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Thiruvalla 3rd June 2016: The Indian U18 men’s basketball team made its rising aspirations clear with a dominant final round robin league victory over Nepal with the score 117-40 in the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) U18 Championship 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As winners in the South Asian region, the team qualified for the 24th Edition of FIBA Asia Championship to be held in Tehran, Iran from 15th to 24th July 2016

Lead by P Baladhaneshwar from Tamil Nadu and Coached by J P Singh the defending champion, in the four-nation event India Who defeated Bangladesh 90-31 then Sri Lanka 127-52 came on to meet Nepal who also defeated Bangladesh 57-54 then scrape past Sri Lanka 65-64 to Meet India in the Final league round Muhammed Shiras N from St Ephremes HSS Mannanam and Gineeeb Benny from Little Flower HSS Koratty are the representation of Kerala in the team.

Gineeb The Second Highest Scorer for India At SABA

6 feet 4 inches tall and lanky Gineeb Benny who also from the cradle of Basketball Little flower HSS Koratty came as the second best scorer for India contributing 48 points from 3 matches just behind the top scorer P Baladhaneshwar who contributed 51 points from 3 matches .Gineeb Scores 12 against Bangladesh, 21 against Sri Lanka & 15 against Nepal.

Detailed Score in the Final League

India -117(Baladhneswar21,Hariram17, Gineeb Benny15,Vishal Kumar14, Rachat10) bt Nepal-40

Earlier Ones

India-90 (Vishal Kumar Gupta 15, Gineeb Benny 12, Baladhaneshwar 12, Rachit 10, Hari Ram 10) bt Bangladesh – 31 (Md Ali 8 pts) [33-7, 24-6, 20-8, 13-10]
India-127 (Gineeb Benny 21, Baladhaneshwar 18,Mohammed Ali16, Vishal Kumar 15,DanielRichard10) bt Sri Lanka – 52(Brent 13, Chirath 12) [41-11, 32-10, 28-9, 26-22]

New Delhi, 1st June, 2016: Lead by P Baladhaneshwar from Tamil Nadu and Coached by J P Singh the defending champion Indian U18 men’s basketball team drubbed host N Bangladesh 90-31 in the morning and in the evening beat Sri Lanka 127-52 here for the South Asian (SABA) U 18 Championship 2016.

In the Morning against Bangladesh, Indian scoring is lead by Vishal Kumar, making 15 and Gineeb Benny with 13 and P Baladhaneshwar contributing 12 while in the evening Gineeb Benny leads the scoring tally with 21 points followed by
captain Baladhaneshwa with 19 points.

This two days Championship will serve as the qualifier for FIBA Asia Championship apart from India-Nepal, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh are Participating. India now only has to play against Nepal to qualify themselves for the Asian Championship.

Detailed scores

India -90(Vishal Kumar15,Gineeb Beny13, P Baladhaneshwar 12,Rachit10,Hariram K10) bt Bangladesh-31
India-127 – (Gineeb Benny21, P Baladhaneshwar 19, Hariram17,Mohammed Ali16, Vishal Kumar15, Richard Daniel10) bt Sri Lanka – 52(Brent15)

New Delhi, 31st May, 2016:  Lead by  P Baladhaneshwar  from Tamil Nadu and Coached by J P Singh the Indian U18 men’s basketball team Leaves to Dhakha  for  Participating  in the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Championship 2016. This two day Championship which will be Starting on 1st June will serve as the qualifier to FIBA Asia Championship apart from India Nepal, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh are Participating. India are the defending champions, having won the last SABA Championship in 2014, and are expected to put up a strong showing this time around too. India is scheduled to play the first of its three round robin matches on 1st June, against the hosts.

The Team which had its training  in Puducherry left to Bangladesh after some practice  matches at Chennai against Sathyabama University, Chennai and the Indian Overseas Bank.

INDIAN SQUAD FOR THE SABA U18 Championship 2016
P Baladhaneshwar © , Hariram Ragupathy, Kalidass Singamuthu and Arthur Wilson Daniel Richards (all from Tamil Nadu) Muhammed Shiras N, & Gineeb Benny (Kerala) Mohammed Ali (Rajasthan) Rachit (Delhi) Vishal Kumar Gupta (Uttar Prasdesh) Saqlain Jamir Sayyed (Maharastra) Guruprasad Nayak K (Karnataka) and Sahil from Harayana. 

Tiruvalla -27th may 2016 – Muhammed Shiras N from St Ephrem HSS Mannanam and Gineeeb Benny from Little Flower HSS Koratty will represent India at the SABA U18 Championship to be held at Indoor Gymnasium – Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1st to 2nd June, 2016 , the qualifying round matches for the FIBA Asia Championship to be held in Tehran from July 22nd to 31st 2016

In two exciting finals Ernakulum Boys and Thiruvananthapuram Girls won the 43rd Kerala State Sub-junior Basketball Championship Played at Assumption College Indoor Stadium as the matches had to be shifted due to heavy rain at the venue Christ Central School, Thiruvalla. In the Girls Final Thiruvananthapuram girls edge past Thrissur 23-21similarly Thrissur also had a setback in Boys Section as they lost to Ernakulum by the score of 27-32.

In the Girls final match, Suleena came as the top scorer for Thiruvananthapuram with 9 points and Aleena Antony the top scorer for Thrissur making 7 points.

In Boys Final Ernakulum which leads 16-12 at the half time defeated Thrissur with the score 32-27 with Sayan Muhammed leading the scoring tally for Ernakulum with 10points.

Bronze for Thiruvananthapuram boys and Kottayam Girls
The Bronze position match was also an interesting affair as Thiruvananthapuram pipped Kozhikode 53-48 to claim the bronze in boys similarly the Girls from Kottayam took bronze scraping Kozhikode 46-45.

DR John.M.Chacko Cash Awards for Best Player to Gouri & Sayyan Muhammed
Gouri from Nirmala Bhavan Thiruvanthpuram and Sayyan Muhhamedfrom SH CMI public school Kochi received the Best Player Cash award of rs 2000/ each instituted by Dr John M Chacko chief Patron Kerala Basketball Association

Sejin Mathew Honoured
Pathanamthitta District Basketball Association Honoured Sri Sejin Mathew who secured the Most Valuable Player Award at the Reliance Foundation JR NBA Elire National Camp at NOIDA. The Award were Distributed by Dr Sriram Venkitraman IAS Sub-Collector and Organising Committee Chairman 43rd Sub-Junior State Championship

The Trophies and Medals were distributed by Dr Srriram Venkitraman Sub-Collector of Thiruvalla.

Detailed scores

      GIRLS FINAL

Thiruvananthapuram-23 (Suleena9,) bt Thrissur-21(Aleena Antony7, Angi Susan5)

      BOYS FINAL

Erankulum-32(Sayyan Muhammed10,Thomas Zacharia7)bt R Thrissur-27(Arian ck9)

      GIRLS

Kottayam-46(Ann maru Zacharia 26,Aksa Kuroam12) bt Kozhikode-45(Aysa Khanda17,Avanthika Biju10)

      BOYS

Thiruvanthapuram-53(Pranav Sunny-19,Alan V-14) bt Kozhikode-48(Nithin Baby-15, Muhammed Fenzim-9)

Thiruvalla 23rd May 2016 : The Quarter final match will be played in the Morning while Semi final Match will commence in the evening (24th May) here for the 43rd Kerala State Sub Junior Basketball Championships For Boys & Girls 2016 here at Christ Central School Flood Lit F ground Thiruvalla.

On the Third day along with defending Champions Kozhikode, Alapuzha, Ernakulum, Thrssiur, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Kannur and Kollam in Girls while in Boys defending champions Kottayam runner-up Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Idukki and Alappuzha along with host Pathanamthitta will compete the Quarterfinal.

In the league matches Alappuzha defeated Kasargod 48-15, Thrissur beat Kannur 31-8, Trivandrum beat Kollam 31-22, Kottayam drubbed Kannur 48-22 similarly Pathanamthitta had an easy match over Malappuram 36-16, and Thiruvananthapuram beat kozhikode 52-32 and Ernakulam beat Malappuram 38-11.

In girls defending champions, Kozhikode had two easy victories over Alappuzha and Malappuram as they beat them with the score 22-9 & 27-5 respectively and the strong contenders Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram had easy victories over Kollam and Kannur with the score 28-11 and 33-12, while Pathanamthitta girls made the exit as they lost to Ernakulum, 1-28.

Detailed Result League Round

GIRLS

Ernakulum – 28(Sarangi Santhosh 11) bt Pathanamthitta-1
Kozhiikode – 22(MAlavika 6, Aysha Khanza 6) bt Alapuzha – 9
Kozhikode – 27(Malavika 8) bt MAlapuram-8
Kottayam – 28(Ann Maria Zacharia 8, Aksa 8) bt Kollam – 9(merin Mathew 4)
Thiruvanthapuram – 33(Gowri 14, Jayasree 7) bt KAnnur – 12(ameena Salin 6)

BOYS

Trivandrum – 52(Pranav 6, Vishnu 6) bt Kozhikode – 32(Mohammed Fenzim 10, SafarSam PC 6)
Trivandrum – 31(Pranav 7, Jasol 7) bt Kollam – 22(Govind MAnoj 7)
Pathanamthitta – 66(Sreehari Vijayan 29, Jordan Cherian 18)bt Malappuram – 36(Abhinav J Anfid 12)
Kottayam – 48(Joseph Roji 20, Deepak S 11) bt Kannur – 22 Siril Siby 8)
Thrissur – 31(Akshay 8)bt KAnnur – 8)
Alapuzha – 48(Bichu Nelson 13, Samprith 9) bt Kasargod – 15(Shalwin Saaji 15)
Erankulum – 38(Sachin Koshy Cherian 8) bt Malapuram – 11

It was a colourful start here for 43rd Kerala State Sub-Junior Basketball Championships For Boys & Girls 2016 here at Christ Central School Flood Lit F ground Thiruvalla. as Sanjayan Kumar IFS, Director Sports & Youth affairs will Inaugurated the Championship after a Colourful March past by the Participants followed by Chairman of the organising committee Dr Sriram Vankataraan IAS introduced the chief guest Fr Thomas Mayaparambil welcomed the guests and Philip Zacharia secretary PDBA rendered the Vote of thanks. K V Varghese Chairman Tiruvalla Municipality was introduced to the players of the opening match.

