Category: Basketball

July 16, 2018July 18, 2018 by Abhishek Shukla

NBA Academy India lose to NBA Academy China in their opening game

The second NBA Academy Games and Basketball Australia Prospects Camp tipped off yesterday at The NBA Global Academy at the Australia Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, Australia. More than 120 prospects representing 18 countries arrived in Canberra for a series of exhibition games, on-court drilling, positional skill development and daily life skills sessions.

The week-long camp will feature prospects from the NBA Academies in Australia, China, India, Mexico and Senegal, along with five teams comprised of 50 top prospects from Australia, including BA’s Centre of Excellence team.

NBA Academy Game and BA Prospects Camp Teams: The NBA Global Academy; The NBA Academy Africa; The NBA Academy China; The NBA Academy India; The NBA Academy Latin America; Centre of Excellence

BA Prospects Team A; BA Prospects Team B; BA Prospects Team C; BA Prospects Team D; BA Prospects Team E

Today’s on-court action included combine testing, physio sessions and team practices throughout the morning. Prospects also participated in an Introduction to Meditation life skills session led by former NBA player and NBA Academy Advisory Committee member Adonal Foyle.

Exhibition games began Monday afternoon, including the following three matchups:

The NBA Academy China vs. The NBA Academy India

The NBA Academy China defeated The NBA Academy India 81-63. The NBA Academy China features prospects from the three NBA Academies in China (Jinan, Urumqi and Zhuji), while The NBA Academy India traveled from Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) to Canberra for the second straight year. The high-scoring NBA Academy China team was paced by Xihao Yang, who recorded a 12 point / 10 rebound double-double and Lin Qi who dropped 17 points on 7/10 shooting. Pritish Jitesh Kokate scored 14 points off the bench for The NBA Academy India. Box Score.

The NBA Global Academy vs. The NBA Academy Latin America

The NBA Global Academy defeated The NBA Academy Latin America 72-55. After being down two points at halftime, The NBA Global Academy rallied in the second half to outscore The NBA Academy Latin America by 19 points to win the opening game of the week. The NBA Global Academy had three players in double figures including, Tamuri Wigness (Australia), Josh Bannan (Australia) and Aly Khalifa (Egypt). The NBA Academy Latin America’s strong team chemistry was on full display, led by the dynamic backcourt of Jermaine Perez (Puerto Rico) and Santiago Vescovi (Uruguay) who scored 15 points and five points, respectively. Box Score.

The NBA Academy Africa vs. Centre of Excellence

Centre of Excellence defeated The NBA Academy Africa 60-41 in the final game of the day. Centre of Excellence jumped out to an early 32-15 lead at the half before The NBA Academy Africa settled into an offensive rhythm, scoring 16 third quarter points. The Centre of Excellence benefited from a balanced scoring attack fueled by 21 points off turnovers. Alexander Ducas and Daniel Grida led the COE in scoring with 13 points and 10 points, respectively. Timothy Igohoefe (Nigeria) led The NBA Africa Academy with a team high 14 points and nine rebounds. Ibou Badji (Senegal) turned in an impressive eight point, six rebound and four block performance in 19 minutes. Box Score.

October 26, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

India all set to participate in the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2017 in Mongolia

Bengaluru, 26th October 2017: The FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2017 will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on October 27-29 2017.Mongolia will host the second edition of the most important 3×3 competition for national teams in Asia and – for the first time – Oceania. The inaugural edition was held in Doha, Qatar on May 15-16 2013.This will mark the first time ever Mongolia hosts a FIBA 3×3 official event. The Indian women’s team are entering the tournament with high hopes as they are the defending champions of the first edition of this tournament.

Team India(Women)

Sr. No.	Name	Height(cm/ft&inches)	Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
1	Shireen Vijay Limayee	184cm/ 6’0″	13/02/1995
2	Raspreet Sidhu	171cm/ 5’7″	18/07/1989
3	Jeena Palanilkumkalayil Skaria	179cm/ 5’10”	09/01/1994
4	Gia Merlin Varghese	174cm/ 5’8″	29/03/1995

The women’s team are in Pool D alongside Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand.They play their first match against Kyrgyzstan at 13.50 A.M(11.20 A.M IST), 27th October and the second match against New Zealand at 15.20 A.M(12.50 A.M IST) on the same day.

