenure, the most gratifying experience was learning to eliminate any cross-cultural differences between the team and myself. Although the situation was not always perfect, we did achieve a high winning percentage and, according to the participants in the program, made the basketball team a positive experience for everyone involved. In this paper, I would like to expound upon this experience with a personal narrative on the cultural similarties and differences between japanese and American basketball. On a broader scale, I will offer suggestions to expand the realm of basketball in Japan for it to better compete on an international level.}, pages = {9--18}, title = {An Intercultural Assessment of Japanese Basketball}, volume = {40}, year = {2001} }