This Five day Championship was organised by the Christ Central School, Thiruvalla in association with Pathanamthitta District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala basketball Association. The teams are divided into Four Groups and will be played on a league cum Knockout Basis 13 Districts in Boys and 12 in Girls will be participating in this Championship The state Team to participate in the National sub Junior Championship to be held in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad from October 1 to 7 will be selected from this Championship. Kottayam in boys section and Kozhikode in Girls Division at are the reigning Champions, Two teams from each pool will qualify for the Knockout stage.

In the opening match Ernakulam boys defeated host Pathanamthittaa 36-19 t wit Thomas Zechariah top scoring for Ernakulam with 10 points while in other boys matches Kozhikode beat Kollam (45-22),Alapuzha beat Palakkad (47-18) Idukki beat Kasargod (47-20) and again drubbed Palakkad (40-2) while in Girls. Thrissur head a good start as they drubbed Pathanmthtta (45-22), Alappuzha beat Malaouram(30-8), Kannur got better of Palakkad(25-9) and Kollam drubbed Kasargod (26-3).

Detailed Result

      GIRLS

Thrissur-22(Sanjana S9) bt Pathanamthitta-2
Alapuzha-30(Janu Sunil 8,Shilpa PJ 7) bt MAlapuram-8
Kannur-25(Ashrin Shiji7) bt PAlakkad-9
Kollam-26(Dona Ivan11) bt Kasargod-3

      BOYS

Kozhikode-45(Mohammed Fenzim14,SafarSam PC10) bt Kollam-22(Ajin P reji 45)
Alapuzha-47(Binil Binu10, Bicho Nelson8) bt PAlakkad-18(Dikson8)
Idukki-47(Joel Vincent Mattam13) bt Kasargod-20
Idukki-40(Emmanuel T Shaibu9) bt PAlakkado2
Erankulum-36(Thomas Zacharia10,Anwin S Mattom8,Sayyam Mohammed6) bt —Pathanthitta-19(Sidharth S8,Rittu John4)

Tiruvalla 19th May 2016: Sanjayan Kumar IFS, Director Sports & Youth affairs will Inaugurate the 43rd Kerala State Sub-Junior Basketball Championships For Boys & Girls 2016 here at Christ Central School Thiruvalla on 21st May 2016 at 4.00 Pm.

This Five day Championship which will be organised by the Christ Central School ,Thiruvalla in association with Pathanamthitta District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala basketball Association at the Christ Central School Flood Lit Basketball ground & at Public Stadium Thiruvalla .An organising Committee under Dr Sriram Venkitraman IAS ,Sub-Collector of Thiruvalla are working hard for the successful conduct of this championship .The teams are divided into Four Groups and will be played on a league cum Knockout Basis 13 Districts in Boys and 12 in Girls will be participating in this Championship The state Team to participate in the National sub Junior Championship to be held in Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad from 1 to 7 will be selected from this Championship. Kottayam in boys section and Kozhikode in Girls Division at are the reigning Champions, Two teams from each pool will qualify for the Knockout stage.

RECEPTION TO WOMEN FEDERATION CUP CHAMPIONS & SILVER MEDALLIST IN JR MEN

Kerala Basketball Association will be honoring the Kerala Women’s team winners of the at the 30th Federation Cup Basketball Championship held in Goa and the Kerala boys team who won a Silver Medal after a gap of 19years at the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship held at Puducherry.

The presence of Jeena P S the fifth Best shooter at the recently concluded Asian Championship along with Sr Indian Internationals Stephy Nixon, Anjana P G , Neenumol PS and Jr Internationals Elizabeth Hillarios, Youth Internationals Vimmy Varkey, Vinaya Joseph will add colour to the opening day.

GROUPINGS

BOYS

Group A – Kottayam, Thrissur, Kannur
Group B – Thiruvanthapuram , Kozhikode, Kollam
Group C – Ernakulum, Pathanamthitta, Malapuram
Group D – Idukki, Alapuzha, Palakkad & Kasargod

GIRLS

Group A – Kozhikode, Alapuzha, Malapuram
Group B – Thiruvanthapuram, Kannur, Palakkad
Group C – Kottayam, Kollam, Kasargod
Group D – Ernakulum, Thrissur, Pathanamthitta

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES ON THE OPENING DAY

Puducherry, 8th May 2016: Kerala Jr Men could not able to repeat the Performance been a Winner after they last won the Gold 29years back at Neyvel, Sudheep bose and his team can be proud as they are coming into the final after a gap of 19 years . Jr Women was unlucky as they have to meet Tamil Nadu in the quarter-finals and to satisfy with a 5th Position defeating Haryana 72-62 and the sad story is that Kerala which had beaten Maharashtra in the league round went on with a bronze Medal.

After the bitter disappointment of runners up finish last year, Karnataka girls emerged deserving champions in the Arise Steel 67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association (PBA), under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city.

Kerala Jr which has beaten Tamil Nadu in the league Phase could not able to repeat the same in the final against Tamil Nadu and surrendered to them with the score of 77-88 After mediocre league rounds where they finished 2-2, Tamil Nadu boys have stepped up in the business end of the Championship, exacting revenge, first against Haryana in the quarterfinals, and now against Kerala in the finals. The Kerala side led by Md Shiras has been a revelation this year, but against a resurgent Tamil Nadu outfit playing not far from home, they found the going tough in the gold medal match.

In the first quarter both the teams played a zone defence and Kerala came prepared, as they were able to limit TN’s youth India captain Baladaneshwar’s offensive explosiveness. But Hari Ram, the Tamil Nadu Captain was aggressive both on the offensive and defensive boards, as he brought his ‘A’ game today with marvellous putbacks and mid-range jump shots. Taking a decent lead in the third quarter, Tamil Nadu was careful with the ball as the Kerala team shifted to a full-court pressure defence. With the time running out Kerala did all they could but the two Tamil Nadu guards Bala and Kali dribbled through their defence with ease as they created chances from themselves and their teammates. Kerala was still in the hunt trailing by 6 points in the last minute of the fourth quarter, but Hari Ram once again stepped up to finish the game off in style.

KARNATAKA GIRLS TRIUMPH

In the finals, both the teams came to the occasion prepared and were neck and neck at the end of the first quarter. Both the teams were playing zone defence and their respective shooters maximised on the opportunities and were able to score from behind the arc. Tamil Nadu led, 16-14, after the first ten minutes. The intensity changed in the second quarter as Karnataka shifted to man to man defence and were able to stop the three pointers of Tamil Nadu. In the third quarter, Karnataka took a huge lead as their pressure defence forced the Tamil Nadu players into many turnovers. The turnover led to easy transition baskets, many of which were converted by its senior international star Bhandavya. In the fourth quarter, Karnataka maintained its double-digit lead despite Tamil Nadu switching to a full court press in desperation.

BRONZE FOR MAHARASHTRA JR WOMEN & DELHI JR MEN

Maharashtra Jr women scrape past defending Champions Chhattisgarh 60-58 while Delhi Jr Men beat Haryana 77-72 to crown the Bronze

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

BFI President Shri K Govindaraj was the chief guest for the prize distribution ceremony. Mr Aadhav Arjuna, Chairman of the Organising Committee & Managing Director of Arise Industries & Agency Pvt. Ltd. was the guest of honour. Dr T Sundararajan, the principal of Pondicherry Engineering College presided over the ceremony, with Mr V Rajasekar, Managing Director, Raman Roadways felicitating the guests. Other dignitaries overseeing the ceremony included Rev Fr MS John Bosco, President-PBA and Dr V Ragothaman, Honorary Secretary-PBA.

Detailed Results

Finals

   JR MEN

Tamil Nadu -88(Hari Ram 29, Bala 19) bt Kerala-77 (Shiras 23, Prem 22) [23-16, 20-19, 18-17, 27-25]

   JR WOMEN

Karnataka -(Bhandavya 29, Priyanka 10) bt Tamil Nadu (Srishti 8) 64-44 [14-16, 19-9, 19-3, 12-16]

3rd and 4th Place

   JR MEN

Delhi-77 (Vishal 17, Hasraj 14) bt Haryana-72 (Sonu Kumar 14, Deepak 11) 77-72 [11-12, 20-17, 20-20, 26-23]

   JR WOMEN

Maharashtra -60(Shruti 27, Neha 15) bt Chhattisgarh -58 (Vaniana 15, Gulabsha 14) 60-58 [10-13, 16-15, 11-9, 23-21]

5th and 6th Place

BOYS

Punjab -65(Sahil 20) bt Chandigarh-46 (Jatin 15, Abishek 15) 65-46 [21-14, 15-6, 20-12, 9-14]

GIRLS

Kerala-33 (Anusha 20, Nimmi George 18) bt Haryana-62 (Surya 33, Bharti 9) 72-62 [13-15, 19-15, 18-16, 22-15]

Details of Kerala Jr Men Team

Details of Kerala Team

Junior Men

Prem Prakash (Thiruvananthapuram)
Hails from Thiruvananthapuram  studying at Mar Ivanios College Thiruvananthapuram

Mohammed Shiraz
Hails from Alappuzha, Studying at St Ephrem’s HSS mannanam, Kottayam

Jacob Jaimon Jacob
Hails from Mannanam, Studying at St ephremes HSS mannanam,kottayam

Akhil B
Hails from Thiruvalla, Studying at St ephremes HSS mannanam,kottayam

Gineeb Benny 
Hails from Koratty, Studying in Little flower HSS Koratty

Indian Nelson 
Hails from Koratty, Studying in Little flower HSS Koratty

Grigo Mathew
Hails from Koratty, Studying in Little flower HSS Koratty

Sudharshan P(Alappuzha) 
Hails from Nileshwar Kasargod, Studying at St Berchnmns College Changancherry

Akhil P Murali(Idukki) 
Hails from Kudiathur, Thodupuzha Studying in ShanthalJyothi School Muttam

Sharan Frazilin 
Hails from Fort Kochi, Studying  at Sacred Heart C M I School Thevara

Ebin Wilson (Ernakulum) 
Hails from Kadungallur, Aluva  Studying at Muppathadam Govt HSS Aluva

Harikrishnan
Hails from Alappuzha ST Josephs HSS Pulicunnu

Coach – Sudeep Bose Native Place Cheruvatoor  coach with Kerala State Sports council
Asst Coach – Suni  Native Place Cheruvathoor , Secretary Kasargod District Basketball Association
Manager – Anil Bangalam – hails from Bangalam Town  in Kasargod 

Road to Final Jr Men and 5th Place Kerala

Jr Men Silver for Kerala
In the league round Kerala defeated Tamil Nadu 83-81, then Chandigarh 77-71 and drubbed Madhya Pradesh 62-38 but lost to Haryana 78-92 but  reached Quarter final and defeated Maharashtra 72-46 and in the Semi final beat Delhi 72-68 to meet Tamil Nadu  and Lost by 77-88.
 
