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19th  dec 2020 ;- It is with profound grief Kerala Basketball Association would like to inform you the sad demise of the patron a, former Standing committee  Member of Kerala State Sports Council and former Kunnamkulam Municipal Standing Committee chairman ,George Zachariah Cheeran  passed away at his residence in Kunnamkulam today at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth George ; daughter Anna George (BAM Eng Medium School Pamapady) ; sons,Dr  Sanail T Cheeran (retd Dist officer Animal Husbandry)  and Sudheer G  Cheeran (catholic Syrian Bank) his wife Rani ; and   nephew Renjini Abraham Mathen Kottarathil (Southern railway)

 A highly accomplished leader and an ardent servant of the game, he had contributed immensely to the promotion of basketball in Kerala He was the first captain of Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur and decorated many key portfolios in Kerala Basketball including Patron of KBA, KBA Nominee to KSSC, Competition in charge - National Games Basketball @ Trissur 1988, Chairman-Selection Committee of KBA and Secretary of Trichur DBA- marthoma Sabha Council Member ,MTS School Manager to list a few. His dedicated services to the game and watchful guidance always rendered strength to the activities of KBA over the years. Instrumental in All India Tornaments in Thrissur and Kunnamkulam

 Basketball fraternity expresses its deepest condolence to the sorrowing family and joins in their prayers for the departed soul. The funeral services will be held on 21st December 2020, Monday, 12.00 noon @ Arthat Marthoma Church, Kunnamkulam. 

Online coaching clinics planned for Championships by the Kerala Basketball Association gain popularity.

The Kerala Basketball Association (KBA) recently conducted online clinics for coaches on decision making, strategy, and sports injuries. The association is thankful to Mr. Marc Pulles, Director, India Operations, NBA, and Mr. Bryan Gamroth, Manager, India Operations, NBA, who conducted the Train the Trainers Clinic, and to Dr. Shibu Varghese, Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon and IPL Medical Officer, who shared his expertise on sports injuries.

The participants for the Zoom conference were registered in advance by the KBA. Marc and Bryan spoke from the comfort of their homes in Spain and the US, respectively. They discussed development plans for players, decision making on the court, offensive philosophy, strategic preparation and the importance of scouting.

The participating coaches were welcomed and felicitated by KBA President V.C. Hashim. P.J. Sunny, former Basketball Federation of India (BFI) Selection Committee Chairman and lifetime President of KBA, Dr. M.M. Chacko, former Vice President of BFI, Manohara Kumar, former President, KBA, and Saseedharan Nair, KBA Technical Committee Chairman, were also virtually present.

Clinic 1: Mr. Marc Pulles, decision making

Marc said that making the right decision on the court is one of the most important aspects of the game. He spoke about teaching players how to read opponents and situations and make the right movement at the right time. Integrating a focus on decision making into the training of young players can help them improve their reaction time and Basketball IQ, said Marc, adding that it helps them adapt to the nature of the game. In a game, the players need to be able to think on their feet, and, therefore, coaches must present them with problems and allow them to find the solutions, he said. Mr. Marc illustrated his points with presentations and videos. He stressed on Perception-Decision-Execution; "We are only able to see what we understand." According to him, game-like situations in training are crucial for success in games and adding decision making drills can make a real difference to a player's performance.

Some of the drills he spoke about are:

1) Basic skill dribbling

2) Basic drill passing

3) Drive and kick drill

4) Collective tactics 2 on 1

5) Complex offensive 4 v 3 no movement drill and

6) Complex offensive 4 v 3 + 1 (transition drill) + 1

Clinic 2: Mr. Bryan Gamroth, game strategy, preparation and scouting??????? 

Bryan joined the Basketball Operations staff of NBA India last year after working in the coaching and sports management industry for 10 years. Bryan worked with the NBA, running its grassroots programs in China and India.

In his session, Bryan emphasized on how scouting your opponent gives your team an advantage and can lead to wins. He discussed practice and preparation in detail and spoke about how coaches should handle timeouts. He concluded with postgame analysis, reminding the coaches about how a full analysis of the game can be a good learning curve for the next practice session.

Clinic 3: Dr. Shibu Varghese, sports injuries

The webinar, conducted by Dr. Shibu Varghese in collaboration with FASCIA India, which has immense expertise in the field of sports medicine, focused on sports medicine with special emphasis on Basketball-related injuries. It was specifically designed to target the needs of our coaches as well as elite players. It was devised on a phased module of three levels. The first session, the level 1 course, was delivered on October 6, 2020. The remaining two modules will be conducted in the coming days.

Oct 12, 2020,The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA Championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best of-seven title series 4-2, restoring the storied franchise to the top of the basketball world. The Lakers' victory tied them with the Boston Celtics for most NBA championships held  at an unprecedented season at a spectator-free campus at Disney World in Florida after a fourmonth COVID-19 shutdown.

Lakers . Since moving to Los Angeles in 1960, have won 11 championships, which leads the league in that span.