Team India(Men)

Sr. No.	Name	Height(cm/ft&inches)	Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
1	Ravi Bharadwaj	204cm/ 6’8″	31/10/1992
2	Anil Kumar Bukankere Krishne Gowda	185cm/ 6’0″	31/07/1989
3	Gurvinder Singh Gill	201cm/ 6’7″	21/01/1996
4	Jeevanantham Pandi	205cm/ 6’8″	13/10/1994

The men’s team are in the Qualifying draw along with Lebanon and Chinese Taipei. They play their first match against Chinese Taipei at 8.50 A.M(6.20 A.M IST), 27th October and the second match against Lebanon at 9.30 A.M(8.00 A.M IST) on the same day.

1^st FIBA Asia 3X3 Championship for Men & Women was held at Doha, Qatar from 15^th to 16^thMay, 2013. The Indian Women team won GOLD medal and Geethu Anna Jose was selected member of the Dream Team, All Star team of Women. The Men team reached the Quarter final stage. (Mens Team – Ajay Pratap Singh, Pratham Singh, Arjun Singh, Ranbir Singh & Mr. Shakti Sinh Gohil as Manager; Women Team– Geethu Anna Jose, Anitha Paul Durai, Manisha Dange, Pratima Singh and Dr. Suman Sharma as Manager). Qatar won the championship for Men. Geethu Anna Jose was declared the MVP for women.

October 22, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

India’s Amjyot Singh Gill Selected by the Oklahoma City Blue in the 2017 NBA G League Draft

Mumbai, October 21, 2017: Amjyot Singh Gill was selected 103^rd in the fourth Round of the NBA G League Draft held in New York on October 21, 2017. The 25-year old was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue, affiliate team of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.

The 6ft 9in player said, “It’s an awesome feeling to get drafted in the NBA G League! Thank you to all my supporters and well-wishers back home. I’m really looking forward to this opportunity with OKC Blue.”

Amjyot, who led the Indian Men’s National Basketball team at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, has been representing India since 2010. He also represented Tokyo Excellence in the National Basketball Development League – Japan in 2015-16 season. The power forward has also been an Asian All-Star for 2015 & 2016.

Meanwhile, Indian origin player Gokul Natesan was picked by Canton Charge as 97^thpick. Canton Charge is the Development team of Cleveland Cavaliers. The 6ft 5in player from Colorado School of Mines was the RMAC (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) Scholar-Male Athlete of the year as well as RMAC Tournament MVP in 2016-17 season.

The NBA G League will tip off the 2017-18 season on Friday, Nov. 3. A record 26 teams will compete in the NBA G League’s 17^th season, including four expansion clubs owned by NBA franchises: the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (LA Clippers), Erie BayHawks (Atlanta Hawks), Memphis Hustle (Memphis Grizzlies) and Wisconsin Herd (Milwaukee Bucks). Each team will play a 50-game schedule that concludes in March 2018.

October 20, 2017October 22, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

INDIA’s AMJYOT SINGH ENTERS 2017 NBA G LEAGUE DRAFT

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2017 – One hundred and forty-six players are eligible to be selected in the 2017 NBA G League Draft, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. ET via teleconference from the league’s New York headquarters.

No trades will be permitted during the four-round draft and only players signed to an NBA G League Standard Player Contract are eligible to be selected. Teams are required to make at least three selections during the draft. Once a team declines to make a pick, it may not make another selection for the remainder of the event.

Fans are encouraged to log onto www.nbagleague.com to follow the live draft board.

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

Results from the 3rd day of the 44th Sub Junior National Championship

Bengaluru/Didwana 10th October 2017: The 44th Sub Junior National Championship for Boys and Girls is being held at the Bangour college stadium, Didwana, Rajasthan from 8th to 14th October 2017. The Championship is being organized by the Rajasthan Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. The prestigious Championship will feature 30 boys’ teams and 24 girls’ teams in the U14 age group, from various Indian States and Union territories, and will be played in a league cum knockout format. The Results from the first two days of the championship are as follows:

DAY 3, 10th October 2017, Results till 11.30 A.M

BOYS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Punjab(Gagandeep 17pts, Mandeep 14pts) bt Maharashtra(Rehan 14pts)61-47[16-06,11-154,14-21,20-6]

