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Most Valuable Player Awards to Poonam Chaturvedi of Chhattisgarh & Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi of ONGC, Dehradun in Men

Poonam Chaturvedi of Chhattisgarh and Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi of ONGC were chosen as the Most Valuable Player awards here at the 30th Federation Cup Basketball in Goa

Wherever she walked, she made heads turn and necks crane. Standing head and shoulders above the rest at 6 foot 11 inch, Poonam Chaturvedi was easily noticed. And her height helped her move from Kanpur to Chhattisgarh and to Indian women’s basketball team and now she is the tallest woman hoopster in the country.

At the federation cup she scored 227 points and 82 rebounds from 5 matches she played which fetched her the Most valuable Player award along with Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi of ONGC in five games scored 107 points from five matches.

She scored a record 65 points against Maharastra, 57 against Goa then 42 against south east central railway only Kerala bottled her even then in final she scored 33 points and in the league match scored 26 You don’t need to jump if your opponents cannot even reach your chin.she scored all points without jumping Though she was born and brought up in Uttar Pradesh, 18-year-old Poonam represents Chhattisgarh. While her height must have made basketball an easy choice, life has not been a cakewalk for her. Due to a malformed upper lip, she cannot speak properly and suffers frequent headaches.“She has had two operations, she could not even speak when she was a child. There will soon be a third operation,” says Chhattisgarh coach Rajesh Patel.

Talking about her height, Patel stresses on its disadvantages. “She cannot dribble that much as the ball won’t bounce up till her desired level. She will have to bend down to move along with the ball.”

Rajesh Patel was the man who spotted her from the. National Women’s Games in Chhattisgarh (2010). She was 15 that time and was 6 feet 5 inches tall.“Impressed with her height, I brought her to Bhilai Poonam stays along with 20 other players.

“I don’t have any favourite basketball player. Not even from NBA. I just want to be a good player myself,” says Poonam, who started playing the game since 2009 after passing out the tenth standard in school. Since “Nobody bothered in UP she change base to Chhattisgarh So she said I am learning better here.”

A stellar show by Vishesh Bhriguvanshi helped ONGC (Dehradun) stop a spirited IOB (Chennai) in the men’s final of the Federation Cup basketball tournament here on Monday.

Bhriguvanshi (20 points, 9 rebounds) took over late in the third-quarter just as IOB (Chennai) was beginning to get into the groove. With IOB up 53-51, Bhriguvanshi converted two exceptional layups in transition, and from this point on, ONGC never lost faith.

The first 10 minutes, however, witnessed one-way traffic.

Troubled by Yadwinder Singh’s energetic defence, IOB stared at a huge 27-5 deficit at the end of the first-quarter, but staged a valiant comeback to narrow the lead to 31-26 at half-time.

After the restart, both teams ran neck-and-neck, before Bhriguvanshi carried ONGC to a fourth-straight Federation Cup title.

In the women’s section, an all-round show from Kerala took the side past Chhattisgarh.

Detailed Results

MEN

ONGC (Dehradun) 73 (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 20, Yadwinder Singh 17, Trideep Rai 15, Riyazuddin 14) bt IOB (Chennai) 57 (Pratham Singh 25, Aravind Annadurai 13). Third-place playoff: Army Red bt Vijaya Bank 76-66.

WOMEN

Kerala 80 (Stephy Nixon 26, P.S. Jeena 22, P.S. Neenumol 21) bt Chhattisgarh 71 (Poonam Chaturvedi 33, Sharanjeet Kaur 21, V. Riya 12). Third-place: playoff: Telangana bt Southeast Central Railways 65-56.

Bambolim, Goa 11th March 2016: Kerala Women crowned the Gold after a Gap of 21 years and for the first time as a State Unit – Kerala when they beat Chhattisgarh 80-71 in an evenly contested final here for the 30th Edition of the Federation Cup Basketball at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium in the Goa University Campus. The teams are facing each other for the second time in this tournament. After a blowout loss in the league stages, Chhattisgarh were keen to exact revenge today.while ONGC, Dehradun defeated Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai (IOB) 73-57 to make it four in a row this year.

The team coached by PC Antony who had in his feather this year the All India University women title to Calicut got one more feather in his cap as Kerala lead by Jeena P S took the Women title after an gap of 21 years , last time It was in Sivakasi 1994-95 (at that time Champion Club was Representing) FACT took the Gold incidentally PJ Sunny who was the asst coach this time was the coach for KSEB when it won 3 times earlier (In History Kerala won four times but this will be the first time that Kerala is Winning the Championship as a State Unit other 3 times earlier were by FACT .the rule change after 1996-97 at Alapuzha Federation cup championship that Basketball federation has changed this format to the State Unit in women to Participate ).

The Kerala team this time was a blend of youth and professionals averaging 21 years of age came on with six changes that played in recent Mysore Nationals when they took the silver (Six Professionals (4 from KSEB and Two from Kerala Police) and Six from Colleges)

The match which was an evenly poised one where Kerala showed excellent ball movement on offense, with almost all five players touching the ball on each possession Never allow Chhattisgarh take a Lead once and started leading the first Quarter with a 23-17 lead but Chhattisgarh closed the margin through Poonam Chaturvedi and finished the First half at 43-41 . The second half started by Kerala with a Three-Pointer from Neenumol PS and finished the Third quarter with a lead of 10 points before Jeena’s mid-range jumper in the dying minutes was the final nail in the coffin for Chhattisgarh who succumbed to a 80-71 loss .

On the offensive end, Stephy came out to play, putting her post skills on show. Poonam was too slow to match Stephy’s array of moves in the post. Kerala centre Stephy Nixon this time had a good match ensured that Poonam did not get into easy post position, pushing her away from her comfort zone. On the offensive end also Stephy came out to play, putting her post skills on show top scoring with 26 points. Poonam was too slow to match Stephy’s array of moves in the post-Kerala also played tight man-to-man defense on Chhattisgarh’s guards, hounding their passers and putting extra pressure on the lobs to Poonam inside.

Stephy Nixon and was ably supported by her fellow mates from KSEB captain Jeena PS with 22 points and Neenumol the Player from Kerala Police came up with 21 points which includes 5 Three pointers for Chhattisgarh it was 6 foot 11 inch Poonam Chaturvedi who was taken as the Most Valuable Player came up with 33 points to her score followed by Sharanjeeth Kaur with 21 points

In Men final ONGC got off to the best possible start they could hope for, Internationals Yadwinder Singh and Vishesh Bhrighunvashi provided the early scoring. The India captain was especially fired up, aggressively driving to the basket in transition and somehow finding a way to finish. ONGC’s 20-0 start stunned IOB, who were struggling to get their offense going in the first quarter. Pratham Singh was the only player able to penetrate and finish, scoring all of his team’s 6 first quarter points. Down 27-6 entering the second quarter, IOB quietened ONGC by going on a scoring run of their own, led by Pratham Singh and forward Aravind Annadurai. Pratham found his touch from long range in the second quarter, knocking down a couple of triples, while Aravind operating in the paint for his buckets. IOB closed down ONGC’s margin only to 5 points at the end of first half. The veterans played their part for IOB in the third quarter, keeping them in the contest. Guard Hareesh Koroth came alive knocking down a tough double-pump jumper, followed by a big triple. Senior forward Mihir Pandey (10 points) showed his dexterity in the low post scoring a couple of baskets to cut ONGC’s lead. IOB went on a mini-run with Pratham getting to the basket a couple of times on and-1 finishes to give IOB their first lead of the game. But ONGC matched IOB’s scoring in the third quarter, led by Vishesh’s strong drives to the basket. Point guard Riyazuddin hit a timely 3-pointer, while Yadwinder Singh’s aggression in the post yielded success.

In the final period, with IOB down by 4 points, IOB’s big men Mihir Pandey and Aravind Annadurai played the low post-high post game, with Aravind (13 points) finishing off nice feeds from Mihir. Pratham Singh was emphatic in his penetration and drawing fouls, but his outside shooting was off the mark, which deeply hurt IOB but in transition ONGC, Vishesh kept pushing the tempo, using his athleticism to finish strong. Yadwinder’s play in the fourth quarter proved to be the X-factor today, as he knocked down surprising deep jumpers. ONGC pulled away to establish a 10-point lead with under 5 minutes of play left where IOB’s offensive troubles continued in the final minutes. Trideep Rai had a late 3 pointer and Riyaz Uddin two late transition buckets sealed the deal for ONGC as they blew the game wide open and registered a 73-57 victory.

Bronze for Army Red and Telenganna
Army Red defeated Vijaya Bank Bangalore 76-66 while Telangana avenged their defeat they g had uin the lague round beat south-east railway Bilaspur 65-56 to claim the Bronze Medal

Detailed Results

WOMEN:FINAL

Kerala – 80(,Stephy Nixon 26, Jeena PS 22,Neenumol PS21 ,Anjanna PG9 ) bt Chhattisgarh -71 (Poonam Chaturvedi 33, Saranjeet Kaur 21, Riya B 12)

BRONZE MEDAL WOMEN

Telenganna-65(Gayathir H20,Divya P18,Ramya10,Jincy10) South-east Central Railways, Bilaspur-56 (Seema Singh26Bharathi 11)

BRONZE MEDAL MEN

Army Red -76(Mayur Bhat 23,Jairam Jatt16, Vivekananda Das 12 Ramesh K 10) bt Vijaya Bank Bangalore-66(Aravind A25,Rajesh u14,Navin13)

Details of Kerala Players

• 1.Jeena PS (C) ,Age 22, Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram ,Natiev Place Wayanad
• 2.Neenumol P S,Age 24 Kerala Police, Native Place Wayand
• 3.Stephy Nixon ,Age 24, Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram, Native Place Koratty Thrissur
• 4.Athira M,Age 24 Kerala Police , Native Place Kannur
• 5.Rojamol G ,Age 24 Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram, Native Place Muhamma Alapuzha
• 6.Anjanna P G Age 22, Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram, Native Place Kollam
• 7.Rhea Jinendran , Age 21 Providence College, Native Place Calicut
• 8.Athulya N Age 21 Providence College, Native Place Calicut
• 9.ElizabethH illarios – Age 20 ,Providence College, Native Place Calicut
• 10.Vinaya Joseph- Age 20, St Xaviers College Aluva ,Native Place Kochi
• 11.Vimmy Varkey – Age 19, St Josephs College Irinjalakuda, Native Place Koratty
• 12.Kavitha Jose Age 19. Assumption College Changancherry, Native Place Banduduka ,Kasargod

Team Coached by Antony P C ,Ex Sports Council Coach from Thrissur and Sunny P J from Thrissur
Managed by Sassedharan from Kozhikode

Bambolim, 12th March 2016: Kerala Women which confirmed their Semi-Final Berth today in the last League Match ended with an authoritative Victory over Maharashtra with the score 81-63 and Topped the Group A to Meet the 2nd place team in Group B Telangana here for the 30th Federation Cup 2016 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium in the Goa University Campus while in other Semi-final both Chhattisgarh team will meet South-east Central Railway Bilaspur will take on the State team Chhattisgarh.

In Men semi Final IOB Chennai will take on Vijaya Bank Bangalore while ONGC will Meet Army Reds Maharashtra needed a huge win against favourites Kerala to stand a chance of advancing to the semi-finals But all hopes that Maharashtra had been dampened right from the first quarter with Kerala racing away to a 24-10 lead after 10 minutes of the game. Kerala’s best player and go-to scorer Jeena PS got to the basket with ease scoring 26 points to go with 10 rebounds. Kerala centre Stephy Nixon also had a good outing with 14 points and Rojamol also Contributing 15points while Anjana came up with 9 points and 5 assists all these from KSEB contributed ensuring that Kerala maintained, at least, a 15-point lead for the rest of the game. For Maharashtra, Manisha Dange came with 21 points and Malayalee International of Maharashtra Shruthi Menon contributed 20 points Kerala team id Mix of College and Professionals 6 from college other from KSEB (4)& Kerala Police(2) There was little bench contribution for Maharashtra, while Kerala displayed their deep bench strength as 23 points coming from their reserves. Kerala Police team who mad their exit from the Championship ended up with a lone victory over Goa Don Bosco Oratory club with the score 64-38 Karnataka and Delhi faced each other later in an inconsequential match with both teams knocked out of contention for the semifinals. As Karnataka won with 45-31 lastly men’s game of the day saw home team Don Bosco Oratory, Goa (DBO) losing their fourth and final game of the tournament against the mighty Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai 63-38 victory.