Jr Women Position 5th
In the League round beat Uttar Pradesh 45-12, then Maharashtra 60-33 and Rajasthan 66-39 but lost to Karnataka 65-57 and again in the Quarter final lost to Tamil Nadu  36-63.

Then for the 5th to 8th Spot drubbed Delhi 76-33 and then beat Haryana to Secure 5th position.  

Puducherry, 7th May 2016: Kerala Jr men making the final after a gap of 19 years as they beat Delhi 72-68 at the first Semi final of the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association (PBA), under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city.

Kerala in Jr men in an evenly contested match trailed 29-30 at the end of First half and again went out of the hands as Delhi increased the lead to 53- 37 by the end of third quarter but the third quarter saw Kerala’s fighting quality as they scored 35 points in the last quarter as of 15 by Delhi captain prem rose on to the occasion scoring 15 points in the last quarter along with Hari Krishnan and Akhil B who came as a substitute in the last quarter made a useful 6 points for the sweet victory Prem came as the top scorer with 27points followed by Hari Krishnan and Shiras making 10 points each for the victory Kerala Men will now take on the winners of Tamil Nadu and Haryana match.

Kerala Jr Women also had a Good run today as they drubbed Delhi with the score 76-33 and now will face Haryana for the 5th Position match.

Detailed score

SEMI FINAL JR MEN

Kerala-72(Prem Prakash27,Harikrishnan10,Mohammed Shiras10) bt Delhi-68(Rachat20,Vishal19)

Results Day 7 (7-5-2016) till 12:00 pm

Classification match 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th

BOYS

Punjab (Ajit 11, Rahul 10) bt Rajasthan (Abbas 19) 62-46 [8-6, 14-17, 30-14, 10-9]
Chandigarh (Amit 32) bt Maharashtra (Aaron 21, Sayyad 18) 103-92 [27-24, 24-13, 21-16, 31-39]

GIRLS

Haryana (Surya 27, Bharti 18) bt Punjab (Komalpreet 22, Aakarshan 14) 85-64 [21-15, 26-10, 14-16, 24-23]
Kerala -76 (Anusha IP17,Nimmy George13,Aswathy jayasankar10) bt Delhi (Ragnee 16, Sushantika 14) 76-33 [23-8, 23-9, 15-8, 15-8]

9th and 10th place

BOYS

Chhattisgarh (Arvind 20, Panvas 16) bt Telangana (Salman 10) 61-40 [9-12, 11-5, 22-10, 19-13]

GIRLS

Gujarat (Arti 18, Nandita 12) bt Rajasthan (Asha 12) 44-32 [10-7, 10-4, 6-10, 18-11]

Level 1 to Level 2

*note that all four teams are relegated to Level 2 from Level 1 and these matches were played in order to decide the divisions of these teams between Groups C to F for next year)

BOYS

Madhya Pradesh (Ashwani 14, Mayank 10) bt Uttar Pradesh (Lav 15) 50-41 [9-10, 23-7, 10-8, 8-16]

GIRLS

Madhya Pradesh (Isha 19, Sakshi 15) bt Uttar Pradesh (Pooja 19) 57-41 [13-13, 17-15, 12-11, 27-12]

Level 1

Quarter Finals

BOYS

Delhi (Vishal 27) bt Chandigarh (Jatin 11) 68-48 [13-11 27-8, 17-9, 19-12]

Loser’s Knockout- Finals (for Level 2 teams out of the main competition)

BOYS

Uttarakhand (Mayank 19, Himmat 18) bt Goa (Roy 19, Shaun 12) 71-49 [14-8, 18-13, 20-7, 21-

Puducherry, 6th May 2016: Kerala Jr men had an authentic victory over Maharashtra as they beat them with the score 72-46 and march on to the Semifinal while the jr Women dissatisfied as they lost to Tamil Nadu 36-63 in the quarter-finals here for the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association (PBA), under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city.

In the jr, Men Kerala had a good start of 20-9 and lead 32-11 at the half time . for Kerala Muhammad Shiras again came as the top scorer scoring 19 points and he was evenly supported by Hari Krishnan also scoring 19 points and captain prem Prakash making 15 points. Tamil Nadu Men also made the and as they scrap past Punjab 86-84.

The Girls quarter final was an disappointed one as Kerala fought an even contest in the first quarter and until the half but missing the basket in the later stage and lost to Tamil Nadu with the score 36-63 in the other quarter-final Maharashtra overcome Haryana 71-62 Haryana yesterday defeated Tamil Nadu.

RESULTS

Quarter Finals

    BOYS

Tamil Nadu-86 (Hari ram 26, Bala 15, Daniel 12) bt Punjab-84 (Rahul 22, Sahil 12) [15-21, 19-15, 25-26, 27-22]
Kerala- 72 (Muhammed Shiras 21,harikrishnan18, Prem Prakash15, Gineeb 10) bt Maharashtra (Aaron 16) [20-9, 12-12, 18-12, 22-13]

    GIRLS

Tamil Nadu-63 (Avanthi 16, Riasharon 12) bt Kerala-36 (Anusha 11) [11-10, 15-11, 24-11, 13-4]
Maharashtra -71(Shruti 19, Neha 17) bt Haryana-62 (Meenu 13, Surya 12) [14-13, 15-10, 21-11, 31-18]

Pre Quarter Finals

     BOYS

Chandigarh=90 (Amit 25, Piyush 10) bt Telangana-57 (Pruthiv 16) [27-11, 26-9, 16-16, 21-21]
Rajasthan-75 (Naveen 17, Basit 14) bt Chhattisgarh-61 (Sunil 25) [23-22, 13-13, 22-11, 17-15]

      GIRLS

Delhi -75 (Ragnee 31, Sushantika 14) bt Rajasthan-55 (Kanika 20) [17-10, 16-12, 25-16, 17-17]
Punjab-52 (Komalpreet 14, Aakansha 9) bt Gujarat-29 (Tavleen 11, Arti 9) [13-9, 18-4, 8-9, 13-7]

Puducherry, 5th May 2016: Kerala Jr men and jr Women entered the quarter-finals . In the last league match today in jr women Kerala defeated Maharashtra 60-53 while in Jr Men division Kerala drubbed Madhya Pradesh 67-38 to make themselves qualify for the Quarterfinal here for the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association (PBA), under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city. Kerala in Jr men will take on Maharastra while in women will meet the losers of Tamil Nadu and Haryana

RESULTS

Level 1

   BOYS

Kerala-62 (Muhammed Shuraz 22, Harikrishnan 10) bt Madhya Pradesh-38 (Yadav 11, Sohaam 11) [13-2, 10-14, 14-12, 25-9]
Haryana-97 (Deepak 29, Ankit 16) bt Chandigarh-79 (Amit 31) [12-21, 25-18, 30-28, 30-12]
Delhi-72 (Vishal 25, Sombir 19) bt Maharashtra-71 (Aaron 18, Qureshi 12, Khan 10) [19-12, 17-12, 17-23, 19-24]
Tamil Nadu-93 (Hari Ram 27, Kali 12) bt Madhya Pradesh -67(Mayank 20) [23-11, 21-13, 32-19, 17-24]
Punjab-68 (Sahil 30) bt Uttar Pradesh -50(Atal 13) [20-18, 10-8, 20-12, 18-11]

   GIRLS

Kerala-60 (Nivya Raj 20, Anusha 19) bt Maharashtra-53 (Shruti 21, Neha 12) [21-11, 13-17, 13-11, 13-14]

Level 2

   BOYS

Telangana-83 (Pruthvi 21, Arun 18) bt Chhattisgarh-78 (Pankaj 19, Arvind 13) [22-14, 19-25, 22-25, 20-14]

   GIRLS

Delhi (Ragnee 21, Sushantika16) bt Gujarat (Sheerya 8) 51-22 [14-6, 6-6, 14-4, 17-6]

Losers Knockout*- Semifinals

   BOYS

Goa (Shaun 30, Roy 9) bt Puducherry (Sheldin 19, Nitesh 11) 57-47 [6-17, 17-8, 18-11, 16-11]
Uttarakhand (Hirdi Yangam 22) bt Karnataka (Prajwal 24, Guru Prasad 20) 65-62 [18-10, 11-18, 21-14, 15-20]

   GIRLS

Andhra Pradesh (Natasha 8) bt Telangana (Chandini 13, Nihita 11) 44-22 [9-6, 17-6, 11-10, 7-0]

Puducherry, 4th May 2016: Day Kerala Junior Men & Women registered their second Straight Victory in Level 1 Matches as they beat Chandigarh 77-71 while Kerala girls came out strong after their defeat yesterday at the hands of Karnataka 57-65,now by outplaying Rajasthan. In the first quarter Rajasthan was trailing by 1 point but from the second quarter onwards, Kerala proved too good from behind the arc to easily win 66-39. In the second match of the day, Karnataka stayed undefeated by beating Maharashtra. Priyanka and Bhandavya both had a huge scoring day for Karnataka with 28 points each.