GROUP B

1. Uttar Pradesh(Kapil 25pts, Aman 19pts) bt Chhattisgarh(Rishabh 29pts)70-63[26-15,4-14,22-18,18-16]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Nagaland(Thejavor 15pts) bt Goa(Sahil 7pts) 38-13[9-3,4-0,8-8,17-2]

2. Karnataka(Harsh 9pts) bt Gujarat(Shivam 7pts) 35-21[6-4,14-6,9-6,6-5]

GROUP D

1. Mizoram(Abhishek 22pts, Sunny 13pts) bt Chandigarh(Rempruatpuia 12pts) 41-39[8-8,15-04,4-12,14-16]

2. Himachal Pradesh(Hardip 14pts, Aryan 6pts) bt Tripura(Animesh 2pts) 41-06[22-0,11-0,6-2,2-4]

GROUP E

1. Uttrakhand(Vishal 6pts) bt Jammu Kashmir(Eshan 5pts) 18-15[2-6,3-3,3-4,10-2]

2. Bihar(Manuel 8pts) bt Meghalaya(Derex 6pts) 40-10[8-2,14-4,14-0,4-4]

GROUP F

1. Jharkhand(Siddharth 15pts, Aditya 8pts) bt West Bengal(Md. ibrahim 26pts) 48-46[14-13,14-06,12-10,12-17]

GIRLS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Madhya Pradesh(Shivangi 12pts, Ishita 6pts) bt Delhi(Sophia 7pts) 35-25[8-1,10-5,11-9,6-10]

GROUP B

1. Tamil Nadu(Sathya 17pts, Sadhana 16pts) bt Karnataka(Diyaj 13pts) 66-28[24-15,16-7,11-3,15-3]

LEVEL 2

GROUP F

1. Himachal Pradesh(Siya 12pts, Gurleen 10pts) bt Uttrakhand(Siya Gupta 7pts) 42-19[16-13,12-0,8-0,6-6]

DAY 2, 9th October 2017

BOYS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Madhya Pradesh(Rishikesh 13pts, Gopi 12 pts) bt Maharashtra(Rehan 10pts, Adnan 9pts) 72-33[14-03,25-11,19-10,14-9]

2. Punjab(Mandeep 14pts, Vikas 12 pts) bt Telangana(G. Surya Kumar 11pts)48-38[12-09,10-07,15-12,11-10]

3. Andhra Pradesh(T. Sai Charan 22pts, Ch. Sai Babu 18pts) bt Maharashtra(Dev Premi 14pts, Tanmay 12pts) 72-55[22-20,16-14,11-11,23-10]

GROUP B

1. Haryana(Mohit 30pts, Vikas 13pts) bt Odisha(Ankit 6pts) 53-19[16-10,5-3,17-0,15-6]

2. Rajasthan(Lokendra Singh 15pts, Jaideep 10pts) bt Odisha(Sasank 4pts)63-23[17-08,20-08,17-02,9-5]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Nagaland(Thejazo 20pts, Ruokuovoy 8pts) bt Puducherry(Nandan 12pts, Srivatsan 7pts) 36-34[10-8,4-12,12-6,10-8]

2. Gujuarat(Pavan 11 pts) bt Goa(Sahil 7pts) 31-12[7-6,10-0,10-2,5-4]

3. Karnataka(Akshay 12pts) bt Nagaland(Dziesekhrietoo 7pts) 50-26[12-5,6-12,20-3,12-6]

4. Puducherry(Nandhan 22pts) bt Goa(Sahil 12pts) 40-26[18-03,4-3,2-8,16-12]

GROUP D

1. Mizoram(VL. B. 6pts) bt Tripura(Prasendit 6pts) 38-10[18-0,10-0,8-8,2-2]

2. Chandigarh(Sunny 20pts, Abhishek 18pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Yajush 9pts, Arman 6pts) 53-23[21-06,01-05,10-00,12-12]