Defending champions ONGC, Dehradun took on a dangerous Army Red side, featuring prominent players from the Services team that won the Senior Nationals this year. The game turned out to be closer than expected, with Army Red eager to prove their mettle and pull off an upset. Forward Ramesh Kumar went to work in the post finding the bottom of the net with his baby hooks and turnaround jumpers. Athletic guard Mayur Bhat was also aggressive in the first half penetrating the ONGC defence to finish at the basket or create opportunities for his teammates. Both Bhat and forward Jairam Jat, who helped to stretch the floor for Army, were knocking down timely triples to stay neck-and-neck with ONGC.

As usual, Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi (18 points) was ONGC’s go-to scorer pushing the tempo and finishing in transition, while fellow international Yadwinder hustled his way to 8 points. Veteran guard Riyazuddin (17 points and 10 rebounds) provided the offensive spark for ONGC, with his assertive drives to the basket and getting to the free throw line. But ONGC was cold from 3-point range today. Shooting guard Trideep Rai made just one out of his eight attempts while Vishesh was unable to connect on all four of his 3-point shots. ONGC’s shooting troubles kept Army in the contest as the game went down to the final minutes. But too many turnovers (22 in the entire game) proved disastrous for Army leading to transition buckets for ONGC in the dying minutes. Former India player Mohit Bhandari came off the bench for ONGC to knock down a crucial late triple that sealed the deal for his team and ending Army’s campaigns.

Detail Scores Final

WOMEN: GROUP A

Kerala-81 (Jeena PS 26, Rojamol G 15, Stephy Nixon 14,Anjanna PG9,,Athira M5,Kavitha Jose5) bt Maharashtra-63 (Manisha Dange 21, Shruthi Menon 20, Sangeeta Mandal 14) (24-10, 15-13, 26-20, 16-20)

WOMEN: GROUP B

Karnataka -74(Kavana CR 25pts 12 rbs, Ranjitha 20, Priyanka P 11pts 12 rbs) bt Delhi-63 (Sahiba 20pts 19rbs, Princy 15, Monika Vats 12) 74-63 (10-14, 21-31, 19-5, 24-13)

MEN: GROUP B

Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai-63 (Arvind Annadurai 14, Mihir Pandey 12, Satheesh K 11) bt Don Bosco Oratory, Goa-38 (Dillano Marchon 9, Shawn Soares 7, Aakash Madgavkar 6) 63-38 (23-6, 15-4, 8-14, 17-14)
Kerala Police -64(Jijo Thankachan 17, Sreejith Nair 15, Jomon Jose 13) bt Don Bosco Oratory Goa-38 (Abraham M 9, Charles D 9) 64-38 (22-14, 19-10, 11-5, 12-9)

Bambolim Goa, 11th March 2016: Entering the third day Kerala Women along with South East Central Railway confirmed the semi-final berth in Women here for the 30th Federation Cup 2016, at Syama Prasad Muakareee Indoor Stadium in Goa University

Kerala women won the second straight victory in Group A as they had an easy outing against Goa using their n full bench defeated them with the score of 35-17 with Kavitha Jose and Elizabeth hilarious scoring 8 points each while Telangana defeated Karnataka 66-44 and will meet Kerala in the semi Final After two victories South-east Central Railways, Bilaspur (SECR) in the morning, took on a young Delhi team and beat them 62-47. In Men ONGC & IOB are unbeaten and make the semi-final confirmed. Another highlight in women section was the 65 points by 6 foot 9 inches Poonam Chaturvedi then to go with a massive 23 rebounds as they beat Maharastra 107-82. For Maharashtra, Manish Dange (29 points) and Sruthi Menon (26 points) fought valiantly, In Men after two defeats undersized Kerala Police played and collective game today as four of them find double digits and after leading 47-35 at the half time surrendered to bNorth-western Railways, Jaipur (NWR) with the score 88-91 Both teams entered the game with sub-par records, fighting with Army Red for the second spot in Group B after IOB. It was a neck-and-neck fight throughout. The Jaipur relied on their height advantage to score 60 of their points in the paint while Kerala relied on their 3-point shooting, with a combined 9 triples coming 5 from Anu Mohandas (17 points) and 4 from Jomon Jose (19 points) while Jijo Thankachan had an excellent all-round game with top scoring for police with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists followed by Sreejith Nair with and for NWR, Prashant Singh had 32 points, including 4 of 7 shooting from 3-point range..

Detail Scores Final

WOMEN: GROUP A

Chhattisgarh – 107 (Poonam Chaturvedi 65, Saranjeet Kaur 15, Riya B 11) bt Maharashtra (Manisha Dange 29, Sruthi Menon 26) (33-16, 25-25, 28-19, 21-22)
Kerala -35(Elizabeth Hillarios8,KAvithaJose8) bt Goa 17
Maharashtra (Sruthi Menon 21 pts, Neha Sahu 13 rbs) bt Goa (Shaheen Rebelo 21 pts, Saachia Nathan 6 pts) 75-32 [31-10, 14-10, 15-6, 15-6]

WOMEN: GROUP B

South-east Central Railways, Bilaspur-62 (Sangeeta Kaur 23, Akansha Singh 13, Nikita Godamkar 9) bt Delhi-47 (Monika Vats 12, Sahiba 10) (17-20, 13-6, 20-13, 12-8)

MEN: GROUP B

North-western Railways, Jaipur-91 (Prashant Singh 33, Abdul Rahim Khan 20, Jainesh Patel 16) bt Kerala Police-88 (Jijo Thankachan 22, Shreejith Nair 21, Jomon Jose 19,Anu Mohan Das17) (22-17, 14-30, 34-18, 21-23)
Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai- 71(Pratham Singh 22, Vineeth Mathew 17, Siva Balan 11) bt Army Red-47 (Mayur Bhat 22, Ramesh K 10) (18-9, 19-17, 20-7, 14-14)
Army Red -74(Sashi Kumar, Amal James 14, Vivekananda Das 12 ) bt Don Bosco Oratory, Goa -51(Aaron Ferns 20 , Shawn Soares 13 ) 74-51 [24-10, 24-11, 15-11, 11-19]

Thiruvalla, 8th March 2016 :Jenna PS from Kerala State Electricity Board will lead Kerala Senior State Team at the 30th Federation cup Basketball Championship for Men and Women to be held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Goa from 9th to 14th March 2016. Kerala women is placed in Group. A along with Chhattisgarh, Maharastra, and Goa. The team will be Coached by Antony P C and managed by P J Sunny. In Men Kerala is represented by Kerala police the champion club of Kerala who is placed in Group b along with Indian Overseas Bank Chennai, Army Red Delhi, North Western Railway, Jaipur and Don Bosco oratory Goa

Jeena PS (c) Stephy Nixon, Anjanna P G, Rojamol (all from KSEB Thiruvanthapuram) Neenumol PS, Athira M ( Kerala Police) Rhea Jinedran, Elizabeth Hillarios, Athulya (all from Providence College Kozhikode) Kavitha (Assumption College Kottayam) Vimmy Varkey (St Josephs Irinjalakuda ) Vinaya M (St Xaviers College Aluva)

Groupings
Men

Women

KSEB women claimed the Advani Cup in Jaipur
Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvantharam women defeated Southern Railway Chennai 62-60 to claim the Women title of the 18th All India Advani Memorial Basketball Tournament here at MREC Jaipur

KSEB defeated Southern Railway who were with Four current Internationals with Smruthy R K working at Thruvanthapuaram also Joined the existing three Internationals that Played last week in Kozhikode could not avenged the defeat they had last week against KSEB riding on with three senior Internationals Jeena PS , Stephy Nixon and Anjana PG had a good start of 23-13 at the first quarter but experienced railway fought back strongly getting a 1 point lead 36-35 when the buzzer end for the 1st half and the Third quarter saw an equally fighting team and ended up the session with the score of 49-49 before substitute Rojamol converted the two free throws she got to make Electricity Board the winner wit 2points. For EB Stephy Nixon came as the top scorer with 18points followed by Jeena PS with 15b and for Railway veteran Ranjini Peter shows that she is still god player to reckon with and came back as the top scorer with 19 points and another veteran Anitha with 12 points

Detail Scores Final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthauaram-62(Stephy Nixon 18, Jeena PS 15, Shilji George 9, AnjanaPG 8) bt Southern Railway Chennai- 60(Renjini Peter 19, Anitha P 12, Apporva Muralinath 9, Smruthy RK 8)

IOB will Take on Vijaya Bank in Men final

In an exciting 2nd Semi-final of the day Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvantharam riding on three senior Internationals Eastern Railway from Kolkata 85-84 to meet Southern railway Chennai while IOB Chennai defeated KSEB Thiruvananthapuram 67-40 will take on Vijaya bank Bangalore in the final on Sunday

Stephy Nixon for kerala aginst easstern Railway

Jeena PS for KSEB against Eastern railway

Today in an exciting women 2nd semi-final KSEB with 3 Senior Internationals on the side Jeena PS, Stephy Nixon and Anjana PG had to fight till the end to make an entry to the final KSEB which started the 1st quarter with a lead 24-15 and ended the first half with 46-39 lead but 2nd half saw the spirited eastern railway women coming back into the game and even took lead of 3 points but experienced Jenna took control and put KSEB back in to the lead but with 2.45 minutes left Anjana Ekka trough a free throw put Eastern Railway to the score of 79-79 before making an 1 point victory for KSEB it was a combined effort ass u see 5 players making five digits with Jeena PS leading the scoring tally with 22 points followed by Grima Merlin with 16, Stephy Nixon amkin12, Anjana PG with11 and Shilji George contributing 10 for Eastern railway Madhu kumara was the top scorer with 23 points and Seetha moni Tudu and Anjana Ekka scoring 17 points each.

While in the Second Semi-final in Men Division IOB had rather an easy encounter against Kerala State Electricity Board as they beat them 67-40 after a lead of 45-25 at halftime with international Aravind top scoring with 21 points and for EB Albin baby came up with 15 points

Detail Scores Semi Final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthauaram-85(Jeena PS22,Grima Merlin Baby16,Stephy Nixon12,AnjanaPG11,Shilji George10) bt Eastern railway KoSeethamonyTudu17)

MEN

IOB Chennai -67(Aravind21,Abilek Paul12) bt KSEB thiruvanthapuram-40(Albin Baby15,Ajeeth Sugunan10)

Yesterday Late Match Semi final Men(if No t covered

Vijaya Bank Bangalore –88(Nagaraj21,Clinton20,Aravind16,Sanjayraj13) bt Customs and Central excise Kochi-58 (Robins11,Shinumon Augustine10)

Tomorrow matches finals

Kerala State Electricity Board Trivandrum women grabbed the Feasto All India Basketball tournament as they fashioned a wonderful victory over Southern Railway Chennai with the score 71-52 here at the VK Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode on Sunday

KSEB women winner with trophy

KSEB riding on with three senior Internationals Jeena PS, Stephy Nixon and Anjana PG started with a 17-11 lead at the first quarter against Southern railway which was revamped with the addition of experienced International Anitha P who joined today with the Internationals Apoorva Muralinath and Rajapriyadaarshini in the team could not hold on to a fast paced KSEB who kept the lead 44-38 at the end of first half but the 3rd quarter saw Southern railway making a fight back with equal scoring but could not hold on to it in the last quarter were KSEB rested their ace player Jeena PS who was off color but the quarter saw some excellent basket from others with Stephy , Anjana rising on to the occasion for EB while the ball handler Shilji giving the duo an excellent support with some good outside shooting for KSEB Anjana and Stephy came as the top scorer scoring 18 points each followed by Shilji Geroge with 11 and Jeena PS making10 for the victory and for Southern railway Apoorva Muralinath came as the top scorer with 18 points to her credit.

