Tom Hovasse on Doing the Impossible and Olympic Basketball Victory

Hovasse led the Japanese women’s basketball team to win silver at the Tokyo games on August 8, 2021, at Saitama Super Arena. (© Kyodo)

Hovasse’s work with the women’s team began with changing the players’ attitudes. (Saitama Super Arena, 2021; © AFP/Jiji)

Hovasse’s first foray into coaching men’s basketball saw his team suffer two consecutive losses to China. Hovasse’s expression was often stern during the games. (Taken on November 28, 2021, at Xebio Arena Sendai; © Jiji)