67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association (PBA), under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), commenced today at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city. In key Level 2 qualifying matches, Telangana and Chhattisgarh from the boys section and Gujarat and Delhi from the girls section made it through from the Level 2 to Level 1. They have now progressed to the pre-quarterfinals stage.

PUNJAB & HARYANA BOYS GET 1 POINT WINS OVER MAHARASHTRA & TAMIL NADU

After an epic 20 points come back in the fourth quarter, Tamil Nadu fell to Haryana to go 1-2 in the league stages. The key to their comeback was their near perfect execution of the full-court press which forced Haryana into continuous turnovers. Daniel and Bala of Tamil Nadu connected in the last quarter to almost tie the game. Tamil Nadu’s bid to force the game into overtime though was denied as Hari Ram the Tamil Nadu Captain, who was fouled behind the three-point line, was unable to connect all the three free throws.

The late game between the reigning runner-up team Punjab and Maharashtra was another tied encounter for the most part. Maharashtra’s guards were able to connect from behind the arc to take an early lead. Rahul of Punjab had the height advantage in the 2nd quarter when Maharashtra decided to play man to man defence. He was going against a smaller defender and was able to capitalise with a high scoring game of 36 points. But offensively, even Maharashtra was perfect as they were able to counter back by their 3 point shooting. In the last seconds of the game, Maharashtra was down at one point but even after having the last ball possession they were not able to connect and Punjab took this one home.

DETAILED RESULTS

Level 1

  BOYS

Kerala-77 (Muhammed Shiraz 19) bt Chandigarh -71 (Abhishek 21, Amit 15) [14-23, 22-12, 10-24, 31-12]
Haryana -90(Rinku 28, Sonu Kumar 27, Deepak 11) bt Tamil Nadu-89 (Hari Ram 28, Daniel 25, Bala 15) [26-9, 20-22, 26-20, 18-38]
Punjab-69 (Rahul 36, Ajit 10) bt Maharashtra -68(Aaron 18, Moteiro 15) [17-21, 19-10, 16-17, 17-20]
Chhattisgarh -64(Arvind 18) bt Mizoram-42 (Lalchhandama 12) [17-12, 11-8, 13-16, 24-6]
Telangana-76 (Pruthvi 28, Arun 18) bt West Bengal -68(Saddam 24, Gopal 11) [18-16, 12-14, 19-20, 27-18]

  GIRLS

Kerala-66 (Anusha I P 10) bt Rajasthan-39 (Ishika 12) [10-9, 15-11, 18-8, 23-11]
Karnataka-77 (Priyanka 28, Bhandavya 28, Lopamudra 15) bt Maharashtra-71 (Carina 17, Shruti 15, Neha 14) [11-17, 24-21, 20-12, 22-21]
Haryana-78 (Meenu 18, Namarta 16, Surya 14) bt Punjab-58 (Komalpreet 19, Aakarshan Sandhu 15, Rajandeep 8) [15-18, 21-8, 21-16, 21-16]
Tamil Nadu -67(Ishwarya 19, Avanti 9, Srishti 9) bt Madhya Pradesh-40 (Sakshi 19, Isha 14) [17-13, 14-15, 25-9, 11-3]
Maharashtra-72 (Neha Shanu 19) bt Uttar Pradesh-42 (Pooja 17) [16-10, 14-14, 23-9, 19
Karnataka-65 (Bhandavya 24, Bhoomika 19) bt Kerala-57 (Nivya Raj 24, Nimmi George 19) [19-13, 20-12, 15-18, 11-14]

Level 2 to Level 1 Qualification Games

  BOYS & GIRLS

Gujarat (Tavleen 18, Arti 16) bt West Bengal (Paulami 12) 44-22 [14-6, 14-6, 12-6, 4-4]
Delhi (Sushantika 28, Ragnee 25) bt Himachal Pradesh (Vishali 19, Poonam 19) 75-67 [19-17, 20-19, 22-12, 14-19]

Loser’s Knockout (for Level 2 teams out of the main competition)

  GIRLS

Telangana (Natasha 19) bt Jharkhand (Usha 15) 59-44 [13-10, 6-8, 17-12, 23-14]

RESULTS ON DAY 3 (4-5-16) AFTER 5:00 PM

Level 2

  BOYS

Karnataka (Guru Prasad 27, Prajwal 12) bt Gujarat (Amit 14) 64-41 [16-15, 20-9, 19-11, 9-6]
Mizoram (Chuandingliana 18, Sumtansanga 11) bt Himachal Pradesh (Jatin 10) 66-35 [25-12, 14-6, 10-6, 17-11]
Puducherry (Sheldin 14) bt Arunachal Pradesh (Yashmit 10) 56-34 [17-16, 17-7, 12-2, 10-9]
Telangana (Solomon 15) bt Assam (Arnav 13) 66-41 [32-15, 18-6, 10-4, 6-16]

  GIRLS

Uttarakhand (Preeti 11) bt Andhra Pradesh (Susmitha) 37-31 [12-7, 17-6, 4-11, 4-7]
Gujarat (Arti 22, Kshama 14) bt Telangana (Natasha 11) 52-21 [13-8, 13-6, 19-7, 7-0]

– NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, Sacramento Kings Player Seth Curry and New York Knicks’ Robin Lopez AttendThe National Finals at Jaypee Greens Sports Complex –

– Over 2200 Schools across 14Cities in India Participated in the Program –

Great Learning experience for the Kids at Noida

Kerala Bagged the Best Team award in shooting Competition

Most Valuable award for Sreekala R, Sejin Mathew and Nikhil Thomas

In India when the factions are fighting for each other It was a great experience 128Childrens across the country selected from 2200 schools below 16 &14 years got their rare opportunity  to train Under Indias Best basketball Players along with the International coaches from NBA adding and  to Inspire them was the  presence of  National Basketball Association (NBA) players — Robin Lopez of New York Knicks and Seth Curry of Sacramento Kings then what else  a players in India can dream here  at the Jaypeegreens In greater Noida.

Performance of Kerala in the camp was also remarkable as they grabbed the Best shooting team award apart from that Three bagged the Most Valuable Player award Sejin Mathew from Kurainoor Sports Hostel,thuirvalla, Sreekal R from St Gorettis Thiruvanthauram and Nikhil Thoas from Shanthaljyothi Muttam.

Then to the much delight of Participant Seth and Robin showed some of their skills and techniques and also interacted with the young kids. The NBA players also worked with them  and talked to them about their journey in NBA and answered to kid’s queries. Earlier, NBA legends Bruce Bowen and Muggsy Bogues, WNBA All-Stars Tamika Catchings and Swin Cash, and Sim Bhullar, the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA, have all travelled to India to support and promote the game in the country.

“It’s great to be here (in India), I am really enjoying my time here and I am just amazed to see the number of kids here who have so much love for the game. It’s great to be among them. I am sure some of these kids will play in the NBA soon. India has a lot of potential and seeing the way these lads have played today, my belief in them has only increased.” Sacramento player Seth Curry said on the sidelines of the event.

The Programme was part of ,The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Elite National Camp. The camp features the top 12 youth from each state/city in which the program took place, including Punjab, Kerala, Kolkata, Chennai, NCR, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Mumbai.

This grass root programme had reached more than 1.5m school children and over 2,200 schools pan India. The program consists of a Train the Trainer program for local coaches, in school basketball sessions for children in grades 3-10, elite training camps, as well as Hot Shot, 3-on-3 competitions.

12 kids and 4 coaches from Kerala also got the rare chance to be part of this  Reliance Foundation JR NBA Elite National Camp held at  3 Indoor and 3 Outdoor Basketball Courts at Jaypee Gardens India’s best  Basketball grounds in Greater Noida. And also lucky was that  4 from Kerala werere selected from the 128 and got the rare opportunity to train under Seth and robin Sejin Mathew who a sports division Kurianoor  who hails from Thiruvalla sreekala R ,St Goerttis School Thiruvanthapuram and Ann maria Zacharia  from Mount Carmel Kottayam  and Nikhil from Shanthal Jyothi School from Muttam.

ABOUT THE CAMP

The camp consisted of skills training, competitions, games, fitness training and team building exercises. It is the goal of the Reliance Foundation Jr NBA programme to promote health, fitness and an active lifestyle through basketball. The teams were received on 28th April  and the players were provided with Socks, Shorts and  jr NBA T Shirts and were put in AC  dormitories at the Jaypee Gardens  Greater Noida. The same day, players and Coaches met in the evening.
 
On the second day players had to be ready at 6.30 am and after breakfast players U13, and U16 were divided into Four Groups for the sake of  draft team games of 16 minutes each and the teams were coached by  the asst coaches selected from each city.  In the evening, after the draft matches, main teams called by the Coaches and the selected ones were coached by the NBA Selected coaches.
 
From the third day onward, all the teams were on the Court from 8 am and to 10.30 am. City-wise, teams were put up in 11 stations of 10 minutes each trained by India’s Best Players Ram Kumar, Vishesh Brighwancy ,Mohit Bahndary , Trideep Rai , Paramdeep Singh , Aparna Ghosh, Shiba Maggon, Divya Singh along with International Coaches from NBA Craig Brown from USA ,Natalia from from Portugal,Inderbil Twice MVP at Canadian Professional College league controlled by Vice president of NBA Asia & Director  Basketball Operations of India, Carlos Barroca. James Mathew and his Team from Kerala were Instrumental on Looking after the Fitness Stations, also includes  games of 16 minutes each. What is special about this game was that, only man-to-man defence was permitted, and that too without the full court pressing. Followed by  7 pm to 8 pm at the swimming pool. Dinner was served from 8 to 9.30 pm. From then on, were the cultural programmes.

The fourth day also continued like this and on the final day after the 4o minutes games , were held Shooting competitions and Hot Shot competitions. Each player’s performance was screened and scrutinised with the help of videos.