Anjana P G from KSEB grabbed the Most valuable Player Award of the tournament and received rs 10,000/
The trophies and Mementoes and a cash award of rs 60,000/ to the winners ad rs 40000 to the runner up were distributed by Ahamed Chairman of Malabar groups

Detail Scores Final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthauaram-71(Stephy Nixon18, AnjanaPG18, Shilji George11, Jeena PS10) bt Southern Railway Chennai-52(ApporvaMuralinath18, Rajapriyadarshini8, Varsha Nandini8)

Kerala State Electricity Board Trivandrum women & IOB Men grabbed the Feasto All India Basketball tournament as the women fashioned a wonderful victory over Southern Railway Chennai with the score 71-52 while in over Vijaya Bank with the score 75-52 here at the VK Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode on Sunday

KSEB women winner with trophy

Runner up women Southern railway

KSEB riding on with three senior Internationals Jeena PS, Stephy Nixon and Anjana PG started with a 17-11 lead at the first quarter against Southern railway which was revamped with the addition of experienced International Anitha P who joined today with the Internationals Apoorva Muralinath and Rajapriyadaarshini in the team could not hold on to a fast paced KSEB who kept the lead 44-38 at the end of first half but the 3rd quarter saw Southern railway making a fight back with equal scoring but could not hold on to it in the last quarter were KSEB rested their ace player Jeena PS who was off color but the quarter saw some excellent basket from others with Stephy , Anjana rising on to the occasion for EB while the ball handler Shilji giving the duo an excellent support with some good outside shooting for KSEB Anjana and Stephy came as the top scorer scoring 18 points each followed by Shilji Geroge with 11 and Jeena PS making10 for the victory and for Southern railway Apoorva Muralinath came as the top scorer with 18 points to her credit.

Vijaya bank runner up Feasto Basketball

In Men IOB which came with an array of Internationals came on to beat Vijaya bank 75-52 after leading 49-32 at half time with Sivabalan who with 18 points as top scorer followed by Aravind making 16 for Vijaya Bank Aravind came as the top scorer with 19 points followed by Clinton Coming Up With 12 Points

MVP award for Anjana & Prasanna Venkitesh
Prasanna Venkitesh of IOB in men while in women Anjana P G from KSEB grabbed the Most valuable Player Award of the tournament and received rs 10,000/ each as cash award

The trophies and Mementoes and a cash award of rs 60,000/ to the winners ad rs 40000 to the runner up were distributed by Ahamed Chairman of Malabar groups in women section and in Men division by A Pradeep Kumar MLA

Crowd enjoying the final

Detail Scores Final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthauaram-71(Stephy Nixon18,AnjanaPG18,Shilji George11, Jeena PS10) bt Southern Railway Chennai-52(ApporvaMuralinath18,Rajapriyadarshini8,Varsha Nandini8)

MEN

IOB Vhennai-75(Siva Balan18,A Aravind16Bangalore-52(Aravind19,Clinton12)

Kerala State Electricity Board Trivandrum will take on Eastern Railway Kolkata while Southern railway Chennai will play with Providence Kozhikode in women section and in men favorites IOB Chennai will meet KSEB Tvm and Customs and Central excise Kochi will take on Vijaya Bank Bangalore in the semi-final of the FEASTO All India Basketball Tournament for men &women here at VK Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode

Today in the final league match in group A to decide the group winners star-studded Indian Overseas Bank Chennai defeated Customs and Central Excise Kochi 71-55 with International A Aravind top scoring for IOB with 19 points followed by Sivabalan with 16 and for Customs Amit Sebastian came as the top scorer with 14 points while in an group match which decides the semi-finalist KSEB Thiruvananthapuram beat Army Signals 77-60

easter railway against Kerla Police

Libina all the way for EasternRailway against Kerala Police

In the group B women league match which decides the second team to qualify for the semi-final Eastern railway from Kolkotta defeated Kerala Police 69-43 and qualify themselves to the semi-final

Detail Scores

MEN

Indian Overseas Bank Chennai-71(A.Aravind19, Sivabalan16, Mihir Pandey14) bt Customs and central excise Kochi-55 (Amith Sebastian14,Nikhil KR11)
KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-77 (Seerag N Nair 19, tonyK Mathew18) bt Army Signals Delhi -60 (Javir18)
Vijaya Bank Bangalore-81 (Aravind 27, Roby Thomas 21) bt Army Signals -80 (Javir 19, Rakesh 14, Prabotdh Kumar10)
Vijaya Bank Bangalore-78 (Aravind 23, Anil Kumar 15, Karthik 13) bt KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-68 (Albin baby 24, Ajeeth Sugunan12, Tony K Mathew11)

WOMEN

Providence Kozhikode-68(Kavitha Jose 14, Vimmy Varkey 13, Athulya 12, Aswathy S Thampy 11, Rhea Rajendran 10) bt South Western Railway Hubli -62 (Rajeswari 17, Rini Lawrance 16)
Eastern Railway Kolkotta-69(Anjanna Daisy ekka 21, Sitamnitudu 17, Libina MJ 10) bt Kerala Police -43 (Neenumol PS 12, Athira M 10, Boney Mathew 9)
Southern Railway, Chennai-6 4(Apporva Muralinath 15, Renjini Peter 12, Alagu tamil Mozhi 12) bt Eastern Railway Kolkotta-56(Madhukumari 18, Libina MJ 13, Kamalesh Jet 10)

Tomorrow matches semi finals

Southern railway Chennai defeated Providence Kozhikode 79-58 and will take on the winners of KSEB and Eastern Railway Kolkata in women section while Vijaya bank Bangalore made rather an easy victory over Customs and Central Excise Kochi 88-58 and will take on the winners of KSEB Thiruvananthapuram and IOB Chennai final on Sunday Tomorrow in the second semi-final in Women KSEB will take on Eastern Railway Kolkata while KSEB men will take on IOB Chennai here for the FEASTO All India Basketball Tournament for men &women at VK Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode

Elizabeth Hillarios for Providence aginst southern railway at the 1st Semi Fonal feasto Basketball at kozhikode

Today in the women semi-final the college women’s after an evenly fought 1st quarter with 21-21 could not hold on to it against a most experienced team Southern railway which was top scored by Sonia Joy with 22 points and their 2 senior Internationals Raja Priyadarshini and Apoorva Muralinath scoring 14 points each for the victory and for providence Rhea Rajendran came up with 16 and Vimmy contributing14

International Raja Priyadarshini for southern railway against Providence Kozhikode at the 1st Semi Fonal feasto Basketball at kozhikode

Southern railway against Proivdence at the 1st Semi final

Yesterday in a late match KSEB men defeated Army Signals 77-60 to make themselves to the Semi Final

Detail Scores Semi Final

WOMEN

SouthernRailwayChennai-79(SoniaJoy22,ApporvaMuralinath14,Rajapriyadarshini14, Alagu Tamil Mozhi12) bt Providence Kozhikode—58(Rhea Rajendran16,Vimmy Varkey15, Elizabeth Hillarios10)

MEN

Vijaya Bank Bangalore –88(Nagaraj21,Clinton20,Aravind16,Sanjayraj13) bt Customs and Central excise Kochi-58 (Robins11,Shinumon Augustine10)

Yesterday Late Match

MEN

KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-77 (Seerag N Nair 19,tonyK Mathew18) bt Army Signals Delhi -60(Javir18)

Tomorrow matches semi finals

Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram will take on Eastern Railway Kolkotta while Southern railway Chennai will play with Proivdence Kozhikode in women section and in men favorites IOB Chennai will meet KSEB Tvm and Customs and Central excise Kochi will take on Vijaya Bank Bangalore in the semi final of the FEASTO All India Basketball Tournament for men &women here at VK Krishnamenon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode

Libina all the way for EasternRailway against Kerala Police

Today in the final league match in group A to decide the group winners star studded Indian Overseas Bank Chennai defeated Customs and Central Excise Kochi 71-55 with International A Aravind top scoring for IOB with 19 points followed by Sivabalan with 16 and for Customs Amit Sebastian came as the top scorer with 14 points while in an group match which decides the Semi finalist KSEB Thiruvanthapuram beat Army Signals 77-60

easter railway against Kerla Police

In the group B women league match which decides the second team to qualify for the Semi final Eastern railway from Kolkotta defeated Kerala Police 69-43 and qualify themselves to the semi final

Detail Scores

MEN

Indian Overseas Bank Chennai-71(A.Aravind19,Sivabalan16,Mihir Pandey14) bt Customs and central excise Kochi-55(Amith Sebastian14,Nikhil KR11)
KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-77 (Seerag N Nair 19,tonyK Mathew18) bt Army Signals Delhi -60(Javir18)
Vijaya Bank Bangalore-81(Aravind27,Roby Thomas21) bt Army Signals -80(Javir19,Rakesh14,Prabotdh Kumar10)
Vijaya Bank Bangalore-78(Aravind23,Anil Kumar15,KArthik13) bt KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-68(Albin baby24,Ajeeth Sugunan12,Tony K Mathew11)

WOMEN

Providence Kozhikode-68(Kavitha Jose 14 , Vimmy Varkey 13, Athulya 12, Aswathy S Thampy 11,Rhea Rajendran10) bt South Western Railway Hubli -62(Rajeswari 17,Rini Lawrance 16)
Eastern Railway Kolkotta-69(Anjanna Daisy ekka21,Sitamnitudu17,Libina MJ10) bt Kerala Police -43(NeenumolPS12,Athira M10,BoneyMathew9)
Southern Railway, Chennai-64(Apporva Muralinath15,Renjini Peter12,Alagu tamil Mozhi12) bt Eastern Railway Kolkotta-56(Madhukumari18,Libina MJ13,Kamalesh Jet10)

Tomorrow matches semi finals

Inaugural Victory for Central Excise
Customs & Central excise Kochi registered inaugural victory as they beat host Feasto Kozhikode 62-53, while in women matches KSEB beat Providence Kozhikode 63-27 and Southern railway beat Kerala Police 67-52 on the Inaugural day of the FEASTO All India Basketball Tournament for men &women here at VK Krishna Menon Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode. The championship which was been revived after an gap of 17 years was inaugurated by worshipful mayor of Kozhikode V K C Mammed Koya. In the inaugural match Central excise which lead 43-26 at the half time was top scored by Abhilash TS with 15 points followed by Shinumon Augustine with 12 and Nikhil KR making 11 and for FEASTO was top scored by Jishnu G Nair with 15points

Eudric for Customs agianst FEASTO at FEASTO Basketball

In the Second match of the day Kerala State electricity Board women which had three current sr internationals on the side Jeena PS, Anjana PS and Stephy Nixon won the second match as they beat Providence Kozhikode 66-27 after leading 43-26 at half time with International Jeena PS top scoring for electricity board with 16 points

Eudrick Perera for Customs aginst Feasto on the opening day of the FEASTO Basketball in Kozhikode

The last match of the day after an evenly poised first half Southern Railway Chennai beat Kerala Police 67-52 with veteran Renjini Peter top scoring for railways with 18 points followed by international Raja Priyadarshini scoring 15 points for the victory for Police Lijimol came as the top scorer with 11 points

Detail Scores

MEN

Customs and Central Excise Kochi-63(Abhilash TS45,Shinumon Augustine12,Nikhil KR11)bt FEASTO club Kozhikode-559Jishnu G Nair15, Ajith VK10)

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthapuram – 63(jeena PS 16, Stephy Nixon 8, Anjanna PG8) bt Providence Kozikode – 27(VimmyVarkey 8)
Southern Railway Chennai – 67(RenjiniPeter18, Raja Priyadarshini 15) bt Kerala Police Thiruvanthapuram – 52(LijimolP 11)

Today matches

Pune, 19th February 2016:Defending Champions Chennai Slam defeated Hyderabad Sky 83-68  while Bengaluru beast coached by Prasanna Jayasankar defeated Pune Peshwas on the home court 85-78 in the  second day of the  United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League Season 2 at the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in the city.

UBA Chairman Tommy Fisher (centre) in conversation with Actors Sana Khan (left) and Santosh Shukla

“I’m enjoying myself here. Basketball is an amazing sport and God willing, this UBA Season 2 will be a big hit, and there will be more seasons to come!” said Mr Santosh Shukla, actor and celebrity Big Boss contestant. Ms Sana Khan, Indian actor, model and dancer was also present and wished all eight teams the very best.

In the first match Last year’s runners-up Pune Peshwas had their opening game of Season 2 against Bengaluru Beast in front of their home crowd. Coach Nandu Metra returns to the Pune side this year along with his sons Arjun and Ajinkya. The Peshwas’ new backcourt this season consists of former India internationals Narender Grewal from the Services and hometown boy, Siddhanth Shinde. Centre Ravi Kumar (from Tamil Nadu) joins the Pune starting five and Pune also has the services of backup centre and junior India player Gaurav Ohlen.

For Bengaluru, Railways player Somveer and forward Manjeet give the Beast much-needed size in the frontcourt that was missing last season. Raghuram (from Tamil Nadu) is their starting point guard along with starters from last season Kaife Zia and Visu Palani.