3. Mizoram(Zuala 22pts, Johan 10pts) bt Kerel(Jordan 10pts)a 54-38[08-12,14-11,17-8,15-7]

GROUP E

1. Meghalaya(Lawrence 20pts, jaffrey 7pts) bt Uttrakhand(Pratyush 7pts)48-23[16-02,8-7,8-3,16-11]

2. Bihar(Manvesh 12pts, Siddharth 11pts) bt Jammu and Kashmir(Vishal 5pts) 43-23[12-08,10-08,14-4,9-3]

3. Tamil Nadu(Mario 10pts, Dharnesh 8pts) bt Meghalaya 41-06[13-2,7-0,14-04,7-0]

4. Bihar(Sidharth 15pts, Manuel 18pts) bt Uttrakhand(Aditya 4pts) 56-11[8-2,16-1,7-5,23-3]

GROUP F

1. Manipur(Tanson 9pts, K. Jetli 8pts) bt West Bengal(Prakash 9pts) 36-29[7-4,9-8,7-10,13-5]

2. Assam(Rahul 26pts, Praveen 12 pts, Parri 12pts) bt Jharkhand(Aditya 14pts, Siddharth 10pts) 59-45[16-10,3-13,28-14,12-8]

3. Manipur(Tanson 25pts, Jetli 20pts) bt Delhi(Shiven Gupta 20pts, Rathore 11pts) 61-54[13-10,10-5,16-19,22-20]

4. West Bengal(Md. Ibraham 17pts) bt Assam(Parri 12pts) 51-37[11-12,12-4,10-9,18-12]

GIRLS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Maharashtra(Danira 8pts, Shomira 7pts) bt Delhi() 44-17[13-04,12-05,11-04,8-4]

2. Rajasthan(Jiya 19pts, Diksha 7pts) bt Madhya Pradesh(Divya 14pts, Ishita 7pts) 46-37[11-14,5-13,8-4,22-6]

3. Chhattisgarh(Arshiya 22pts) bt Delhi(Sakshi 8pts) 64-19[23-06,5-2,12-06,24-05]

GROUP B

1. Punjab(Vrinda 12pts, kavya 11pts) bt Kerela(Malavika 22pts) 48-42[10-15,13-4,11-7,14-16]

GROUP C

1. Tamil nadu(Sathya 18pts, Sadhana 8pts) bt Punjab(Vrinda 8pts) 53-23[13-4,14-4,8-3,18-12]

2. Chandigarh(Anjali 24pts) bt Goa(Elaine 5pts) 43-09[12-02,2-1,19-3,10-3]

GROUP D

1. Bihar(Muskan 24pts) bt Jammu and kashmir(Vaidehi 6pts) 32-10[11-01,3-4,6-1,12-4]

GROUP E

1. Gujarat(Priyanshi 8pts) bt Jharkhand(Senali 2pts) 38-08[8-0,11-4,8-2,11-2]

2. West Bengal(Shreya 16pts, Koena 12pts) bt Assam(Rizwana 7pts) 48-09[12-1,8-2,14-4,14-2]

GROUP F

1. Himachal Pradesh(Gurleen 7pts) bt Odisha(Anita 9pts) 23-16[7-5,8-3,1-8,7-0]

2. Andhra Pradesh(K. Sudha 9pts) bt Uttrakhand(Sakshi 7pts) 31-03[7-1,9-0,10-2,5-0]

DAY 1, 8th October 2017

BOYS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Andhra Pradesh(Ch. Sai Babu 18pts, Sai Charan 8pts) bt Telangana(Sourav Dehraan 25 pts, Chandrahaas 7 pts) 53-50[15-15,17-08,13-11,08-16]

2. Madhya Pradesh(Bhagat 20pts, Gopi 12pts) bt Punjab(Vikas 13pts, Mandeep 11pts) 57-52[16-11,10-16,19-15,12-10]

GROUP B

1. Rajasthan(Lokendra Singh 24pts, Jaideep Rathore 21pts) bt Uttar Pradesh(Shreyansh 14pts) 71-58[20-14,15-6,18-16,18-22]

2. Chhattisgarh(Deepak 13 pts, Shivanand 12 pts) bt Odisha(Ankit 8pts, Sasank 8pts) 48-38[11-07, 19-04, 10-13, 08-14]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Karnataka(Harsh 14pts, Dibya 11pts, Akshay 9 pts) bt Puducherry(Nanda 10pts, Srivatsan 4pts) 50-26[13-02,14-10,9-12,14-2]