ABOUT JR NBA PROGRAMME 2015 KERALA

In 2015, the NBA joined hands with the Reliance Foundation to launch the Reliance Foundation Jr NBA programmes in various Indian cities. Over the last three years, the programme reached more than 1.5 million youths in 2,200 schools in 14 cities across the country. In Kerala last year 200 schools participated in the 3-month camp held in Kochi, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Alapuzha ,Thruvanthapuaram,Kozhikode and Thrissur guided by the international coaches who have supported  program implementation at each school in Kerala where, Joa Rocha from Portugal and Jade from USA  , the local coaches under  Shibu Hormis were Raphel,Prem, Jithin, Augustine Antony ,Harikrishnan, Soorya  and  Disil Davis were  physical education instructors have conducted  weekly basketball-led physical education classes for grades 4-10 in their schools. In addition to the in-school portion, an Elite Training programme was also conducted in Three Centers in Kristhujayanthi School Kakkanad,Girideepam Betanny in Kottayam and rajeev gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi.apart from Weekend festivals for under 10 years at SN Public School Poothotta, YMCA Alapuzha, and Little Flower HSS Koratty. 

The Mission of the Coach

1. To be Positive all the time (On & Off the Court)
2. To be a Teacher all the time
3. To Demonstrate Exercises & Drills
4. To Give Positive Reinforcements to the Players
5. To Avoid Shouting at Players
6. To Avoid Shouting at the Referees
7. To be on Time
8. To be Always be with your Team
9. Measurements
10. Swimming Pool
11. Meals

THOSE ATENDED FROM KERALA AT THE PROGRAMME

K O Oommen as Director Field Operations
PremKumar, Harikrishnan and Soumya R worked as Caoches/ Asst coaches

UNDER 13 GIRLS

Ann Mary Zacharia – Mount Carmel School
Rebecca Martin – Bhavans Elamankara
Ameesha Jose – St Johns Anchal

UNDER 13 BOYS

Aaron V Blessen – St Ephremes Mannanam
Nikhil Thomas – Shanthaljyothi Muttam
Calvin Louiz – Don Bosco Vaduthala

UNDER 16 GIRLS

Srekala R – St Goerotty Schhol ,Thiruvanthapuram
Aparna Sadasivan – Little Flower HSS Koratty
Olivia T Shibu- Shanthaljyothi Muttam

UNDER 16 BOYS

Sejin Mathew – MTHS Sports Hostel Kurainoor
Gokul Babu – Little Flower HSS Koratty
Antony Varghese – Little Flower HSS koratty

Puducherry 2nd May 2016: Kerala Teams are off to a good start here at the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Puducherry District Basketball Association, under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) as it tipped off today morning at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the city.
Kerala Junior Women had an easy outing against Uttar Pradesh with the score of 45-12 while the boys had to wait till the last Second as Prem Prakash used his length to intercept a loose ball and converted a game-winning fast break to make Kerala 83-81 victory in a match where the lead changes continuously.

26 boys teams and 22 girls teams are participating this year, with matches being played on one indoor court and three outdoor courts. As is standard practice, the teams in both boys and girls section have been divided into two Levels- Level 1 (Groups A & B) and Level 2 (Groups C to F). The tournament is played on a league cum knockout basis, with as many as 128 matches played from early morning till late night. In the league stages, all teams within each group play against each other, and the top teams qualify for the knockout stages. For an in-depth understanding of the Championship format, please visit

DETAILED SCORES

BOYS

Rajasthan -56(M. Aly 24, S Kumar 10) bt Uttar Pradesh-46 (Lav Singh 14, Dheeraj 12) [12-16, 13-12, 21-11, 10-7]
Kerala-83 (Muhamed Siras 24, Hari Krishnan 12) bt Tamil Nadu-81 (Hari Ram 22, Bala Dhaneshwar 14, Pradeep Kumar 12) [15-13, 18-22, 25-22, 25-24]

GIRLS

Kerala-45 (Nivya Raj 12, Nimmi George 10) bt Uttar Pradesh-12 (Shreyasi Vats 7) [12-3, 5-3, 11-2, 17-4]
Karnataka-69 (Bhandavya 13, Bhoomika 10) bt Rajasthan-20 (Asha Nayak 5) [20-10, 13-2, 20-7, 16-1]
Chhattisgarh-59 (Vandana 19, Riya 16, Mahina 12) bt Tamil Nadu-58 (Ishwarya 17, Nishanti 13, Ria Sharon 8) [14-18, 14-7, 20-17, 11-16]
Haryana-65 (Surya 18, Namraj 16) bt Madhya Pradesh-53 (Sakshi P 22) [13-8, 11-12, 20-16, 21-17]

Level 2

BOYS

Mizoram-75 (Lalfakzula 34) bt Tripura-74 (Akshay 27) [13-21, 20-22, 17-14, 25-17]

GIRLS

Himachal Pradesh-53 (Sonika 21, Vishali 7) bt Andhra Pradesh-30 (N. Padmavathi 11, N. Saroja 8) [15-8, 6-12, 12-8, 20-10]
Telangana -44(Natasha 15, Nuthana 11) bt Bihar-14 (Kajul Singh 4) [16-0, 5-0, 15-8, 8-6]
Goa-52 (Amisha 28, Rachel 18) bt Jharkhand-21 (Alka 7, Riya 6) [10-6, 14-2, 8-8, 20-5]

Thruvalla 28th April 2014 – Prem Prakash of Mar Ivanios College Thiruvananthapuram and Anusha I P from St Josephs College Alappuzha will lead Kerala at the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Puducherry from 1st to8th may 2016. Junior Women team will be coached by Thomas Chandy and Men by Sudeep Bose both from Kerala State Sports Council Minuu George from Thrissur and Anil Bakalam from Kasargod will be the managers Respectively.

The Team

JUNIOR WOMEN

Anusha IP©, Nivyaraj P P, Adhika N P, Aswathi Jayasankar & Akhila Mohan(all from Kohikode)
Nimmy George, Aleena seby, Sneha Sebastian & Festy P Jose (all from Thrissur)
Arya K R &Ayswarya Sabu (from Kannur) Gowri Priya Satheesh (Kottayam)

JUNIOR MEN

Prem Prakash© (Thiruvanthapuram) Mohammed Shiraz, Jacob Jaimon Jacob, Akhil B (all from Kottayam)
Gineeb Benny, Indian Nelson & Grigo Mathew (all from Thrissur )
Sharan Frazilin & Ebin Wilson (Ernakulum)
Sudharshan P (Alapuzha)
Akhil P Murali (idukki) and Harikrishnan from Alapuzha

Thiruvalla April 23rd 2016: The 44th Kerala State Sub-Junior Basketball Championship, 2016, will be held at Christ Central School Thiruvalla from 21st May to 25th May 2016 organised by the Christ Central School, Thriuvalla in Association with Pathanamthitta Basketball Association under the auspices of Kerala Basketball Association

Kasargod 20th April 2016 :- Kozhikode Jr Women avenged their defeat they had in the last Year as they beat Thrissur 66-46 to crowned the Junior Women Title Similarly Kottayam Jr Men Crowned the tile defeating Thrissur 58-40  here for the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which was organised by  Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association , at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod

In an evenly contested Jr Women final till the half and  Lead 31-25 at the first half  Kozhikode came on to beat Thrissur with the score of  66-46 with Nivya raj top scoring for Kozhikode with 21points followed by Anusha IP with 19 points for Thrissur Nimmi George scored 19 points to came as the top scorer
 
In Jr Men Division after leading a low scoring first half of 18-15,  Kottayam came on beat Thrissur 58-40 with Shiras leading the scoring  for Kottayam with 27 points followed by Akhil B who rose on to the occasion in the final for Kottayam contributing 16 points  and for Thrissur Grigo Mathew came as the top scorer with 17 points
 
Earlier Erankulum jr Men defeated dfending champion Thiruvanthapuram 61-41 and Jr Women division Kannur defeated Thriuvanthapuram 53-43 to secure Bronze spot.

On Monday late night semi Final matches  Kozhikode jr women who had an 25-4 lead in the first half came on to beat Kannur with the score 44-21 to meet Thrissur in the final. Aswathy Jayasankar lead the score tally for Kozhikode with 19 points.
 
In Jr Men Division 1st Semi Final Kottayam who had an 30-27 lead in the first half accelerated the scoring in the  second half came on to beat the defending Champion Thiruvanthapuram 57-39 to meet  Thissur who had an easy match  over Ernakulum when  they drubbed them to the score of 41-17. Trophies were distributed by K Kunjiraman MLA

Detailed Scores

Junior Women Final

• Kozhikode-66(Nivya Raj21,Anusha IP19,Akhila Mohan12) bt Thrissur-46(Nimmy George19,Reyna Catherine10)

Junior Men

• Kottayam-58(shiras Ahamed 27,Akhil B16,Jacob Jaimon10) bt Thissur-40(Grigo Mathew17,Indian Nelson10)

Bronze Medal matches

Junior Women

• Kannur-53(Aiswarya Sabu17,Rose Mary Sajan13,Lithara KR 10) bt Thiruvvanthapuram-43(sreekala R23)

Junior Men

• Ernakulum-61(Ebin Jose16,Sharaun Frazilin14) bt Thiruvanthapuram-41(prem Prakash18)

Semi finals

Junior Women

• Kozhikode -44(Asawaty jayasankar 19,Anusha IP12) bt Kannur-21(Lithara CK10)

Junior Men

• Thrissur-41(Grigo Mathew 14,Anto Prince10) bt Erankulum-17(Sharan Frazi10)
• Kottayam-57(Jacob Jaimon14,Sudharsan13, Shiras Muhammed12), bt Thiruvnathapuram-39(prem prakash12)

Kasargod 18th April 2016 :- Thrissur defeated Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode beat Kannur and march on to the final of the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which was organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association here at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod ..

On Monday 1st Semifinal in women Thrissur jr Women beat Thiruvananthapuram 49-21 after leading 27-8 at the half time for Thrissur Aparna Sadasivan was the top scorer with 14 points and for Thruvanthapuram sreekala contributed 9 points they now will take on the winners of Kozhikode and Kannur in the final. In the Second Semifinal, favorites Kozhikode who had an25-4 lead in the first half came on to beat Kannur with the score 44-21 with Aswathy Jayasankar leading the score tally with 19 points.