Bengaluru Beast centre Somveer attempts a layup against Pune Peshwas (1)

Both teams looked evenly matched to begin the game. Pune ran their offence through their experienced centre Ravi Kumar, who put in work in the post and provided the Peshwas with the early offensive punch. The backcourt of Siddhanth Shinde and Narender Grewal worked well together with the two guards playing off each other and creating opportunities for their big men to score. However, Ravi Kumar had a tough time on the defensive end guarding Bengaluru centre Somveer, who had an excellent game showcasing his bag of tricks in the post. He even showed off his handles running the floor and finishing coast-to-coast or dishing to his teammates for easy transition buckets.

The game was neck-and-neck throughout with multiple lead changes in the contest. Both teams traded buckets in the second half with little to separate the two sides. Pune’s Narender Grewal (21 points) and Bengaluru’s Visu Palani (17 points), both ‘one-handed shooters’, were involved in a shootout in the third quarter draining jumper after jumper. Towards the end, with little over three minutes of play left in the contest, both teams were tied at 74 apiece.

The last few minutes of the game were a test of nerves and experience. Bengaluru, led by their experienced point guard Raghuram, kept their composure and executed down the stretch. Crucial offensive rebounds and second chance shots by Bengaluru gave them a slim 4-point lead with a minute of play left. The Beast staved off the Peshwas’ comeback attempt in the final minute and closed out the game 85-78 to register a victory in their opening game.

Ashutosh of Chennai Slam drives against Edwin of Hyderabad Sky

The second match of the day defending champions Chennai Slam, the team that won the inaugural edition of the UBA Pro Basketball League, had its first game of Season 2 today against Hyderabad Sky. Chennai retained their core lineup from last season of point guard Chukwunanu Agu (from Nigeria), shooting guard Carmel and captain Aditya Biswas. Their frontcourt has been shored up this year with the addition of centre Gopal, who is a big body on the inside, along with forward Ashutosh Rai from the Services.

Hyderabad Sky, on the other hand, have a completely revamped starting lineup consisting of the MVP of the recently concluded Senior National Basketball Championship and India international Joginder Singh at the point guard position, leading the team. Joining him in the starting lineup today were Nigerian centre Edwin, who played in the recent south zone inter-university final for SRM University, Chennai, guard Himanshu Jangra, Indian-origin Australian baller Mahesh Padmanabhan and forward V. Kumar.

The champs Chennai seemed to have a familiar case of a championship hangover in the beginning of the game today. They were struggling to find the bottom of the basket, with below average shooting from the field. Despite playing for the first time at a competitive level together, the Hyderabad Sky starting lineup looked like seasoned regulars to begin the game. Joginder coordinated the offence well in the initial minutes, as Sky penetration and ball movement to get open shots. Indo-Australian combo guard from the Sky, Mahesh, impressed in the early going, creating open shots for his teammates, knocking down jumpers and driving to the basket. Sky guard Himanshu Jangra also contributed with his aggressive style of play. Chennai looked out of sync in the first half with too many isolation plays and tough shots clogging their offensive rhythm.

However, as with any championship calibre team, Chennai Slam kept themselves in the contest managing to trail by only 3 points at halftime. The game turned out to be a tale of two halves, as Chennai came out storming in the third quarter. Point guard Agu found his touch from long range along with Chennai’s sixth man Vignesh Prabhu who drained three shots from behind the arc and ending up with 13 points. Chennai started moving the ball more and finding easy buckets for their big guys in the paint. Versatile forward Ashutosh Rai had a great debut for the Slam, ending up with 27 points, which included a number of open jumpers. Centre Gopal also made his presence felt in the paint with 19 points in the contest.

On the defensive end, Agu made life difficult for Sky point guard Joginder Singh who had an off day shooting-wise. Slam outscored Sky 26 to 9 in the third quarter and set the tone for the rest of the game. The Sky did manage to go on a mini-run at the end of the third quarter, fueled by Mahesh’s back-to-back three-pointers, to cut the lead down to 5. But Chennai stepped on the gas in the fourth and clamped down on the defensive end to close out the game at 83-68

Detailed Scores

MEN

Chennai Slam-83 (Ashutosh Rai 27, Gopal 19, Chukwunanu Agu 16) bt Hyderabad Sky-68 (Mahesh 17, Himanshu Jangra 14, Monish Wilson 12) (16-17, 18-20, 26-9, 23-22)
Bengaluru Beast -85 (Somveer 27, Visu Palani 17, Kaife Zia 15) bt Pune Peshwas-78 (Narender Grewal 21, Siddhanth Shinde 15, Ajinkya Mane 13) (19-22, 21-20, 20-17, 25-18)

Pune, 18th February 2016: Smithin Settu (Kerala) top scoring for Delhi capitals with 20 points as they beat Punjab Steelers coached by Sunny Thomas with the score 69-57 While in the second game Mumbai Challengers coached by Antony P C and Sudeep Bose defeated Harayana gold 95-77 In a north division game here for the second season of the UBA Pro Basketball League Season as it tipped off at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Indoor Stadium in Balewadi..

Hindi Film Actor Urvashi Rautela with the Mumbai Challengers team

Earlier Ms Poonam Mahajan, BJP MP and President of the Maharashtra State Basketball Association, and Mr Suniel Shetty, veteran Hindi film actor who were the chief guests of the occasion. Ms Urvashi Rautela, upcoming Bollywood actor, was also present for the second game of the day that is between Mumbai Challengers and Haryana Gold. . “UBA is providing an excellent opportunity to all the players out there. I am a national level basketball player myself, and all you guys are seriously amazing,” said Ms Rautela, encouraging all the participants.

Addressing the gathering, Ms Mahajan said, “I’m really grateful to UBA that you have come here in India to support the sport. We need strength for basketball because we have amazing players in India who want to shine and who want to well for basketball. We will grow the sport together from U13 to seniors,” said Ms Poonam Mahajan, BJP Member of Parliament and President of Maharashtra State Basketball Association, one of the chief guests of the occasion.

“Basketball is one of the most exciting sports. It is ultimate when it comes to physical fitness and strength. When I came to hear that there is this new league, seeing the people associated with this league, it is unbelievable. Mr Fisher who was sitting next to me, I think he was actually playing the game even while sitting there. I’m sure it looks awesome on television. It is a question of time before basketball catches up with our favourite sport-cricket. What is interesting and beautiful about this league is that it is not about the teams, owners or money, it is first and foremost about the sport of basketball,” said Mr Shetty.

Punjab Steelers’ point guard Kuldeep Singh in action against Delhi Capitals

The opening game on the first day of the second season was a match between north Indian strongholds, Punjab Steelers and Delhi Capitals. With a whole host of new players on each of the franchises this season, both teams had rejigged starting lineups from last season. Punjab’s star player and international forward Gurvinder Gill returns this time for his home team along with point guard Tita Singh. Punjab regular at the national championships, Amrit Pal Singh, joins Kuldeep in the starting backcourt along with rookie forwards Kaushal (from Karnataka) and Keshav (from Kerala) in the starting lineup.

For the Delhi Capitals, starting point guard Sachin Sharma returns to orchestrate the offense. He has a lot of new offensive weapons around him this year with his starting backcourt mate is former India player Vinay Kaushik, while ex-India player Ajay Pratap Singh and players from the services Ramesh and Smithin Settu (keralite)comprise the starting frontcourt.

Delhi started off the game well, with forward Smithin Sethu showcasing his mid-range game. He knocked down mid-range jumpers in the post and got to the foul line in the first quarter, quickly putting up double digits in scoring. His teammate guard Vinay Kaushik helped to add to Delhi’s lead with three 3-pointers in the first quarter. On the other hand, his teammate Delhi’s centre Ramesh struggled to keep up with Punjab centre/ forward Gurvinder Gill. After conceding a 7-point lead in the first quarter to the Delhi team, Punjab surged ahead in the second quarter, thanks to Gurvinder who impressed with an array of different moves in the post

Entering the second half down by 7 points, the Delhi Capitals changed their defensive strategy against Gurvinder, giving him more space and daring him to shoot. It proved effective for the Capitals as they clamped down on Gill’s scoring and Punjab had to rely on their other players for offensive. But, apart from Amrit Pal Singh (19 points), Punjab had little contribution from their other players. The Delhi Capitals on the other hand found their shooting touch in the second half connecting from the inside and the outside. Sachin Sharma and forward Ajay Pratap Singh connected on crucial 3-pointers for Delhi while their centre Ramesh and forward Settu (20 points) found their way to the basket in the paint. Vinay Kaushik was also an offensive juggernaut for the Capitals putting up 19 points shooting almost 50% from the field. Capitals coach Mukesh Bishnoi credited the defensive aggression in the second half for his team’s victory.

In the end, Delhi Capitals cruised to a 69-57 victory taking the opening game of the UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2.

After the opening game action between Delhi and Punjab, last year’s semi-finalists Haryana Gold took the court to face the least successful team in the first edition of the UBA Pro Basketball League, the Mumbai Challengers. As with every team this season, both rosters sported a fresh appearance. Haryana Gold have the services of two new point guards, Ashiv Jain and Sanjeev Kumar, to replace their point guard last season: Railways player Himanshu Sharma. Being products of the IMG Academy in Florida, USA, both Ashiv and Sanjeev were rearing to put their talents on display. Guards Birender Singh and Vikas Kumar were retained in the Gold side from last year. In the frontcourt, centre Jaskaran Singh joins the team along with forward Deepak Rathee. Legendary former India women’s player Shiba Maggon is coaching the Haryana Gold side.

Mumbai’s star scorer Karan Pal Singh blows past two Haryana defenders

For the Mumbai Challengers, their top scorer in Season 1, Karanpal Singh, returns to the team. He is joined in the starting lineup by youngster Prudhvi Reddy (from Telangana) at the point guard position along with Punjab players Ranbir Singh and centre Gagandeep Singh. The fifth cog in their lineup is former India international forward Jagdeep Singh Bains, who is making a comeback to competitive basketball after a long layoff.

Haryana Gold began the game hot, with an 8-0 lead coming out of the gates. But Mumbai overcame their sluggish start with a point guard change, benching Prudhvi Reddy and bringing on backup Surender Hooda, who did a better job of taking care of the basketball. But Mumbai really put their foot on the gas towards the end of the first quarter led by an inspired comeback from Jagdeep Singh Bains. He put all his tricks on display, dazzling the crowd with some nifty post moves, decisive drives and finding his teammates for easy buckets. The play of the game was an and-1 up-and-under move by Bains that found the bottom of the basket from the other side of the rim. After building a double-digit lead, the rest of the Mumbai team helped to maintain the gap between the teams with forward Nikhil Kumar being aggressive and putting up 24 points. Haryana Gold struggled to contain the Mumbai offense and were forced into multiple turnovers, failing to establish a rhythm in the contest.

The game turned into a blowout with Mumbai Challengers taking the game 95-77. Mumbai coach PC Anthony, who has coached the junior boys and girls Indian teams, said “Our point guard switch from Prudhvi to Surender was one of the turning points of our game. Even our post players played well, and we managed to give them enough rest through multiple substitutions.” Regarding ex-international star Jagdeep Singh he said. “Jagdeep’s contribution is very high. Just his presence on the court has an impact similar to what Sachin Tendulkar has on a cricket field- it boosts the remaining players.”

Detailed scores Day 1

MEN

Mumbai Challengers -95 (Nikhil Kumar 24, Jagdeep Bains 15, Karanpal Singh 13) bt Haryana Gold-77 (Deepak Rathee 15, Vikas Kumar 13) (17-24, 27-13, 27-18, 24-22)
Delhi Capitals 69 (Smithin Settu 20, Vinay Kaushik 19, Ramesh 11) bt Punjab Steelers-57 (Amrit Pal Singh 19, Gurvinder Singh Gill 10) (22-14, 11-25, 17-10, 19-7)

Thiruvalla: Pune and Hyderabad will host the season 2 of the UBA Pro Basketball League from February 18 to April 3. The first leg will be played at Balewadi Stadium from February 18  to 28 while the second will be held at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here from March 23 to April 3. Eight teams will be participating in the tournament.

Former international Norman Isaac will be the Technical Commissioner for the League. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty and five-time World Amateur Boxing champion Mary Kom will grace the opening ceremony.

From left to right_ Todd Mack (Managing Director), Deepesh Solanki (Director Operations), Norman Isaac (Technical Commissioner, BFI)

Todd Mack, Managing Director, United Basketball Alliance India (P) Ltd, said, “Pro Basketball League is the platform, much needed for basketball players in India, who aspire to make it big in the sport.

