INDIA CROWNED 2018 FIBA U18 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SABA QUALIFIER
12/07/2018
- India beat Maldives 115-60 in its final game and has been crowned champions of the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, SABA qualifier
- With its perfect 4-0 record, India has qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship that will be held in Manila Thailand from Aug 5-7 2018
- Forward Rajeev Kumar was the top scorer with 104 points Sejin Mathew with 52 points from 3matches captain and centre Principal Singh 50 points from 3matches.
- India had a whopping Five players scoring in double figures in all matches.
The Indian U18 men’s team has beaten Srilanka 112-53, Nepal 94-48, Bangladesh 107-48, and lastly with all main Players rested beat Maldives 115-60 at the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, SABA qualifier at Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium in Dhaka Bangladesh
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 60 or lesser points on multiple occasions. The stats speak for itself as India now cruise into The FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2018 will be played in Bangkok, Thailand from August 5-11. The top four finishers in the 16-team tournament will qualify for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019.
India is placed In Group D along with Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Syria
Detailed Scores
- India 115(RajeevKumar49, Rajveer Singh Bhati22, Prasanth Tomar15Kuldeep Tamalia14, Gurnoor Singh11) bt Maldives -60(Neesham Muhammed12, Uvais Ibrahin12).
- India -94(Rajeev Kumar21, Priyanshu Tomar18, Sejin Mathew15) bt Nepal-48(Limbu Sujan10).
- India-107(Princepal Singh21,Sejin Mathew18, Rajeev Kumar16,Harshwardhan Tomar15,Jhawar Singh10) bt Bangldesh-48(Hasan Syed Sabbid12).
- India-112(Princepal Singh24,Sejin Mathew19, , Rajeev Kumar18,Harshwardhan Tomar12) bt Srilanka-53(Yogantahan Sinron11).