Earlier in the morning quarterfinal matches in Jr women section Kannur in an evenly contested match defeated Kottayam 53-47 while favorites Kozhikode and Thrissur had an easy victory over Kollam and Idukki with score 46-13 & 46-4 and last quarter-final in women Thiruvananthapuram beat Alapuzha 47-24 to reach the semi-final. In boys quarter, final match favorites Kottayam men had no difficulty in beating Kannur 52-13 while Thrissur beat Pathanmthtta 56-37 and Ernakulum defeated Alapuzha 58-33 and Thiruvananthapuram scrape past Idukki 69-60 to reach the Semi Final

DETAILED SCORES

Semi Finals

Junior Women

• Thrissur-49(Aparna Sadasivan14, Sneha Sebastian10) bt Thiruvananthapuram-21(Sreekala R9)
• Kozhikode-44(Asawaty jayasankar 19, Anusha IP12) bt Kannur-21(Lithara CK10)

Quarter final matches

Junior Men

• Thrissur-56(Indian Nelson16, Gineeb Benny 12) bt Pathanamthitta-37(,SubinM0 10)
• Erankulum-58(Sharan Frazilin25, Ebin wilson16,Anzal TF12) bt Alapuzha-33(feby Joseph george12)
• Kottayam-52(Shiras Muhammed10, Jacob Jaimon10) bt Kannur-13
• Thiruvnanthapuram-69(Alan xavier19, prem prakash18) bt Idukki-60(Aswin Binu22, Akhil P murali21)

Junior Women

• Thiruvananthapuram-47(Sreekala22, Anupama10) bt Alapuzha –24
• Kannur- 53(Arya KR20, Niya Scria10, Aiswarya Sabu8) bt Kottayam-47(Gowripriya Satheesh 18, SnehaThomas13)
• Thrissur-46(Nimmi George 11, Aleena seby10) bt Idukki-4
• Kozhikode-45(Akhila Mohan13, Aswathi Jyasankar11) bt Kollam-13

Kasargod 18th April 2016 :- Thrissur defeated Thiruvananthapuram and march on to the final of the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which was organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association here at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod .

On Monday 1st, Semi final in women Thrissur jr Women beat Thiruvananthapuram 49-21 after leading 27-8 at the half time for Thrissur Aparna Sadasivan was the top scorer with 14 points and for Thruvanthapuram sreekala contributed 9 points they now will take on the winners of Kozhikode and Kannur in the final.

Earlier in the morning quarterfinal matches in Jr women section Kannur in an evenly contested match defeated Kottayam 53-47 while favorites Kozhikode and Thrissur had easy victories over Kollam and Idukki with score 46-13 & 46-4 respectively and the last quarter-final in women Thiruvananthapuram beat Alapuzha 47-24 to reach the semi-final
In boys quarter, final matches favorite Kottayam men had no difficulty in beating Kannur 52-13 while Thrissur beat Pathanmthtta 56-37 and Ernakulum defeated Alapuzha 58-33 and Thiruvananthapuram scrape past Idukki 69-60 to reach the Semi Final

DETAILED SCORES

Semi Finals

Junior Women

• Thrissur-49(Aparna Sadasivan14, Sneha Sebastian10) bt Thiruvananthapuram-21(Sreekala R9)

Quarter final matches

Junior Men

• Thrissur-56(Indian Nelson16, Gineeb Benny 12) bt Pathanamthitta-37(,SubinM0 10)
• Erankulum-58(Sharan Frazilin25, Ebin wilson16,Anzal TF12) bt Alapuzha-33(feby Joseph george12)
• Kottayam-52(Shiras Muhammed10, Jacob Jaimon10) bt Kannur-13
• Thiruvnanthapuram-69(Alan xavier19, prem prakash18) bt Idukki-60(Aswin Binu22, Akhil P murali21)

Junior Women

• Thiruvananthapuram-47(Sreekala22, Anupama10) bt Alapuzha –24
• Kannur- 53(Arya KR20, Niya Scria10, Aiswarya Sabu8) bt Kottayam-47(Gowripriya Satheesh 18, SnehaThomas13)
• Thrissur-46(Nimmi George 11, Aleena seby10) bt Idukki-4
• Kozhikode-45(Akhila Mohan13, Aswathi Jyasankar11) bt Kollam-13

Kasargod 15th April 2016 :- The Honorable MP of Kasragosd P Karunakaran inaugurated the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which was organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association her at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod. This five day Championship which is a prelude to the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pondicherry from 1-8 May 2016 was held on two basketball courts apart from the New stadium Govt HSS Pilicode also witness some league matches . All fourteen District are having participation including the defending champions Thiruvananthapuram (boys) and Thrissur (girls). The Kerala state Junior Basketball team to participate in the junior nationals will be selected from this Championship.

The Championship will be played on a league cum knockout format where the teams are divided into Four Pools with top three teams from Pool A and B, One each from C & D will qualify for the Knock out stage. On the inaugural day kottayam teams had a good run as their boys defeated Malapuram 38-10 while the girls had an easy victory over Pathanamthitta with the score 37-7 and in other matches in Junior men division Thriisue beat Kozhikode 41-10,Kannur beat Wayanad 41-16,Pathanamthitta beat Palakkad 50-24 while in Junior Women wayanad beat Kasargod 23-6,Kannur defeated Alapuzha 32-12.

Detailed Scores

Junior Men

• Kottayam-39 bt malapuram-10
• Thrissur-41(Ginneb Benny11, Indian Nelson10) bt Kozhikode-10
• Kannur-41(Sachin John120 bt wayans16
• Pathanamthitta-50(Yadhu Arachal11) bt Palakkad24(Niyas9)

Junior Women

• Kottayam-37(Christy Jacob8, Sneha Thomas8, Sophie Mathew8) bt Pathanamthitta-7
• Kannur-32(Aiswarya Sabu13, Dhanya11) bt Alapuzha-12
• Wayanad-23  bt Kasargod-6

Kasargod 16th April 2016 :- Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kannur, Junior Men advances along with favorites Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kannur and Idukki, Junior women confirmed their berth in the quarter-finals Kozhikode women beat Thiruvananthapuram 57-38 again drubbed Pathanamthitta in the evening  to register their 3rd consecutive win in their Group B while Ernakulum Junior Men beat Malappuram 44-31, and Thiruvananthapuram had their second victory over Kozhikode 43-18 while Kottayam men had an easy Victory over Idukki 53-14 on the second day of the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which was organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association here at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod ..

IN Junior men division ,Kasargod beat Palakkad 31-22, Ernakulum got better of Idukki(57-48), Trivandrum beat Alapuzha 69-37,and again in the evening beat Kozhikode then Kannur beat Kollam53-48, while in Junior Women Thiruvananthapuram beat Pathanamthitta 35-22,Kollam beat Wayanad 40-30,Thrissur beat Ernakulum 40-14,Kozhikode beat Thiurvanthapuram 57-38, and Idukki beat Malappuram 34-17 and in the evening beat Palakkad 36-19 then Kannur beat.

Detailed Scores

Junior Men

• Kasrgod-31(Sharjudeen18) bt Palakkad-22
• Ernakulum-57(Sharun19, Vivvek18) bt Idukki-45(Aswin17)
• Trivandrum-69(Prem Prakash17, Amal Nair12) bt Alapuzha-37(Abinanadu13)
• Kannur-53(Naveen Jose25, Mathew11) bt Kollam-48(Nandhu23, Richu14)
• Ernakulum-44(Vivek Joseph14) bt Malapuram-37*sravan11)
• Kottayam-53(Shiras Ahamed19, Sudharshan10) bt Idukki-24(Alex Jose10)
• Thiruvanthapuaram-45(Prem Prakash12, Amal Nair10) bt Kozhikode-18.Kashyap Mohan10)

Junior Women

• Trivandrum-35(Sreekala12) bt Pathanamthitta-22(Sneha10)
• Kollam-40(Anmaria John13,Lekshmi K lalu10) bt Wyanad-30(Geethanjali13,Threetha 11)
• Thrissur-40(Arya8) bt Ernakulum-14
• Kozhikode-57(Nivyaraj20,Adhika12) bt Thiruvanthapuram-38(Saranya12,Sreekala11)
• Idukki-34(Oliviya18) bt Malapuram-17
• Idukki-36(Olivia T Shibu25) bt Palakkad-18Anjitha8)
• Kozhikode-51(nvyaraj19,Anusha IP10) bt Pathanamthitta-2
• Kannur-40(aiswarya10,Niya 10) bt Ernakulum-32(Gabriella13,Marium9)

Kasargod 17th April 2016 :- The quarter finals matches will start on te morning while the Semi Finals will play in the evening on 18th April  here for the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women  which  was organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association here at the Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod ..
 
On Sunday Kottayam, Thrissur, Alappuzha & Pathanamthitta have joined Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kannur Junior Men to complete the quarter Final line up while Kottayam, Kollam, Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram joined Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kannur and Idukki in the Junior women section.
 
In an deciding encounter in Junior women section Alappuzha defeated Ernakulam 41-36 and Kollam beat Kasargod 55-45 to make the quarter while Pathanamthitta a Boys beat Kasargode 61-34 to Make themselves qualify for the quarterfinal.
 