UBA provides these young players, an opportunity to test their skills at a professional level. Additionally, the best players from the League get an opportunity to train outside India, and rub shoulders with some of the big names of the sport, from around the world” according to press release.

Late Support from Basketball Federation of India put players in a lurch
Late support from BFI had shutdown chances to players those went to the Indian camp in Mangalore as well at the SAF games they are actually the one who are confused rather losers of this event and Money they are neither been selected here nor been able to represent India due to in fight in Basketball

Four coaches Seven Players Three referees are the Kerala Contribution to the Season 2
The Four Keralites Coaches are Prasanna Jayasankar, Southern Railway (Bengaluru Beast) sports council coaches P C Antony and Sudeep Bose ( Mumbai Challengers) Sunny Thomas from Central Excise Kochi (Punjab Steelers) The Players are Edwin Ervin Customs Mumbai(Pune Peswas ) Arjun GK Mar Baselios College Trivandrum(Chennai Slam) Monish Wilson,Central Excise Kochi (HydrebadSky) Smith in ?Settu, Services (Delhi Capitals) Manoj R ,Central Excise Kochi & Abhijith Vijayan, Mar Baselios College Trivandrum (Punjab Steelers) and EB Jose? of Services for Chennai Slam then as referees Kevin Lalu & Joseph John (from Thiruvalla) and Anoop M from Thrissur

UBA Pro Basketball League 2016 Season 2

Teams: Hyderabad Sky, Bengaluru Beast, Chennai Slam, Pune Peshwas, Haryana Gold, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Challengers, Punjab Steelers. Details follows

Franchise teams- Breakdown

1. Bengaluru Beast

DIVISION: SOUTH

1. RAGHURAM

2. JAIPAL SINGH MAAN

3. KAIFE AZAM ZIA

4. KARAN HAROLD JOSHUA

5. CHETAN SURESH

6. HRISHIKESH NAIDU

7. YASHAS

8. SANJAY RAJ

9. YADVINDER SINGH JAJ

10. AKINJEET

11. MANJEET

12. VISU PALANI

13. PRASANNA JAYASANKAR- COACH

14. PUNEESH SURESH- COACH

2. Pune Peshwas

DIVISION: SOUTH

1. RAVI KUMAR

2. AJINKYA MEHTA

3. AJINKYA MANE

4. SIDDHANTH SHINDE

5. KARNE MEHTA

6. ARJUN MEHTA

7. EDWIN IRWIN

8. YOGESH BAHIRAME

9. GAURAV OHLAN

10. PARVESH R

11. DEEPAK P

12. NARENDAR GREWAL

13. NANDU MEHTA- COACH

3. Chennai Slam

DIVISION: SOUTH

1. RAM KUMAR

2. AGU SHERIFF CHUWUNANU

3. CAMMY CARMEL

4. ADITYA BISWAS

5. VIGNESH

6. “VIKKI” VIGNESH

7. ARJUN G K

8. ASUTOSH

9. E B JOS

10. GOPAL

11. BOPANNA

12. LONGI

13. RAVI KUMAR- COACH

14. YASHWANT- COACH

4. Hyderabad Sky

DIVISION: SOUTH

1. JOGINDER SINGH

2. L SUJITH REDDY

3. VIJAY KUMAR

4. GARNISH PATIL

5. SHIV KUMAR

6. MONISH WILSON

7. AMIT BISHLA

8. HIMANSHU JHANGDA

9. RAHUL S

10. MAHESH

11. KUMAR V

12. EDWIN

13. NIHAL YADAV

14. SRINATH- COACH

15. ANTONY ISSAC- COACH

5. Haryana Gold

DIVISION: NORTH

1. VIKAS KUMAR

2. BIRENDER

3. ABISEKH

4. SUSHANT

5. AKASH BHASIN

6. JASKARAN

7. ASHIV JAIN

8. TUSHAR

9. SHUBAM

10. SANJEEV KUMAR

11. ROHIT GULIA

12. RAJAT

13. SHIBA MAGGON- COACH

14. PUNEET- COACH

6. Delhi Capitals

DIVISION: NORTH

1. YUDVHIR SINGH

2. ARSHDEEP SINGH

3. RAJ ADDITYA

4. AYUSH SHARMA

5. SUNIL

6. SATYAJEET

7. AJAY SINGH

8. SMITHIN

9. RAMESH

10. AJAY P

11. SACHIN

12. VINAY KAUSHIK

13. MUKESH BISHNOI- COACH

14. BASHA- COACH

7. Mumbai Challengers

DIVISION: NORTH

1. DILDAR SINGH

2. LUMENDRA SAHE

3. KARAN PAL SINGH

4. JAGDEEP BAINS

5. GAGANDEEP SINGH

6. RANBIR SINGH

7. SURENDER

8. NIKHIL

9. RAVINDER

10. RAVENDRA D

11. RAJ

12. PRUDHVI

13. PC ANTONY- COACH

14. SANDEEP BOSE- COACH

8. Punjab Steelers

DIVISION: NORTH

1. GURVINDER “GARRY” GILL

2. SARTAJ SINGH SANDHU

3. Kuldeep TITA SINGH

4. PULKIT SOOD

5. KAUSHAL

6. MANOJ R

7. SANDEEP AHLAWAT

8. ABHIJITH

9. KESHAV

10. SAGAR J

11. RAJESH

12. AMRIT PAL SINGH

13. SUNNY THOMAS- COACH

14. SRINIVAS- COACH

Thiruvalla – 14 Feb 2016 It was a mixed fortune for Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvananthapuram in the final as their women retained the women title beating Kerala police 61-39 while the men were stunned by Kerala Police with the score of 80-72 here for the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship here at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground in Kurianoor. Kerala Police Men now will qualify for the 30th edition of Federation Cup National Basketball for Men and Women to be held in Goa from 9-14, March 2016.

Champion KSEB women Team

Champios Trohy runner up Kerala Police

The women final was a close encounter till the second quarter with the score of 22-20 but the defending champion KSEB who were handicapped by their two Internationals Jeena PS & Stephy Nixon who were in Guwahati took lead to 18-11 at the end of first half and lead 40-33 at the end of the 3rd Quarter before winning it at 61-39 for KSEB their current International Anjana PG again came as the top scorer with 22 points followed by Shilji George with 15 for Police Athira came up with 13points.

Champions trophy runner up KSEB

The winner Kerala Police Men Team

The Men final was also an closely contested one as Kerala Police took a slender one-point lead in the first quarter later on increased the lead to end up the first half with 42-32 but EB men recharged their energy in the 3rd quarter and reduced the lead to a 3point deficit but police charged back strongly in the last quarter to finish the game in their favour Sreejith was the top scorer for Police with 28 points and evenly supported by Jomon Jose and Jijo Thankachan scoring 27 and 15 points respectively Ajeeth Sugunan lead the Board in front scoring 22points from the paint.

Anjanna PG (KSEB) Recieves the MVP award from the Mother of Late Tec Committe Chairma George Thoams

Jomon Jose (KP) Recieves the MVP award from the Mother of Late Tec Committe Chairma George Thoams.

The championship Most Valuable Player awards went to Anjana PG from KSEB (women) and Jomon Jose Kerala Police (Men).

The Finalst as they spot for a Photo with Chief Guests

The trophies and mementos were distributed by Dr John M Chacko chief patron of Kerala Basketball Association & SBT General Manager HR Sam Kutty Mathews

Final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-61 (Anjanna PG22, Shilji George15, Rojamol11) bt Kerala Police-39 (athira m13)

MEN

Kerala Police- 80 (Sreejith Nair 28, Jomon Jose 27, Jijo Thankachan15) bt KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-72(Ajeeth sugunan22,Albin Baby15, Ashin Xavier10)

Thiruvalla – 14 Feb 2016 The Thiruvananthapuram outfits Kerala State Electricity Board will take on Kerala police in both section in the final here for the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship here at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground in Kurianoor

It was an identical in both Semi Finals in women sections which saw some anxious moment for the state’s professional sides as defending champion KSEB who were handicapped by their two Internationals Jeena PS & Stephy Nixon who were in Guwahati as well as for Kerala Police has to wait till the last quarter to beat the college outfit St Josephs College irnjalkuda 43-31 while the Kerala Police had to wait till last 7 second to beat Providence College Kozhikode 55-54.

Like the first Semi-final the college girls which lead 18-11 in the first half and lead 25-23 at the end of the 3rd Quarter for KSEB their current International Anjana PG came as the top scorer with 18points

The Second Semi-final also had some electrifying moments were Kerala police Women had to wait till seven seconds to make the final with a one-point lead Kerala Police Anchored by International Neenumol PS and Indian camper Athira M lead 27-26 at the half time but the girls from Kozhikode came back strongly in the 3rd quarter to take a lead of 43-42 and kept the lead till 7 seconds to go for the final whistle before surrendering to Police . Neenumol was the top scorer for police with 16 points followed by Surya PR making 10 and for providence Rhea Rajendran was the top scorer with 18 points

The Second Semi Final in Men is the only match of the tournament which had an easy victory as experienced Kerala State electricity Board made use of their experience to beat the college outfit S B College Changancherry 52-25

Semi final

WOMEN

KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-43(Anjanna PG18, Shilji George10) bt St Josephs College Irinjalkuda-31
Kerala Police-55(Neenumol PS 16,Surya PR10) bt Providence College Kozhikode 54(RheaRajendran18)

MEN

KSEB Thiruvanthapuram-52(Ashin Xavier10, Arun Harikumar8, Ajeeth Sugunan8) bt S B College Changancherry-25(Sugeethnath8)

Semi Finalist Spotted in Women
Thiruvalla – 12 Feb 2016 –It was an electrifying day on Day 2 as Kerala Police won a thriller as they beat host Pathanamthitta district basketball team 68-65 and entered the finals while in another exciting men quarter final match S B College Changanacherry defeated Mar Baselios Engineering College Thiruvanthapuram 71-60 here for the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship here at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground in kurianoor they now will take on winners of SB College Changancheery and KSEB Thiruvanthapurm in the second Semi Final while in women Kerala Police will take on Providence College Kozhikode while KSEB will meet St Josephs College irnjalkuda in the Semi Final

The women match also paved an exciting finish Assumption College Changancherry in made their exit from the championship as they went down to Providence college Kozhikode 44-47 losing second straight game in the three team league allowing Providence and St Josephs to make their entry in to the semi final while In the last league round in women section providence college Kozhikode scrape past their university counterpart St Josephs College Irinjalakuda 52-48 to came as the group champions

The first men semi final which played on Thursday had more anxious moments with 48 seconds to go for the final where Kerala Police lead 35-33 but Pathanmthitta came back strongly in the third quarter to take a 51-49 lead and kept it till 44 seconds to go for the final whistle before surrendering to the professional side police Sreejith came as the top scorer with 12 points followed by jomon with10 and for pathanamthitta vineet mohan was the top scorer with 14 points

Earlier in men pre quarter final Mar Baselios College Tiruvanthapuram beat Marian college Kuttikkanam 70-46 while in an Women round robin Match St Josephs college Irinjalakuda defeated Assumption College Changancherry 49-36

Semi final

MEN

Kerala Police -68(Sreejith M12.Jomon Jose 10,) bt Pathanamthitta DBA-6(Vineeth Mohan14, Tins Thomas12, Abhijith12)

Quarter Final

MEN

S B College Changancherry- 71(Sohil K Lal17, Sugeethnath14, Sudarshan14,Asun Babu12) bt Mar Baselios Engineering College, Thiruvanthapuram-60(Arun 23,Ajith VK19,Jishnu G Nair1adwaid1)

Quarter Final

MEN

Mar Baselios Engineering College , Thiruvanthapuram-70(arun19,Ajith17,Irin14) bt Marian College Kuttikkanam -46)prabhash13, Sanjay10,Robin10)

Women Round Robin League

WOMEN

St Joseph College Irinjalakuda-44(vimmy VArkey13,Bony Mathew10) bt Assumption College Chanagcherry-36(Kavitha Jose16)
Providence College Kozhikode-47(Rhea Rajendran11,Elizabeth Hillarios10) bt Assunmption College Changancherry -45(Kavitha10)
Providence College Kozhikode-52(Athulya N 22,Trinaya10) bt St josephs College Irinjalakuda-48(Bony M varghese16,)