2. Gujarat(Aryan 12pts, Ayan Khan 9pts) bt Nagaland(Dziese 9pts, Kikrusietube 4pts) 40-22[10-6,8-6,11-3,11-7]

3. Karnataka(Vedanth 15 pts, Akshay 7pts) bt Goa(Mokshad 6 pts) 50-14[15-04, 10-00, 9-6, 16-04]

GROUP D

1. Kerela(Rinil C.K 14pts, Athul 11pts) bt Tripura(Ramesh D 8pts) 72-09[16-0,21-7,17-2,18-0]

2. Mizoram(Jacob 10pts, Lalhmangaixg 10pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Arman 14pts, Japreet 10pts) 52-42[10-11,12-8,10-4,20-19]

3. Kerela(Jordan 19pts, Athul 12 pts) bt Chandigarh(Sunny 21pts, Nitesh 12pts) 59-47[6-11,14-16,24-6,15-14]

GROUP E

1. Tamil Nadu(Gowtham 18pts, Shibi 16pts) bt Uttrakhand(Karan Sood 5pts) 77-12[23-04,18-05,16-02,20-01]

2. Meghalaya(Lawerence 26pts, Jeffrey 08pts) bt Jammu and Kashmire(Azhar 7pts) 59-19[12-6,12-5,17-04,18-4]

3. Tamil Nadu(Sharan 8pts, Shibi 6pts) bt Bihar(Sidharth 7pts) 43-19[13-08,12-01,8-2,10-8]

GROUP F

1. Manipur(Tanson 16pts, K. Jetli 14pts) bt Jharkhand(Shoaib Khan 9pts) 46-29[13-12,16-4,5-8,12-10]

2. Assam(Parri 25pts, Parveen 10pts ) bt Delhi(Upanshu 16pts, yatish 6pts)45-43[4-9,4-10,20-8,187-16]

GIRLS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Maharashtra(Bhakti 08 pts) bt Rajasthan(Divisha 06 pts) 45-20[10-03,12-05,09-09,14-04]

GROUP B

1. Karnataka(Sunishka 13pts, Vedaa 10pts) bt Uttar Pradesh(Nadani 12pts, Sumira 8pts) 37-35[15-08,00-05,09-10,13-12]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Haryana(Ritika 11 pts, Tina 11pts) bt Chandigarh(Anjali 06pts) 36-16[19-04,06-02,11-08,00-02]

GROUP D

2. Telangana(Y. Hemalatha 20pts, Rickit Reddy 16pts) bt Bihar(Muskan 14pts) 70-23[10-08,20-6,18-2,22-7]

GROUP E

1. West Bengal(Shreya 14pts) bt Jharkhand(Sanjana 5 pts) 36-11[14-04,8-5,9-0,5-2]

2. Gujarat(Naomi 11pts, Priscilla 6pts) bt Assam() 28-06[14-0,7-4,7-2,0-0]

GROUP F

1. Odisha(Khushi 12pts, Sama 10pts) bt Uttrakhand(Anita 6 pts) 37-19[12-3,5-6,12-6,8-4]

2. Andhra Pradesh(Sudha 13pts, Pallavi 7pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Sukhmandeep 8pts) 34-26[2-4,8-6,16-10,8-6]

October 9, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

Defending Champs M.P. Boys remain unbeaten on the 2nd day of the 44th Sub Junior National Championship

Bengaluru/Didwana 9th October 2017: The 44th Sub Junior National Championship for Boys and Girls is being held at the Bangour college stadium, Didwana, Rajasthan from 8th to 14th October 2017. The Championship is being organized by the Rajasthan Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. The prestigious Championship will feature 30 boys’ teams and 24 girls’ teams in the U14 age group, from various Indian States and Union territories, and will be played in a league cum knockout format. The Results from the first two days of the championship are as follows:

DAY 2, 9th October 2017, Results Till 11.30 A.M

BOYS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Madhya Pradesh(Rishikesh 13pts, Gopi 12 pts) bt Maharashtra(Rehan 10pts, Adnan 9pts) 72-33[14-03,25-11,19-10,14-9]