In other league matches junior men Thrissur beat Alappuzha(59-48),Pathanamthitta got better of Kasargod(61-34) and Kollam beat Wayanad(28-7) and in Junior women Thrissur beat Alappuzha(52-24) Trivandrum beat Kottayam(33-21)

Detailed Scores League matches

Junior Men

• Thrissur-59(Indian Nelson22,Anto Prince10) bt Alapuzha -48(Abhinandhu26,Harikrishnan14)
• Pathanamthitta-61(Sejin Mathew21,SubinM14) bt Kasargod-34(Sarafudheen14)
• Kollam-28(Nandhu12) bt Wayanad-7

Junior Women

• Thrssur-52(aparna Sadasivan17,Nimmy16) bt Alapuzha-24
• Thiruvanthapuram-33(Sreekala10,Amrutha10) bt Kottayam-21(christy9)
• Kollam-55(Lakshmi K lalu16,Ann Mary Johnny15) bt Kasargod-49(Anusree20,Anagha NV16)
• Palakkad-21 bt Malapuram-13
• Alapuzha-41(Jayalakshmi16,Anasoorya sanal14) bt Ernakulum-36(Reeshma14)

Thiruvalla 13th April 2016 :- The Newly Built Pilicode Panchayath Maidan in Kalikadavu, Kasargod is all set for the 40th edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women will be organised by Kasargod District Basketball Association under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association from 15th – 19th April 2016 . the championship will officially get inaugurated on 15th April 2016 by the Honourable MP of Kasragosd P Karunakaran

This five-day Championship which is a prelude to the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pondicherry from 1-8 May 2016 will be held in two basketball courts part from the New stadium Govt HSS Pilicode also witness some league matches . All fourteen District have confirmed their participation including the defending champions Thiruvananthapuram (boys) and Thrissur (girls) .The Kerala state Junior Basketball team to participate in the junior nationals will be selected from this Championship

The Championship will be played on a league cum knockout format where the teams are divided into Four Pools with top three teams from Pool A and B , One each from C & D will qualify for the Knockout stage

Junior Men

• Group A;-T hriuvanthapuram,Thrissur,Alapuzha and Kozhikode
• Group B:- Kottayam Ernakulum ,Idukki and Malapuram
• Group C:-Pathanamthitta,Kasrgod & Palakkad
• Group D:- Kannur ,Kollam and Wayanad

Junior Women

• Group A;-,Thrissur,Kannur , Ernakulum and Alapuzha
• Group B:- Kozhikode ,Kottayam T hriuvanthapuram and Pathanamthitta
• Group C:-Kollam ,Kasrgod & Wayanad
• Group D:- Idukki, PAlakkad and Malapuam

Kerala State electricity Board Women took the women Title as they beat arch rival Southern Railway 59-48 here for the Arise Steel Cup – All India Invitation Basketball tournament at Santhome Higher Secondary School, Indoor Stadium in, Chennai a day back while ONGC crowned the Men title as they beat IOB Chennai 72-59 and both teams grabbed rs 2 lakh each as prize money Vishesh Brihuanshi from ONGC and Stephy Nixon from KSEB were chosen as best players in Men and women’s respectively. The awards were handed over by MD. Aadhav Arjuna, Daisy Martin, Leema Rose Martin and Rev. Fr. Joseph Antony Samy principle Loyola college and Sendhil Thiyagarajan , VP, TNBA

Final

WOMEN

KSEB, Kerala 54 (Jeena PS 20, Shilji George 19,Stephy Nixon 10) bt Southern Railway 66 (P Anitha 12,Adhirai10)

MEN

ONGC -72(Amrithpal Singh27) bt IOB Chennai-59(Prassanna Venketesh21)

Semi Finals

WOMEN

KSEB, Kerala 54 (Stephy Nixon 17) bt Chhattisgarh 51 (Poonam Chaturvedi 25)
Southern Railway 66 (Apoorva 19) bt South Central Railway 56 (B. Ramya 16).

Kerala Basketball Association is happy to share the good news that the first version of KBA player’s management software was ready for rollout. When  M/s suffix.E.Solutions has given  training to the District level Nodal Officials and District Secretaries on Saturday the 2nd April 2016 at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Ernakulam led by Koshy Philip from suffix.E.Solutions. The members from 14 Districts have attended this one-day training session. Kerala Will be the first State  of Basketball Association to Implement online registration to its players and official in India..

Devagiri Warriors took the Boys Title as they beat Marian 13-8 while riding on with International Elizabeth Hillarious Providence College Kozhikode took the Girls title as they beat Presentation HSS 14-9 in the final here the 3on 3 NBA jam the shorter version of the Basketball which is the largest 3-on-3 College Basketball in the age group of 14 to 24 ever held in India, as it finished here at the Devagiri Public CMI Public School Kozhikode which was organised by NBA India

The Game was a 6-minute game played on a half Basketball court with 3 players in each team. 3on3 shorter version of Basketball was a great learning tool and the basic training of regular 5vs5 basketball players The most preferred format played by youngsters and adults on playgrounds around the world

It was also a promotional mean used by national federations to popularize the game. The game will enlarge Players Popularisation as It is Fun ,Simple and got freedom and it is Easier to Implant with limited space and has faster results

Total of 50 teams participated and 83 matches were played in this one day Basketball Festival which was played on a league cum Knot out format. Kozhikode was the 15th out of 23 Cities in India were the NBA jam is taking place .

The Trophies and mementos were distributed by Fr Joseph Paikkada Manger Devagiri Group of Education institutions and Arshad Managing director Kalyan Kendra Kozhikode .

Vote of Thanks by C. Sasidharan Secretary Kozhikode District Association

Results Final

MEN

• Devagiri warriers bt Marian Warriers 13-8

WOMEN

• Providence College Kozhikode bt Pentation Kozhikode 14-9

Semi Finals

MEN

• Devagiri Warriers bt Devagiri Pistons7-2
• Marian Warriers bt Silver Hill HSS 7-1

WOMEN

• Providence College bt Sports Division Kannur 14-7
• Presentation Kozhikode bt St Michaels Kozhikode 7-6

Quarter final

MEN

• Devagiri Pistons bt YMCA-11-5,
• Devagiri warriers bt St michaels 5-1
• Silver Hill HSS bt Govt College of Physical Education Kozhikode 8-5
• Marian warriers bt SES Sreekantapuram 4-3

WOMEN

• Sports Division Kannur bt Providence GHSS 6-3
• Providence College bt SAI Thallasserry 12-6
• St Michels HSS,Kozhikode bt Govt College Phy education 7-1
• Presentation Kozhikode bt SES Sreekantapuram 7-4

Pre – Quarter final

MEN

• YMCA bt Bodhi Wayanad 5-3
• Devagiri Pistins bt St Sebastians Kudaranji 6-1
• Devagiri Warriers bt Devagiri JAzz 8-3
• St Michaels bt St Sebastians B 3-0?
• Govt College Pjhysical Education bt GVHSS Manjeri 5-2
• Silver Hill bt Bodhini Acadamy 5-3
• Marian Warriers bt Cherupushpa hss 11-0
• SES Sreekantapuram bt Bodhi Warriers 6-5?

Changanacherry Now Will travel to Kozhikode on 30th March 2016 at Devagiri Public School

SH CMI Public School took the Boys Title as they beat Visawajyothi Collge of Engineering Vazhakulam 9-6 while Assumption College Changancherry retained the Girls title as they beat Shanthal Jyothi Public School Muttam 8-2 here for the finals of the 3on 3 NBA jam the shorter version of the Basketball the largest 3-on-3 College Basketball at the age f group of 14 to 24 ever held in India, The Game was a 6 minute game played on a half Basketball court with 3 players in each team as it finished here at the Sacred Heart CMI Public School Thevara which was organized by NBA India.

Total of 42 teams participated and 70 matches were played in this one day Basketball Festival which was played on a league cum Knockout format. Kochi was the 14th out of 23 Cities in India were the NBA jam is taking place. The 15th one will now take place at Kozhikode Devagiri CMI Public School on 30th of March (this Month)

In the Semi-final in boys section, Viswajyothi defeated Marian College Kuttikkanam 4-3 while SH Public School defeated All Stars Club 8-5 to make the final while girls experienced Assumption college Changancherry had no difficulty in beating shanthal Jyothi Muttam and St Theresa College Ernakulam to make the final clash again with Shanthal

The Trophies and mementos were distributed by P J Sunny Chairman of selection committee Basketball federation of India and Adv Salim KA Secretary Ernakulum District Basketball Association.

Quarter-final results:- SH CMI beat MES College A team 8-6, Viswajyothi beat MES B team 6-1, Marianite Warriors beat GLC Spurs 8-4, All Star beat Shanthaljyothi Muttam 8-5 to reach semi final

Pre – Quarter-final results:- SH CMI beat Aims Medicos 5-4, MES College B team Don Bosco Vaduthala 6-4,Viswajyothi beat Scorgams Warriors 3-1, MES A team beat Normality 3-1 Marianite Warriors beat LA Cavalier 8-4, GLC Spurs beat All Blacks 5-1All Star beat Kookie Heat 5-2, Shanthaljyothi Muttambeat NCS Warriors 6-3 to reach Quarterfinal

For Kozhikode U can either Contact C Sasidharan Secretary KDBA for Spot entry( mob 9447846675) or can do online registration ·

Email Address : – nbajamindia@cabexp.com

Telephone Number : +91 99000 87889

The National Basketball Association (NBA) . NBA Jam 3-on-3 tournament ever held in India, with more than 3,500 teams participating. In Kerala it will now take place at CMI Public School on 20th March 2016 and at Kozhikode on same date announced earlier 30th March 2016 but the Venue will be Devagiri Public School Kozhikode, Near Medical College

The traveling interactive basketball festival is focused on growing and eliciting participation in basketball across India by combining exciting on-court competition with interactive games and contests designed to engage college youth and grow the NBA’s fan base. More than 1000 colleges across India will be engaged in order to drive awareness and generate registration for NBA Jam powered by Jabong.com. NBA talent, including a legend, dunk team and India’s ace EDM DJs, will travel to select cities to engage fans

• Participation in NBA Jam powered by Jabong.com (the “Tournament”) is open to all current year college/university students (i.e., students currently enrolled at a tertiary educational institution) in India who meet the Age Cut-Off requirements herein, provided that if such participant is a minor (i.e., 17 years of age and younger) the written permission of his/her parent or legal guardian shall also be required in order to participate in the Tournament.
• Employees and immediate family members of NBA India Basketball Private Limited, NBA Properties, Inc., NBA Media Ventures, LLC, the National Basketball Association (the “NBA”), the NBA member teams and each of their respective affiliates (collectively, the “NBA Entities”), Multi Screen Media Private Limited (“Sony Six”) and Jade eServices Private Limited (“Jabong”) are not eligible to enter the Tournament. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary.
• A participating team shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and maximum of four (4) team members.
• Team members do not necessarily need to be enrolled at the same college/university.
• All team members will need to produce government recognized age proof (Driving License/PAN/Birth Certificate/Passport) along with college identity cards to confirm their participation in the Tournament.
• In order to be eligible to participate in the Tournament, all participants will be required to sign a release and waiver form which will be available at the registration desk on the event day.
• A team will be disqualified for failing to produce valid age and college identity proof.
• The Tournament is open to all colleges from across India and is not restricted to the cities where the Tournament is being conducted.
• Coaching is not allowed during the Tournament.
• Coaches or trainers are not allowed on the team bench. Also they are not allowed to coach from anywhere else on the court.
• Once a team has registered on the portal, a confirmation e-mail will be sent by the Tournament organizers to the e-mail address mentioned on the registration form within 72 hours.
• Participants may opt to receive recommendations, promotional offers and sales alerts at their registered email address.
• The organizers of the Tournament will email information at regular intervals. Hence we recommend that teams check their registered email account regularly for updates and information on the Tournament.