Thiruvalla – 10 Feb 2016 – Host Pathanamthitta district basketball won the Inaugural match of the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship defeating Kollam YMCA at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground. Earlier the championship was Inaugurated by Shri Anto Antony M P (Pathanamthitta ) for Pathanamthitta Abhijith came as the top scorer with 15 points followed by Akhil AR with 14 and for kolam Rahl was the top scorer with 10 points. In another Me Match Mar Baselios College Tiruvanthapuram beat Marian college Kuttikkanam 70-46 while in an Women round robin Match St Josephs college Irinjalakuda defeated Assumption College Changancherry 49-36

Now Seven teams In Men Section Including, Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Police, Mar-baselios College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram St Berhmens College Changanacherry , Marian College Kuttikkanam ,Kollam YMCA and Pathanamthitta DBA as Customs & Central Excise, Kochi cried out of the Championship in the last Minute While the Women Section will Feature teams from Kerala Police, Kerala State Electricity Board, Assumption College Changanacherry, Providence College Kozhikode and St Josephs College Irinjalakuda

The Champion Club will represent Kerala at the 30th Federation Cup National Basketball for Men and Women will be held at the Goa from 9th to 14th March 2016

Pre Quarter Final

MEN

Mar Baselios Engineering College , Thiruvanthapuram-70(arun19,Ajith17,Irin14) bt Marian College Kuttikkanam -46)prabhash13, Sanjay10,Robin10)

Quarter Final

MEN

Pathanamthitta DBA -76(Abhijith P Joy15,Akhil AR14,Sumesh Joseph13) bt Kollam YMCA-30(RAhul Kruishna10,Deepu Ss10)

Women Round Robin League

WOMEN

St Joseph College Irinjalakuda-44(vimmy VArkey13,Bony Mathew10) bt Assumption College Chanagcherry-36(KAvitha Jose16)

Wednesdays Matches

MEN

• 6pm Kerala Police Vs PAthanmthitta DBA
• 7.30pm Assumption College ,Changancherry Vs Proivdence College Kozhikode
• 9pm Mar Baselios College Eng College Thiruvanthapuram Vs SB College Changacherry

Puducherry, 8th February 2016: Chhattisgarh girls and Madhya Pradesh boys crowned the 2016 Arise Steel 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship, It was a mixed fortune for Chhattisgarh in the final as their girls runner-up last year defeated Tamil Nadu 54-48 while the boys went down to defending champion Madhya Pradesh 59-64 .

Chhattisgarh girls started the game with intent against Tamil Nadu, who looked sluggish in the first quarter. With decisive drives to the basket and open shots coming out of good ball movement, the Chhattisgarh girls built a 12-point lead with the score at 21-8 at the end of the first quarter. But Tamil Nadu was not going down without a fight, as they began to crawl their way back into the contest. Tamil Nadu centre Pavithra Sree led the charge yet again for her team as she poured in 16 points to go with a massive 19 rebounds. However, there was little contribution from her teammates as the only other double-digit scorer was M. Deepa with 10 points. The first quarter hurt Tamil Nadu for the rest of the game, as Chhattisgarh managed to score just about enough to keep Tamil Nadu at bay. Chhattisgarh’s Elizabeth Ekka, who is a possible MVP candidate, put in a game-high 24 points. Chhattisgarh also got contributions from Shweta and Neha who scored 13 and 10 points respectively. In the end, Tamil Nadu were unable to bridge the gap and Chhattisgarh won the game by 6 points 54-48. They went one better than last year to clinch the gold medal this time around.

The Chhattisgarh boys also made their way to the final of the tournament where they faced defending champions Madhya Pradesh boys today evening. Both teams went into the contest evenly matched with no clear favourite. The match lived up to its billing as it took an extra five minutes of play to decide the result. The first half belong to the Chhattisgarh boys as they outplayed the defending champions while building a double-digit lead. Madhya Pradesh managed to put up only 20 points in the first half and entered the second half down by 11 points. But MP switched gears in the second half as they fought their way back, cutting down the deficit one possession at a time. Chhattisgarh found it difficult to contain MP duo of Jeet Kharwar and Brijesh Tiwari as they put in 21 points and 19 rebounds respectively. Each of them had double-digit rebounds as well, with Jeet pulling down 16 rebounds, helping his team outrebound Chhattisgarh 53 to 38. As MP pulled back into the contest, Chhattisgarh fought to stay in the lead. Down two points with less than 30 seconds to go, Chhattisgarh equalised with just 10 seconds left on the clock. MP was unable to convert on the final possession of regular time and the game went into an extra five minutes. The MP boys held their composure in the extra time period and outscored Chhattisgarh by 5 points to close out the game at 64-59 and clinch gold for the second straight year.

The winning teams were awarded a cash prize of INR 50,000 each, while the runners-up were awarded INR 30,000 each. The third placed teams received a cash prize of INR 20,000 each.

Earlier in the day, the fight for the bronze medal took place in the girls’ and boys’ categories. In the girls 3rd place match, the Maharashtra girls comfortably defeated Madhya Pradesh 63-36 to capture the bronze medal. Maharashtra was led by Suzanne’s 14 points, along with 12 points from Siya Suresh off the bench.

In the boys’ category, Rajasthan clinched 3rd place defeating Uttar Pradesh in a close game 71-66. Despite a few late mistakes, Rajasthan held on to their slim lead to close out the game and take home the bronze medal. Rajveer’s 21 points were crucial for Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh’s Priyanshu put up a game-high 25 points in a losing effort.

JASA 2016 All India Inter collegiate Title for Assumption College
Coimbatore 8 Feb 2016- Assumption college Changancherry won the JASA 2016 All India inter-collegiate Basketball tournament held here at Coimbatore Nehru Stadium ,Assumption Assumption find the find the Four team league along with Hindustan University ,Chennai PSGR Coimbatore and Jain Univerity Bangalore ,

In the final league Clash they beat PSG R Coimbatore 64-55 also beat Jain University 63-41 in the morning and grabbed rs 30,0000/ as prize money They lost only to Hindustan University but join defeated Hindusthan which took the league to a Tripple tie n between these three and Assumption took the title with a better quotient

Kavitha Jose from assumption was adjusted as the Best Player

FINALS

GIRLS

Chhattisgarh-54 (Elijabet Ekka 24, Shweta S. 13, Neha K. 10) bt Tamil Nadu-48 (Pavithra Sree 16, M. Deepa 10, G. Harivardini 9) (21-8, 8-9, 9-14, 16-17)

BOYS

Madhya Pradesh=64 (Jeet Kharwar 21, Brijesh Tiwari 19, Pankaj Singh 8) bt Chhattisgarh=59 (Sajjad Ali 13, Rishab Jaiswal 12, Harsh Singh 12) (12-15, 8-16, 15-8, 18-14, Extra time 11-6)

3rd and 4th place matches

GIRLS

Maharashtr63 (Suzanne 14, Siya Suresh 12) bt Madhya Pradesh-36 (Rajvi Desai 12, Shweta 12) (21-13, 17-6, 12-11, 13-6)

BOYS

Rajasthan=71 (Rajveer S. 21, Devendra T. 10) bt Uttar Pradesh-66 (Priyanshu 25, Aniket 16) (22-18, 12-11, 19-16, 18-11)

Classification for 5th and 6th places

GIRLS

Karnataka (Pavithra 14) bt Uttar Pradesh (Anushka 8) 46-39 (14-11, 11-12, 10-11, 11-5)

BOYS

Andhra Pradesh (Ghouse Mohiddin 24, Sai Pavan Kumar 24) bt Maharashtra (Sayeed Mudassir 21, Pritish Jitesh 12) 90-77 (28-16, 21-21, 19-16, 22-24)

Final Standings

GIRLS

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Maharashtra
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Karnataka
6. Uttar Pradesh
7. Kerala
8. Haryana
9. Rajasthan
10. Telangana

BOYS

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttar Pradesh
5. Andhra Pradesh
6. Maharashtra
7. Haryana
8. Odisha
9. Kerala
10. Karnataka

Anto Antony MP to Inaugurate Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship

Thiruvalla – 9 Feb 2016 – St Thomas Basketball Court is all set for the 15th edition of the All Kerala Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship which will be organised by St Thomas Church and PDBA Under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association and Pathanamthitta District Basketball Association at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Ground from 10th to 13th February 2016 will be Inaugurated by Shri Anto Antony M P (Pathanamthitta ) at the St Thomas Flood Lit Basketball Stadium in Kurianoor(Thonipuzha) on 10th February at 5.30 pm

Ten teams In Men Section Including Customs & Central Excise, Kochi, Kerala State Electricity Board Thiruvanthapuram ,Kerala Police , Mar-baselios College of Engineering, ,St Berhmens College Changanacherry , Marian College Kuttikkanam ,Kollam YMCA and Pathanamthitta DBA While the Women Section will Feature teams from Kerala Police, Kerala State Electricity Board , Assumption College Changanacherry ,Providence College Kozhikode and St Josephs College Irinjalakuda

The Champion Club will represent Kerala at the 30th Federation Cup National Basketball for Men and Women will be held at the Goa from 9th to 14th March 2016

On the opening day four matches will be there
1. 6.00pm Kollam YMCA VS Pathanamthitta DBA (Men)
2. 7.00Pm Assumption College Changanacherry Vs St Josephs College Irinjalakuda (Women)
3. 8.00 Pm Mar Baselios Engineering College Thiruvanthapuraam Vs Marian College Kuttikkanam

2016 – 42nd Sub Junior National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls (2 to 8 February) – Puducherry

Kerala Girls Sub Jr Team at Puducherry Nationals

Kerala Sub Jr Boys team at Puducherry Nationals 2016

Puducherry, 5th February 2016: The last day of the league stages at the Arise Steel 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship began with crucial knockout matches in the early morning session. The top-placed teams of the level 2 groups took on each other for a spot in the pre-quarterfinal. Kerala boys squared off against neighbours Tamil Nadu in the opening game. Kerala started the game well and outscored their opponent massively in the second quarter (25-3). In the second half, Kerala held on to their lead, despite Tamil Nadu’s attempted comeback, and clinched a 78-54 victory to advance to level 1. In the other boys’ qualifying game, Karnataka boys edged past the Delhi side by a slim 3-point margin. Led by Akshan Rao’s 22 points, Karnataka registered a 64-61 victory. Delhi’s Himanshu scored 28 points in a losing effort.

In the evening to choose the qualifier Kerala boys beat Karnataka 48-40 and choose to meet Maharashtra in the Pre quarter-final while the girls will take on Madhya Pradesh in the quarter-final. The Telangana and Rajasthan girls teams also moved ahead to level 1, defeating Odisha and Himachal Pradesh respectively in comfortable fashion. In the level 1 girls’ games, Maharashtra were led by their best scorer Shruti Bhosale’s 17 points to defeat Uttar Pradesh 60 to 41. Madhya Pradesh girls got the better of the Delhi team in their level 1 game defeating them 52-30. The boys’ level 1 games, Andhra Pradesh boys set a new tournament team scoring record in the tournament putting up 105 points against Chandigarh. Md. Ghouse Mohiddin’s 34 points and Sai Pawan Kumar’s 30 points carried the AP team to the century mark. The Rajasthan boys beat Uttar Pradesh in a close game that ended 65-60 in favour of Rajasthan.