GROUP B

1. Haryana(Mohit 30pts, Vikas 13pts) bt Odisha(Ankit 6pts) 53-19[16-10,5-3,17-0,15-6]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Nagaland(Thejazo 20pts, Ruokuovoy 8pts) bt Puducherry(Nandan 12pts, Srivatsan 7pts) 36-34[10-8,4-12,12-6,10-8]

2. Gujuarat(Pavan 11 pts) bt Goa(Sahil 7pts) 31-12[7-6,10-0,10-2,5-4]

GROUP D

1. Mizoram(VL. B. 6pts) bt Tripura(Prasendit 6pts) 38-10[18-0,10-0,8-8,2-2]

2. Chandigarh(Sunny 20pts, Abhishek 18pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Yajush 9pts, Arman 6pts) 53-23[21-06,01-05,10-00,12-12]

GROUP E

1. Meghalaya(Lawrence 20pts, jaffrey 7pts) bt Uttrakhand(Pratyush 7pts) 48-23[16-02,8-7,8-3,16-11]

2. Bihar(Manvesh 12pts, Siddharth 11pts) bt Jammu and Kashmir(Vishal 5pts)43-23[12-08,10-08,14-4,9-3]
GROUP F

1. Manipur(Tanson 9pts, K. Jetli 8pts) bt West Bengal(Prakash 9pts) 36-29[7-4,9-8,7-10,13-5]

2. Assam(Rahul 26pts, Praveen 12 pts, Parri 12pts) bt Jharkhand(Aditya 14pts, Siddharth 10pts) 59-45[16-10,3-13,28-14,12-8]

GIRLS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Maharashtra(Danira 8pts, Shomira 7pts) bt Delhi() 44-17[13-04,12-05,11-04,8-4]

GROUP C

1. Tamil nadu(Sathya 18pts, Sadhana 8pts) bt Punjab(Vrinda 8pts) 53-23[13-4,14-4,8-3,18-12]

Day 1, 8th October 2017

BOYS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Andhra Pradesh(Ch. Sai Babu 18pts, Sai Charan 8pts) bt Telangana(Sourav Dehraan 25 pts, Chandrahaas 7 pts) 53-50[15-15,17-08,13-11,08-16]

2. Madhya Pradesh(Bhagat 20pts, Gopi 12pts) bt Punjab(Vikas 13pts, Mandeep 11pts) 57-52[16-11,10-16,19-15,12-10]

GROUP B

1. Rajasthan(Lokendra Singh 24pts, Jaideep Rathore 21pts) bt Uttar Pradesh(Shreyansh 14pts) 71-58[20-14,15-6,18-16,18-22]

2. Chhattisgarh(Deepak 13 pts, Shivanand 12 pts) bt Odisha(Ankit 8pts, Sasank 8pts) 48-38[11-07, 19-04, 10-13, 08-14]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Karnataka(Harsh 14pts, Dibya 11pts, Akshay 9 pts) bt Puducherry(Nanda 10pts, Srivatsan 4pts) 50-26[13-02,14-10,9-12,14-2]

2. Gujarat(Aryan 12pts, Ayan Khan 9pts) bt Nagaland(Dziese 9pts, Kikrusietube 4pts) 40-22[10-6,8-6,11-3,11-7]

3. Karnataka(Vedanth 15 pts, Akshay 7pts) bt Goa(Mokshad 6 pts) 50-14[15-04, 10-00, 9-6, 16-04]

GROUP D

1. Kerela(Rinil C.K 14pts, Athul 11pts) bt Tripura(Ramesh D 8pts) 72-09[16-0,21-7,17-2,18-0]

2. Mizoram(Jacob 10pts, Lalhmangaixg 10pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Arman 14pts, Japreet 10pts) 52-42[10-11,12-8,10-4,20-19]