The last date for registration in each Tournament city is set forth below:

• Participation team number and waitlisted teams
• Each Tournament city will allow for a maximum participation of 200 teams. The teams will be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the slots have been filled, all further teams will be placed on the waitlist and duly informed of the same.

Age cut-off for participants (“Age Cut-Off”)

• Waitlisted teams will be given an opportunity to participate if any of the confirmed teams is disqualified or no show or withdraws from participation for any reasons.
• Waitlisted teams will need to be present at the venue at time of the announcement if they are to be allowed to compete in the Tournament.
• Waitlisted teams will be given an opportunity to compete on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Disqualification:-

• All the players of the team must fall within the Age Cut-Off. The entire team will be disqualified if any player is found to be of an invalid age.
• Each team player needs to fill in all the required details in the registration form. Any incomplete details shall lead to disqualification of the team. Organizer’s and NBA’s decision is final and binding on all teams. For further information on registration, please email or call the below mentioned NBA JAM helpline services between 10 am and 6 pm (Monday to Friday) :
  Email Address : – nbajamindia@cabexp.com.com
  Telephone Number : +91 99000 87889

The National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA Jam 3-on-3 tournament ever held in India, with more than 3,500 teams participating. In Kerla it will take place at CMI Public School on 20th March 2016 and at Kozhikode to Devagiri CMI Public School , Near Medical College Kozhikode

The traveling interactive basketball festival is focused on growing and eliciting participation in basketball across India by combining exciting on-court competition with interactive games and contests designed to engage college youth and grow the NBA’s fan base. More than 1000 colleges across India will be engaged in order to drive awareness and generate registration for NBA Jam powered by Jabong.com. NBA talent, including a legend, dunk team and India’s ace EDM DJs, will travel to select cities to engage fans

General

• Participation in NBA Jam powered by Jabong.com (the “Tournament”) is open to all current year college/university students (i.e., students currently enrolled at a tertiary educational institution) in India who meet the Age Cut-Off requirements herein, provided that if such participant is a minor (i.e., 17 years of age and younger) the written permission of his/her parent or legal guardian shall also be required in order to participate in the Tournament.
• Employees and immediate family members of NBA India Basketball Private Limited, NBA Properties, Inc., NBA Media Ventures, LLC, the National Basketball Association (the “NBA”), the NBA member teams and each of their respective affiliates (collectively, the “NBA Entities”), Multi Screen Media Private Limited (“Sony Six”) and Jade eServices Private Limited (“Jabong”) are not eligible to enter the Tournament. Void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary.
• A participating team shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and maximum of four (4) team members.
• Team members do not necessarily need to be enrolled at the same college/university.
• All team members will need to produce government recognized age proof (Driving License/PAN/Birth Certificate/Passport) along with college identity cards to confirm their participation in the Tournament.
• In order to be eligible to participate in the Tournament, all participants will be required to sign a release and waiver form which will be available at the registration desk on the event day.
• A team will be disqualified for failing to produce valid age and college identity proof.
• The Tournament is open to all colleges from across India and is not restricted to the cities where the Tournament is being conducted.
• Coaching is not allowed during the Tournament.
• Coaches or trainers are not allowed to the team bench. Also, they are not allowed to coach from anywhere else on the court.
• Once a team has registered on the portal, a confirmation e-mail will be sent by the Tournament organizers to the e-mail address mentioned on the registration form within 72 hours.
• Participants may opt to receive recommendations, promotional offers and sales alerts at their registered email address.
• The organizers of the Tournament will email information at regular intervals. Hence, we recommend that teams check their registered email account regularly for updates and information on the Tournament.

The last date for registration in each Tournament city is set forth below:

• Participation team number and waitlisted teams
• Each Tournament city will allow for a maximum participation of 200 teams. The teams will be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis. Once the slots have been filled, all further teams will be placed on the waitlist and duly informed of the same.

Age cut-off for participants (“Age Cut-Off”)

• Waitlisted teams will be given an opportunity to participate if any of the confirmed teams is disqualified or no show or withdraws from participation for any reasons.
• Waitlisted teams will need to be present at the venue at time of the announcement if they are to be allowed to compete in the Tournament.
• Waitlisted teams will be given an opportunity to compete on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Disqualification:-

• All the players of the team must fall within the Age Cut-Off. The entire team will be disqualified if any player is found to be of an invalid age.
• Each team player needs to fill in all the required details in the registration form. Any incomplete details shall lead to disqualification of the team. Organizer’s and NBA’s decision is final and binding on all teams. For further information on registration, please email or call the below mentioned NBA JAM helpline services between 10 am and 6 pm (Monday to Friday) :
  Email Address : – nbajamindia@cabexp.com.com
  Telephone Number : +91 99000 87889

Additional Terms and Conditions

• The participation of any person in the Tournament may be terminated, without prior notice, at any time and for any reason by the NBA in its sole and absolute discretion. The NBA’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
• In the event of a dispute, any person’s entitlement to participate in the Tournament and/or receive any prize is subject to the sole discretion and final determination of the NBA.
• Participants (and, if applicable, the parent/legal guardian of a participant) shall be deemed as making the following representations if they register for the Tournament:

(a) The participant will abide by all rules, procedures and conditions for participation in the Tournament, which will be determined by NBA in its sole discretion.

(b) The information participant (and, if applicable, his/her parent/legal guardian) provided for registration is accurate and valid. The participant will present the government identification used for registration to NBA to prove the authenticity of participant’s age and identity before checking in for the Tournament. Participant shall be disqualified from the Tournament if Participant fails to do so.

(c) Participant is in good physical condition and able to participate in the Tournament.

(d) Participant does not violate any laws or regulations or the rights of any third party by participating in the Tournament.

(e) Participant (and, if applicable, his/her parent/legal guardian) fully appreciates the potential risks of the Tournament, including the risks of bodily injury. Participant (and, if applicable, his/her parent/legal guardian) is willing to participate in (or, if applicable, willing to permit participant to participate in) the Tournament and expressly and knowingly accepts all potential risk of injury.

(f) Participant (and, if applicable, his/her parent/legal guardian) assumes all risks and consequences arising from participating in the Tournament. Participant (and, if applicable, his/her parent/legal guardian) agrees not to hold NBA Entities, Sony Six, Jabong or any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives, agents, designees and assigns liable for any losses, damages or expenses participant suffer from the Tournament.

Except as may be required by applicable law, the NBA Entities make no warranties about any prize offered as part of the Tournament, including warranties as to the quality, merchantability or fitness for purpose of such prize.

Prizes cannot be transferred, assigned, redeemed for cash, substituted, or altered, except by the NBA at its sole discretion, due to prize unavailability, and then the prize may be substituted for one of comparable or similar value. Particular prizes may be subject to change. Participants and winners (and his/her parent/legal guardian) are solely responsible for all applicable taxes and all other expenses not specified herein.

By participating in the Tournament and providing any information, personal or otherwise, to the NBA Entities, participant (and his/her parent/legal guardian) is deemed to have given written permission and consent for the NBA Entities to collect, analyse, share and disclose the information to third parties and partners and/or otherwise use without any liability to the individual any personal information relating to the participant. The NBA Entities have the sole discretion to use the information for the purposes of marketing, planning, promotions, research, events and/or any other purposes and programs henceforth.

• Participants (and his/her parent/legal guardian) agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and agree that: (a) the NBA Entities may use (unless prohibited by law) participant’s name, voice, city/state/country of residence, photographs, video or film clips, and/or other visual likeness for advertising and/or trade purposes and/or for any other purpose in any media or format now or hereafter known without further compensation (financial or otherwise), permission or notification; and (b) the NBA Entities, Sony Six, Jabong and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives, agents, designees and assigns shall have no liability and will be released and held harmless from any claim, action, liability, loss, injury or damage, including, without limitation (but subject to operation of law), personal injury or death to participant or any third party or damage to personal or real property due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any reason, including the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize and/or participation in the Tournament.
• Photo / video uploads of the Tournament to social media by any participants (and his/her parent/legal guardian) must not contain nudity, profanity, racism or violence in any form.
• It is a condition of accepting any prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize imposed by the NBA or any third party or prize supplier. The NBA reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the NBA has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardize the fair and proper conduct of the Tournament. The NBA Entities’ legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
• In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the NBA’s ability to proceed with the contest on the dates and in the manner described in these Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the NBA may in its absolute discretion cancel the competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any requirements of applicable law.
• The NBA reserves the right to revise these Terms and Conditions, and any aspect of the Tournament (including but not limited to its structure, scope, content, rules and prizes) at any time and without notice. Participation in the Tournament shall constitute acceptance of these Terms and Conditions and any amendments thereof.

For further information on registration, please email or call the below mentioned NBA JAM helpline services between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm (Monday to Friday)

Email Address: – nbajamindia@cabexp.com
Telephone Number: – +91 97415 08800
Telephone Number: – +91 99000 87889