Matthew Aquino

Matthew Irvine Marlou Aquino (マシュー・アキノ, Mashiyū Akino[1], born September 28, 1996[2]) is a Filipino-Japanese professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League.

[8][9] Aquino played alongside his father Marlou for the Bacoor City Strikers in the semiprofessional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

[14] [15] Aquino has been named part of the Japan national team pool for the first window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in November 2021.

[18] He made his debut for Japan on February 26, 2022, in the national team's 76-71 win over Chinese Taipei in the World Cup qualifiers.

[21] Aquino often turns to his father and his sister Marla when it comes to making key decisions in his life including his basketball career.