3. Kerela(Jordan 19pts, Athul 12 pts) bt Chandigarh(Sunny 21pts, Nitesh 12pts)59-47[6-11,14-16,24-6,15-14]

GROUP E

1. Tamil Nadu(Gowtham 18pts, Shibi 16pts) bt Uttrakhand(Karan Sood 5pts) 77-12[23-04,18-05,16-02,20-01]

2. Meghalaya(Lawerence 26pts, Jeffrey 08pts) bt Jammu and Kashmire(Azhar 7pts) 59-19[12-6,12-5,17-04,18-4]

3. Tamil Nadu(Sharan 8pts, Shibi 6pts) bt Bihar(Sidharth 7pts) 43-19[13-08,12-01,8-2,10-8]

GROUP F

1. Manipur(Tanson 16pts, K. Jetli 14pts) bt Jharkhand(Shoaib Khan 9pts) 46-29[13-12,16-4,5-8,12-10]

2. Assam(Parri 25pts, Parveen 10pts ) bt Delhi(Upanshu 16pts, yatish 6pts) 45-43[4-9,4-10,20-8,187-16]

GIRLS

LEVEL 1

GROUP A

1. Maharashtra(Bhakti 08 pts) bt Rajasthan(Divisha 06 pts) 45-20[10-03,12-05,09-09,14-04]

GROUP B

1. Karnataka(Sunishka 13pts, Vedaa 10pts) bt Uttar Pradesh(Nadani 12pts, Sumira 8pts) 37-35[15-08,00-05,09-10,13-12]

LEVEL 2

GROUP C

1. Haryana(Ritika 11 pts, Tina 11pts) bt Chandigarh(Anjali 06pts) 36-16[19-04,06-02,11-08,00-02]

GROUP D

2. Telangana(Y. Hemalatha 20pts, Rickit Reddy 16pts) bt Bihar(Muskan 14pts) 70-23[10-08,20-6,18-2,22-7]

GROUP E

1. West Bengal(Shreya 14pts) bt Jharkhand(Sanjana 5 pts) 36-11[14-04,8-5,9-0,5-2]

2. Gujarat(Naomi 11pts, Priscilla 6pts) bt Assam() 28-06[14-0,7-4,7-2,0-0]

GROUP F

1. Odisha(Khushi 12pts, Sama 10pts) bt Uttrakhand(Anita 6 pts) 37-19[12-3,5-6,12-6,8-4]

2. Andhra Pradesh(Sudha 13pts, Pallavi 7pts) bt Himachal Pradesh(Sukhmandeep 8pts) 34-26[2-4,8-6,16-10,8-6]

October 8, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

44th Sub Junior National Basketball Championship to tip off in Didwana from 8th October

Bengaluru 7th October 2017: The 44th Sub Junior National Championship for Boys and Girls will be held at the Bangour college stadium, Didwana, Rajasthan. The Championship is being organized by the Rajasthan Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

The opening ceremony will be held on Sunday, 8th October with Mr. Yoonus Khan, PWD and Transportation Minister of Rajasthan as the Chief Guest. The fixtures and groupings have been announced. The prestigious Championship will feature 30 boys’ teams and 24 girls’ teams in the U14 age group, from various Indian States and Union territories, and will be played in a league cum knockout format.

The teams are grouped into two levels –Level 1 features the top 10 teams from the previous championship divided into two groups of five teams each (Group A and B), while Level 2 features the remaining teams divided into four groups (Group C, D, E, F). In the league stages, all the teams play each of the other teams in their group once. The top three teams from each of the groups in Level 1 advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the fourth placed teams play pre-quarterfinal games against the top two teams from Level 2. The teams that finish last in each of the groups in Level 1 are relegated to Level 2 for the next edition of the tournament, while the Level 2 teams that qualified for the pre-quarterfinals will replace them in Level 1 in the next edition.

September 21, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

Team ONGC all set to participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017

Bengaluru/Chenzhou, 21st September2017: Team ONGC is all set to participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017, which will be held from 22-30 September at the Chenzhou Sports Complex, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.

The ONGC team will be lead by the veteran Indian wingman Vishesh Bhriguvanshi alongside a few other significant experienced players like Yadwinder Singh, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Arjun Singh and Riyaz Uddin. The team will surely miss its star Centre Amritpal Singh who is currently playing for the Sydney Kings in the NBL. The rest of the team comprises Mohit Bhandari, Vinay Dabas, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Abhishek Rai and Udaibhan Singh Rawat.

ONGC will be opening their campaign against the Taipei Dacin Tigers on 22nd September at 1430 local time(1200 IST) followed by games against China Kashgar(24th September 1930 local time/1700 IST), Al Riyadi (25th September 2130 local time/1900 IST) and Al Ahli (26th September 1430 local time/1200 IST).