Results from Day 5

Level 1 Group B

GIRLS

Maharashtra-60 (Shruti Bhosale 17, Abha Lad 9) bt Uttar Pradesh-41 (Tripti Singh 10, Chaitali 8) (11-11, 7-19, 20-4, 22-7)
Madhya Pradesh -52 (Asmat Kaur Taunque 14) bt Delhi-30 (Kritika Dhingra 10) (20-18, 7-4, 14-4, 11-4)

BOYS

Andhra Pradesh (Md. Ghouse Mohiddin 34, A. Sai Pawan Kumar 30) bt Chandigarh (Gagandeep Singh 8) 105-32 (34-8, 21-2, 16-10, 34-12)
Rajasthan (Md. Aasif 16, Jaiveer 10) bt Uttar Pradesh (Priyanshu 28) 65-60 (14-13, 16-15, 18-18, 17-14)

Qualifying matches (Winner moves to pre-quarterfinal)

GIRLS

Telangana-53 (Dhatrinaina Devi Reddy 17, A. Jayanthi 14) bt Odisha-37 (Abhipsha Pattanayak 9, Lipramayee Satapathy 9) 53-37 (11-6, 5-11, 20-6, 17-14)
Rajasthan-44(Simran 12, Raksheta 11) bt Himachal Pradesh-32 (Ananya 14, Ramadeep 10) (12-10, 8-6, 10-0, 14-16)

BOYS

Kerala-78 (Jerom Prince 22, Yajurdas TD 13) bt Tamil Nadu-54 (Prabu Manoj 26, Sharan Kumar 18) (18-15, 25-3, 19-24, 16-12)
Karnataka-64 (Akshan Rao 22, Ethan Aryaan Martin 12) bt Delhi-61 (Himanshu 28, Ashish 15) (13-12, 11-8, 20-19, 20-22)

Loser Knockout quarterfinals

GIRLS

Andhra Pradesh (Venkat Lakshmi 9) bt Puducherry (Nila 14) 35-22 (6-9, 10-7, 10-0, 9-6)
Chandigarh (Gurleen Kaur 11) bt Goa (Katherine Barreto 8) 27-19 (8-7, 8-0, 4-9, 7-3)
Gujarat (Rachel 10) bt Bihar (Kavya 11) 36-23 (8-8, 11-0, 10-4, 7-11)

BOYS

West Bengal (Dipoke Bhandari 12) bt Jammu and Kashmir (Devyanshu Pandey 12) 53-23 (10-7, 18-4, 14-8, 11-4)

C 1 D1 Match to choose the pre Quarter

BOYS

Kerala-48 (Jerom P. George 16, Hari Govind SV 8) bt Karnataka-40 (Sashidhar B. 12) (11-9, 7-10, 17-8, 13-13)

Puducherry, 6th February 2016: The knockout stages have arrived at the Arise Steel 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship taking place at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Puducherry. Both Kerala Girls and Boys made their exit as girls’ who are playing quarterfinal the defending champions take on an upstart Madhya Pradesh side. In an close encounter Kerala took the early lead, but Madhya Pradesh fought back, with the score tied at the end of the 2nd as well as the 3rd period. In the fourth quarter, Madhya Pradesh put their foot on the gas and ran away with the game, outscoring Kerala by 10 points and pulling off a 43-33 victory. Madhya Pradesh’s Shweta Verma scored a game-high 14 points and for Kerala Heleen took 12an Krishna Priya came up with 11

In boys pre-quarter final Maharashtra boys dominated their game against Kerala, defeating them 81-54, led by Raza Shaikh’s 21 points, to set up a quarterfinal clash against Chhattisgarh boys. For Kerala it was again Jerome price who came up as the top scorer with 25 points

The early morning session witnessed pre-quarterfinal matchups with teams battling it out for a berth in the quarterfinals. Uttar Pradesh girls were the first team to advance to the quarterfinals defeating the Rajasthan girls by a 20-point margin (53-33). UP girls will now face the strong Tamil Nadu girls team in the quarterfinals today evening. The Haryana girls also booked a spot in the quarterfinals with a 55-52 victory over Telangana. Haryana relied on teamwork and contributions from multiple players to clinch the close victory. Haryana will face last year’s runners-up Chhattisgarh in their quarterfinal matchup later in the evening.

In the boys’ pre-quarterfinals, Andhra Pradesh pulled off a huge victory against Karnataka with the final score at 79-32 in favour of AP, who were led by their most consistent scorers Md. Ghouse Mohiddin (26 points) and A. Sai Pawan Kumar (22 points). AP will face defending champions Madhya Pradesh today evening in what is expected to be a cracker of a contest. Later in the morning, the quarterfinals began with two strong boys’ team, Rajasthan and Haryana facing each other for a semifinal spot. Rajasthan began the game well and maintained their lead that grew to double digits at the end of the 3rd quarter. In the final quarter, Haryana attempted a late comeback, but Rajasthan held on to register an 8-point victory 64-56. Rajasthan’s Mohammad put up 16 points. Uttar Pradesh boys also booked a place in the semifinals edging past Odisha in a high-scoring, tight contest. Led by Aniket’s 20 points and Priyanshu’s 19 points, Uttar Pradesh pulled away from Odisha in the final minutes to close out on a 6-point win.

Yesterday evening, on the last few of the league stage games took place between the level 1 teams to decide the quarterfinalists. Tamil Nadu girls marched ahead to the quarterfinals by knocking out West Bengal from contention with a 40-21 victory. Maharashtra girls also ended the group stages with a 59-32 victory over the Delhi girls. The final league stage boys’ game saw Uttar Pradesh handily defeating Chandigarh 69-28

Quarterfinals

GIRLS

Madhya Pradesh-43 (Shweta Verma 14, Anam Abbas 11) bt Kerala-33 (Haleema Jan 12, Krishna Priya 11) (8-11, 8-5, 8-8, 19-9)
Chhattisgarh-76 (Elijabet Ekka 30, Poonam Nayak 11, Sanskriti Singh 11) bt Haryana-32 (Ritika 23) (10-9, 35-2, 18-15, 13-6)

BOYS

Rajasthan -64 (Mohammad 16, Jaiveer 14) bt Haryana-56 (Hardeep 16, Vikash 12) (16-10, 7-6, 25-20, 16-20)
Uttar Pradesh-79 (Aniket 20, Priyanshu 19) bt Odisha-73 (Saurav Sahoo 20, Tulu Patra 20) (18-11, 18-17, 16-20, 27-25)

Pre-quarterfinals

GIRLS

Uttar Pradesh-53 (Muskan M. 14, Anushka S. 10) bt Rajasthan-33 (Simran B. 14) (17-7, 16-5, 10-8, 10-13)
Haryana-55 (Anjali 12, Neeru 8) bt Telangana-52 (Lasya ST 13, Dhathi ND 12) (9-18, 14-6, 16-18, 16-10)

BOYS

Maharashtra-81 (Raza Shaikh 21, Saad Shaikh 16) bt Kerala -54(Jerom Prince George 25, Yajurdas TD 11) (20-14, 16-14, 25-11, 20-15)
Andhra Pradesh-79 (Md. Ghouse Mohiddin 26, A. Sai Pawan Kumar 22, V. Sai Ganesh 14) bt Karnataka-32 (Akshan Rao 12, Aniket Sahoo 7) (26-11, 22-7, 21-2, 10-12)

Loser Knockout Semifinals

BOYS

Punjab-86 (Eknoor Singh 27, Rajbeer 18) bt Telangana-66 (Yaswanth 20, Shoaib 18) (19-16, 14-14, 25-21, 28-14)

Loser Knockout Semi finals

BOYS

Chandigarh-52 (Gurleen Kaur 28, Prachi Bhatia 12) bt Andhra Pradesh-50 (V. Venkata 19) (13-12, 11-9, 8-10, 20-19)

Results from Day 4 (5-2-16)

Level 1 Girls

GROUP A

Tamil Nadu-40 (Pavithra Sree 12, Hari Vardini 8) bt West Bengal -21(Aishani Das 10) (19-2, 10-6, 0-9, 11-4)

GROUP B

Maharashtra-59 (Shruti Bhosale 18, Abha Lad 14) bt Delhi-32 (Bharti 12, Tasa 8) (20-6, 20-6, 14-14, 5-6)

Level 1 Boys

GROUP B

Uttar Pradesh-69 (Priyanshu 26, Aniket Singh 10) bt Chandigarh-28 (Kanwar Singh 7) (29-4, 3-8, 21-3, 16-7)

Kerala Girls finish 7th and Boys 9th
Puducherry, 7th February 2016: Chhattisgargh Girls will take on tamil Nadu while Madhya Pradesh Boys will meet Chhattisgarh in the final of the 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship, for boys and girls here at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Puducherry

In the first girls semi-final began post lunch Stadium between the Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra girls. The first half belonged to Chhattisgarh as they built a lead going into halftime. But the Maharashtra girls came out firing on all cylinders in the second half, displaying a dominant third quarter led by their offensive star Shruti Bhosale (16 points), who drove to the basket with success. After losing the lead momentarily, Chhattisgarh fought their way back outscoring Maharashtra by 11 points in the fourth quarter. Elijabet Ekka put up yet another MVP-worthy performance with 30 points, leading her team to the 66-61 victory. Chhattisgarh girls have sealed a spot in the final of the sub-junior nationals for the third year in a row.

In the Second semi final in an evenly fought match Tamil Nadu had a good start an took an 8 points lead at the end of first quarter but Chhattisgargh fought back brilliantly in the second quarter to end the half time with 26-26 and took and 3 point lead in the end of 3rd quarter – before finishing the match with the score 70- 57 pavithra sree came as the top scorer for tamil nadu with 20 points

In men first semi final defending champion Madhya Pradesh after leading 30-29 at the half time came on to beat Rajasthan 59-26 with pankaj leading the individual score tally for Madhya Pradesh with 25 points ?in second semi finalchhattissgarh boys also fins d aplace in the final beating Uttar pradesh 70-49 ?

Kerala girls finish 7th and boys on 9th

In the losers knock out matches defending champion Kerala girls had to satisfy with a 7th position as they beat Haryana 52-36 while the boys who beat karnaka came in the 9th position

Earlier Tamil Nadu girls clinched the final semi-final spot, defeating the Uttar Pradesh side by 16 points. Pavitra Sree led the charge yet again for Tamil Nadu scoring a game-high 25 points. Tamil Nadu led throughout the game and cruised to a 60-44 victory. They will face the Madhya Pradesh girls today evening for a place in the final.

After the classification games today morning The loser knockout finals also took place today morning with Punjab winning in the girls’ category beating Chandigarh and West Bengal winning the boys’ category defeating Punjab.

Results from Day 6 up to 3 pm

Semi-final

GIRLS

Chhattisgarh -66 ( Elijabet Ekka 30, Nagmani 9) bt Maharashtra-61 (Shruti Bhosale 16, Purvi 9) 66-61 (21-12, 11-12, 8-22, 26-15)
Tamil Nadu -70 (S. Pavithra Sree 20, M. Deepa D. 18, G. Hari V. 16) bt Madhya Pradesh-57 (Rajvi Desai 27, Shweta V 13) (20-12, 6-14, 20-17, 24-14)

BOYS

Madhya Pradesh-59 (Pankaj S. 25, Jeet K. 12) bt Rajasthan -46(Rajveer SB 18, Mohammad A. 9) (22-12, 8-10, 17-9, 12-15)

Girls Classification for7th and 8th places

GIRLS

Kerala – 52(Krishna Priya 17, Haleema Jan 10) bt Haryana-36 (Ritika 16) (11-9, 23-7, 7-14, 11-6)

Boys Classification for9th and 10th places

BOYS

Kerala-62 (Jerom Prince George 29) bt Karnataka -57 (Mas Sriram 10) (14-5, 9-12, 11-25, 28-15)

Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places

Uttar Pradesh -42(Chaitali 15, Tripti 10) bt Kerala -34 (Bowri 11, Arunima 8) 42-34 (9-7, 6-9, 11-3, 16-15)
Karnataka (Reshma Rianna 12, Saliya Mulla 10) bt Haryana (Ritika 12) 46-30 (8-10, 20-16, 12-2, 6-2)

9th and 10th place classification

Rajasthan (Ritvika 9) bt Telangana (Lasya 10) 39-27 (8-4, 10-1, 6-8, 15-14)

Loser Knockout Final

Punjab (Sukhmandeep 19) bt Chandigarh (Prachi Bhatia 6) 49-22 (15-4, 18-4, 9-5, 7-9)

Classification for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th places

BOYS

Andhra Pradesh (A. Sai Pawan Kumar 34, P. Venkata Raju 16) bt Haryana (Gaurav Sheoran 22, Hardeep 16) 77-75 (16-20, 18-21, 21-16, 22-18)
Maharashtra (Raza Shaikh 21, Pritish 18) bt Odisha (Tulu 10, Brahmanand 8) 62-51 (14-14, 8-11, 22-15, 18-12)

Loser Knockout Final

West Bengal (Rohit Kumar 14, Sumit Shaw 15) bt Punjab (Eknoor Singh 11) 55-48 (13-10, 12-12, 13-12, 17-14)

Results from Day 5

GIRLS

Quarterfinal: Tamil Nadu (Pavitra Sree 25, J. Srivarshini 8) bt Uttar Pradesh (D. Kapoor 10, Harshita C. 9) 60-44 (19-8, 6-8, 15-11, 20-17)

Victory for Kerala Boys & Mixed Luck for Girls but Qualified to the quarter finals

Puducherry, 4th February 2016: Kerala boys in level 2 defeated Gujarat 54-35 and will play against Tamil Nadu to qualify themselves for a Pre-quarterfinal berth while the Girls had a mixed fortune as they beat Haryana 63-45 in the morning and lost to Tamil Nadu in the evening but confirmed a berth into the quarter-finals from Group A here at the Arise Steel 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship which entered its third day here in Puducherry.