ONGC were drawn into Group B together with Al Ahli of UAE, Al Riyadi of Lebanon, Dacin Tigers of Chinese Taipei and defending champions China Kashgar. The top four teams in each group will move on to the knockout Quarter-Finals, where the winners will advance to the Semi-Finals. The winners in the Semi-Finals will compete for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017 crown in the Final. ONGC fell short of making it past the group phase in last year’s Champions Cup, losing all their three games, but they are aiming for a higher finish this time around.

For further updates and news you can also check the official event website: www.fiba.basketball/asiachampionscup/2017

ONGC India roster for FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017

Jersey No.	Family Name(s) / Last Name	First Name(s) / Given Name	Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)	Place of Birth (City and State)		Height (cm) (ft & inches)	Weight (kg)	Position
4	RAI	Abhishek	16/12/1995	Varanasi	U.P.	186(6’1″)	74	G
8	MUKKANNIYIL	Anoop	30/05/1986	Kozhikode	Kerela	198(6’5″)	96	C
9	BHRIGUVANSHI	Vishesh	13/09/1991	Varanasi	U.P.	192(6’3″)	91	SG
10	SINGH	Yadwinwer	30/12/1986	Rasulpur Khurd	Haryana	198(6’5″)	94	PF
11	BHANDARI	Mohit	22/11/1981	Bhilwara	Rajasthan	186(6’1″)	66	SG
13	UDDIN	Riyaz	22/06/1981	Bhopal	M.P.	186(6’1″)	88	PG
14	RAVINDRAN	Muraleekrishna	25/02/1979	Karuvatta	Cereal	203(6’6.6″)	112	C
24	DABAS	Vinay	12/07/1990	Kanjhawala	Delhi	186(6’1″)	84	G
88	SINGH	Arjun	08/06/1992	Varanasi	U.P.	186(6’1″)	73	PG
99	RAWAT	Udaibhan Singh	06/05/1991	Haldwani	Uttarakhand	174(5’7″)	76	PG

Team Manager	Mr. Vikas TOMAR
Coach	Mr. Trideep RAI
Assistant Coach	Mr. Dinesh KUMAR
Official	Dr. Raj Kumar DUBEY
Physiotherapist	Mr. Aftab AHMED

September 9, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

India crowned 2nd SABA U16 Zone Champions

Bengaluru/Kathmandu, 9th September 2017: The Indian U16 men’s team has beaten Bhutan 131-50 and is now the SABA U16 Zone Champion. The Championship was held at the Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu.

In India’s last game, guard Binod Rajak and Centre Princepal Singh (who is the highest scorer in the Championship) chipped in with 20 points each. Overall, seven Indian players scored in double digits.

For his consistent showing, Princepal was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Championship

Team India was a dominant force throughout the Championship, as they scored more than 100 points on three different occasions and limited their opponents to 50 or lesser points on multiple occasions. The stats speak for itself as India now cruise into the FIBA U16 Asian Championship with ease, which will be held in Malaysia later this year.

India (Princepal SIngh 20 pts, Binod Rajak 20 pts, Prashant Tomar 16 pts) bt Bhutan 131-50 [40-7, 20-21, 41-10, 30-12]

September 8, 2017 by Abhishek Shukla

India one win away from being crowned SABA U16 Zone Champs

Bengaluru/Kathmandu, 8th September 2017: The Indian U16 men’s team has beaten Nepal 106-39 on the third day of the 2nd SABA U16 Zone Championship being held at the Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu. Centre Princepal Singh from India continued his extraordinary form leading all scorers with 45 points and single-handedly dominating over the Nepal team. Overall, three Indian players scored in double digits.

Team India showcased a strong performance on both the ends of the floor not allowing any more than three Nepal players to score. India had a double digit lead over Nepal from the beginning of the game and finished even stronger.

Moving ahead, the 3-0 India are the strongest contenders for the championship, as they take on Bhutan on 9th September at 11:00 am (10:45 IST) in their final game.

If India wins tomorrow, it qualifies to the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship that will be held in Malaysia later this year.

India (Princepal SIngh 45 pts, Priyanshu 12 pts, Jerome Prince 10 pts) bt Nepal (Abhisekh Singh 20 pts) 106-39 [26-12, 24-7, 32-12, 24-8]