The league stages in early morning session of Day 3 was filled with level 1 girls’ games. Defending champs Kerala girls recovered from their stunning loss yesterday to defeat Haryana today 63-45. Krishna Priya once again led the Kerala side in scoring with 22 points. But they lost in the evening to Tamil Nadu with score 25-43

Karnataka girls suffered a loss today at the hands of the Tamil Nadu team, who are now the group champions from Group A. Pavithra Sree put up another strong performance for Tamil Nadu with 21 points. Last year’s runners-up Chhattisgarh girls continued their good run in the tournament so far with a 69-38 victory over Uttar Pradesh. Chhattisgarh’s Elisabet Ekka maintained her consistency with a game-high 22 points. Madhya Pradesh girls pulled off a 10-point win over Maharashtra with the final score at 51-41. Later in the morning, in the level 2 girls’ game, Himachal Pradesh picked up their second victory of the tournament with a 43-31 victory against Gujarat, led by Ananya Sanoria’s 17 points.

In the boys’ games, defending champions Madhya Pradesh maintained their perfect record with a convincing 94-31 win against Odisha. Pankaj Singh top scored for the MP team with 23 points. The Haryana boys got the better of Maharashtra today with a 63-49 victory. The Rajasthan boys team tasted their first defeat of the tournament at the hands of last year’s runners-up Chhattisgarh, who took the game 72-51. Tamil Nadu boys continued to impress with a big 43-12 win over the Goa team. In the other boys’ games, Uttar Pradesh managed to edge past Andhra Pradesh in a high scoring contest that ended at 81-71 in favour of UP.

Results from Day 3

Level 1 Group A

GIRLS

Tamil Nadu-59 (S. Pavithra Sree 21, G. Hari Vardini 20) bt Karnataka-36 (Anjali Venkat 9) (18-10, 8-9, 18-10, 15-17)
Kerala-63 (Krishna Priya SS 22, Haleema Jan 17) bt Haryana-45 (Varsha 11) (10-14, 13-5, 19-10, 21-16)
Tamil Nadu -43 (G. Harivardini 10) bt Kerala-25 (Manniya 6, Haleema 6) (16-8, 5-3, 13-6, 9-8)
Karnataka -36 (Anjali Venkat 9, Janani N. 8) bt West Bengal-22 (Asmina Khatin 8, Aishani Das 6) (15-6, 2-2, 7-9, 12-5)

BOYS

Madhya Pradesh-94 (Pankaj Singh 23, Jeet Kharwar 17, Manish Prasad 11) bt Odisha -31(Brahmananda B. 8) (14-9, 22-8, 29-9, 29-5)
Haryana-63 (Hardeep 15, Gaurav Sheoran 11) bt Maharashtra-49 (Raza Shaikh 16, Vishal Kumar Satyadeo 12) (15-15, 11-8, 20-18, 17-14)

Level 1 Group B

GIRLS

Madhya Pradesh-51 (Rajvi Desai 14, Asmat Kaur 11) bt Maharashtra-41 (Shruti Bhosale 21) (8-9, 6-12, 18-8, 19-12)
Chhattisgarh-69 (Elijabet Ekka 22, Sanskriti Singh 14) bt Uttar Pradesh-38 (Tripti Singh 8) (17-9, 24-7, 13-14, 15-8)

BOYS

Uttar Pradesh-81 (Aniket Singh 39, A. Kumar Singh 18) bt Andhra Pradesh-71 (A. Sai Pawan Kumar 24, P. Venkata Raju 21) (15-13, 17-22, 24-15, 25-21)
Chhattisgarh-72 (Rishab 24, Sandeep 14) bt Rajasthan-51 (Jaiveer 14, Ankit 11, Mohammad Aasif 10) (18-16, 10-12, 25-15, 19-8)

Level 2 Group D

GIRLS

Himachal Pradesh-43 (Ananya Sanoria 17, Ramandeep 10) bt Gujarat-31 (Khushubu 11) (13-4, 9-10, 7-10, 20-7)

Level 2 Group C

BOYS

Karnataka-46 (A. Sahoo 12, Shashidhar B. 11) bt Himachal Pradesh-43 (V. Verma 13) (8-12, 11-11, 13-3, 14-17)

Level 2 Group D

BOYS

Kerala-54 (Jerom Prince 17, Hari Govind 10, Yajurdas 9) bt Gujarat-35 (Rushal R. 13) (17-10, 20-12, 6-9, 11-4)

Level 2 Group E

BOYS

Tamil Nadu -43 (Salmal 18, Velmurugan 6) bt Goa-12 (Daniel Godinho 4) (9-4, 14-3, 1-5, 19-0)
West Bengal-46 (Sumit Shaw 15, Rohit Kumar Shaw 15) bt Punjab-41 (Eknoor Singh 14, Rajbeer Singh 10) (12-12, 7-6, 13-14, 14-9)

Level 2 Group F

BOYS

Bihar -77(Md. Danish 12, Dharmendra K. 12) bt Tripura-4 (Aftab Khan 2, Vibhu Singh 2) (24-4, 26-0, 14-0, 12-0)
Telangana -74(Himanshu 29, Ashish 11) bt Delhi-68(Shoaib Khan 21, Yaswanth K. 19) (14-11, 13-11, 18-17, 17-23, Extra time 12-6)

Kerala Girls off to a flying start
Puducherry, 2nd February 2016: Defending champions Kerala got off to a resounding start with a big victory over West Bengal 48 to 17. Captain Krisha Priya top scored for Kerala with 18 points. here for the 42nd Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here in Pudicherry where 23 in boys and 22 in girls are taking part. The tournament is an annual national event for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams from states across India Last year’s runners up Chhattisgarh girls also picked up a comfortable victory defeating Delhi 89 to 36, led by Elizabeth Ekka’s 27 points. The Tamil Nadu girls started off their campaign with a victory over Haryana 80-58. Tamil Nadu’s Pavithra Sre scored a game-high 36 points against Haryana, who were led by Maika’s 32 points in the losing effort.

Priyanka Dauhter mad her presence in Basketball

Interestingly, the Haryana team line-up also featured Miraya Vadra, the granddaughter of Rajeev Gandhi, and daughter of Priyanka Vadra and businessman Robert Vadra. Miraya who is studying in 8th Std at Sri ram School in Gurgaon put her skills on display in the third quarter during the game were the stadium named after her late grandfather, much to the delight of the media shutterbugs present at the venue.

In the boys’ games on the morning of Day 1, the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal boys were embroiled in a cracker of a matchup that ended after two extra time periods. Tamil Nadu held their nerve in the final minutes to clinch the 84-79 victory, relying on a balanced team effort led by Dhanush’s game-high 25 points. The Rajasthan boys also began on a positive note with a 91-79 victory over Andhra Pradesh. The Rajasthan boys’ team features the only foreign coach in the tournament, Marko Zarkovic from Serbia, who is the assistant coach for the team. Delhi and Punjab boys also picked up opening-day victories against Tripura and Goa respectively.

In other bays match  defending champions took the court in their first game against Maharashtra. The match turned out to be a thrilling contest that ended with the defending champs edging past Maharashtra 57 to 55, thanks to Pankaj Singh’s 26 points for the MP team. The other level 1 boys’ game between Odisha and Haryana also went down to the wire with only two points separating the teams once again. Odisha emerged winners of the contest defeating Haryana 61-59. Last year’s runners up, the Chhattisgarh boys, made short work of Chandigarh defeating them by a whopping 60-point margin to pick up their first victory.

The home teams, Puducherry boys and girls lost their opening day games against Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh respectively.

41st Sub-Junior Nationals were conducted in Nashik, Maharashtra, where the Kerala girls and the Chhattisgarh boys emerged victorious clinching the gold medals. Chhattisgarh girls and boys were the second placed teams. The 2013 version tournament was conducted in Patna, Bihar. The Chhattisgarh teams won both the boys and the girls category last year, while the Madhya Pradesh boys and the Tamil Nadu girls finished runners-up respectively.

Earlier the Championship was declared open by Shri N Rangasamy Hon Chief Minister of Puduherry.

Detailed Results

Level 1:

Girls:

GROUP A:

Kerala -48(Krishna Priya SS 18, Anagha G. Nair 10) bt West Bengal-17 (Asmina 4, Rittika 4) (11-4, 21-5, 7-6, 9-2)
Tamil Nadu-80 (Pavithra Sre 36) bt Haryana-58 (Maika 32) (23-6, 8-9, 23-14, 22-19)

GROUP B:

Chhattisgarh-89 (Elizabeth Ekka 27, Neha Karva 22, Shweta Sen 14) bt Delhi -36(Sameeksha 10, Vanshita Singh 7) (28-8, 16-7, 14-14, 20-7)
Madhya Pradesh-46 (Rajvi Desai 24) bt Uttar Pradesh-363 (Muskan Maurya 13) (13-7, 8-12, 10-11, 15-6)

Boys:

GROUP A:

Odisha -61(Sourav Kumar Sahoo 16, Brahmananda Behera 14) bt Haryana-59 (Aryan 14, Sahil 11) (10-14, 14-24, 18-13, 19-8)
Madhya Pradesh-57 (Pankaj Singh 26) bt Maharashtra-55 (Sankalp Panda 14, Pritish Kokate 12) (13-10, 10-7, 24-14, 10-24)

GROUP B:

Rajasthan-91 (Mohammad Aasif 33, Jaiveer 19, Bharat Kumar 12) bt Andhra Pradesh -69(A. Sai Pavan Kumar 23, P. Venkata Raju 14) (19-16, 21-14, 29-15, 22-24)
Chhattisgarh-70 (Sajjad Ali 18, Rahul Hadleskar 16) bt Chandigarh-10 (Aryan 4) 70-10 (20-2, 14-5, 18-1, 18-2)

Level 2:

Boys:

GROUP C:

Himachal Pradesh-70 (Jugraj Singh 20, Vishal Verma 14) bt Jammu and Kashmir -36(Divanshu Pandey 13, Prasant Singh 12) (21-9, 23-1, 14-18, 11-8)

GROUP E:

Tamil Nadu-84 (Dhanush 25, Saran 19, Surya 11) bt West Bengal-79 (Rohith 12, Sumith Shan 12, Binay 10) (15-13, 12-13, 17-25, 22-15, Extra Period 1 8-8, Extra Period 2 10-5)
Punjab-74 (Eknoor Singh 16, Amaan Sandhu 14, Jaskaran Singh 12) bt Goa-10 (Selwyn Coelho 4) (30-6, 19-0, 10-0, 15-4)

GROUP F:

Delhi -62 (Himanshu 14, Aryan Goswami 8, Ashish 8) bt Tripura -16(Aftab Khan 12) (26-6, 20-6, 12-0, 4-4)

Thiruvalla 1st February 2014, Nikhil Thomas from Shanthal Jyothi Public School Muttam and Krishnapriya S S from St Gorethios Nalanchira, Thiruvanthapram will lead Kerala in boys and Girls respectively at the 42nd Sub-Junior Basketball Championship to be held at Puducherry from 2nd to 8th February 2016. The Boys team will be coached by Anil Kumar MB from Ernakulum and Girls by Deepumon S S from Kerala State Sports Council and Managed by Shebin C Varghese(kollam & Smt Nancy Susan Kozhikode)

The Team as Follows

WOMEN

Nikhil Thomas (c) Ashique T A (both from Idukki) Jerome Prince, Akhil Michael & Aron Varghese (all from Kottayam) Hari Govind & Pranav Prince (Thiruvanthapuram) Calvin Louiz & Rony Xavier (Ernakulum) Brian belson Justin (Kozhikode) Yajur Das (Thrissur) Prithin Murali (Pathanmthitta)

MEN

Krishnapriya S S (C) Arunima R S & Gowri S Nair (all from Thiruvanthapuram) Shilpa subash K V, Anagha G Nair & Manniya Jaco (all from Kozhikode) Haleena Jan Aneesha Jose (both from Kollam) Rebecca Marium & Aleena Jenson (both from Ernakulum) Jaini Sunil (Alapuzha) Anjanna Paul Maveli (Thrissur)