LeBron James joins Michael Jordan as the only players with at least 4 Finals MVP awards. James is the 1st player to win the award with 3 different teams and 4th player to win Finals MVP at age 35 or older, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Jordan

In the  Finals MVP LeBron James led the way for the Lakers, scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists while spearheading a defensive masterclass that doused the Heat's offense

 The Lakers, who won their first title since 2010, also got a key contribution from Rajon Rondo as the veteran point guard delivered an early offensive burst that helped them to a 28-point halftime lead and the Heat never threatened again.

Earlier 5  Results

Game 1 - Los Angeles Lakers - 116, Miami Heat – 98
Game 2: Los Angeles Lakers - 124, Miami Heat – 114
Game 3: Miami Heat - 115, Los Angeles Lakers - 104
Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers - 102, Miami Heat – 96
Game 5: Miami Heat - 111, Los Angeles Lakers - 108

KEY STATISTICS:

LeBron James and Danny Green become just the third and fourth players in NBA history to win three championships with three different teams. Here’s a list of other players whose company the duo have joined:-

LeBron James – (Miami Heat (2012, 2013), Cleveland Cavaliers (2016), LA Lakers (2020)

Danny Danny Green – San Antonio Spurs (2014), Toronto Raptors (2019), LA Lakers (2020)

Robert Horry – Houston Rockets (1994, 1995), San Antonio Spurs (2005, 2007), LA Lakers (2000, 2001, 2002)

John Salley – Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990), Chicago Bulls (1996), LA Lakers (2000)

Dwight Howard joins list of great players to win first NBA title late in their career.

 Here’s the list:-

2020: Dwight Howard, LA Lakers

Experience prior to first title: 15 years in NBA, 34 years old

Resume prior to first title: 8x All-Star, 8x All-NBA, 5x All-Defense, 5x Rebound Champ, 3x Defensive Player of the Year, 2x Blocks Champ, All-Rookie

2019: Marc Gasol, Toronto Raptors

Experience prior to first title: 11 years in NBA, 34 years old

Resume prior to first title: 3x All-Star, 2x All-NBA, 1x Defensive Player of the Year, 1x All-Defense, All-Rookie

2011: Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks

Experience prior to first title: 16 years in NBA, 37 years old

Resume prior to first title: 10x All-Star, 9x All-Defense, 6x All-NBA, 5x Assists Champ, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie

2007: Michael Finley, San Antonio Spurs

Experience prior to first title: 11 years in NBA, 32 years old

Resume prior to first title: 2x All-Star, All-Rookie

2006: Gary Payton & Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat

Payton experience prior to first title: 15 years in NBA, 37 years old

Payton resume prior to first title: 9x All-Star, 9x All-NBA, 9x All-Defense, 1x Defensive Player of the Year, 1x Steals Champ, All-Rookie

Mourning experience prior to first title: 12 years in NBA, 35 years old

Mourning resume prior to first title: 7x All-Star, 2x All-NBA, 2x All-Defense, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 2x Blocks Champ, All-Rookie

President Ram Nath Kovind virtually presented the prestigious Arjuna Award to Vishesh Bhrighuvanshi  for his  outstanding performance in Basketball  along with other athletes.

The winners of National Sports Awards were connected virtually to President Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from 9 different Sports Authority of India-designated locations

Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for four years

The-29 year-old Bhriguvanshi who hails from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and has been playing for India since 2007. He was first awarded the captainship of the Indian team in 2010. During his career of over 15 years now, he has represented India at various Championships

In 2017 Bhriguvanshi became the first Indian to be signed by Australia's National Basketball League (NBL). He was set to train with the Adelaide 36ers, however, fate had different plans as the forward sustained a knee injury and to be back

His brother  Vibhor also a national Coach

I first See his great performance at the four-day Basketball Without Borders camp in New Delhi at the American School, where   he was chosen as the Most Valuable Player  and currently his sincere attitude playing for ONGC at the FEASTO All India Tournament  in Kozhikode Kerala  February 2020
 

The basketball without Borders was an  under-19 camp,  was the  first ever occasion of the successful joint FIBA-NBA program that took place in India on 6th July 2008 the camp counted with the participation of 50 budding basketball players from 15 countries.

The program in the Indian capital coincided also with the visit of FIBA President Bob Elphinston and FIBA Secretary General and IOC member late Patrick Baumann

Visheh got his first chance to represent the nation,  at the youth level, in 2006 during the FIBA U18 Asian Championship later during his career of over 15 years now, he has represented India at various championships -- Asian Games (2), Asian Championships (5), Beach Asian Games (3), Indoor Asian Games (2), South Asian Games (2) and South Asian Championships (7).
 If your good luck is with you, all the good things happen to you again

Wishing you once again  Best of luck to achieve your desires.

Sejin Mathew and Sreekala R both from Mar Ivanios College Trivandrum will receive INR 50,000 while Anu maria from Assumption College Changancherry and Mahesh R from St Ephremes HSS Mannanam will receive INR 25,000  as   President, Basketball Federation of India K Govindaraj  took the great initiative to support financially the players, who need Financial Assistance during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

The objective is to provide basic financial relief to the Players who are not holding employment amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to be able to assist them to resume their educational & sporting activities. The Players who have represented India at International Level will be given Rs.50,000/- one time Financial Assistance and the  Players who have attended the National Coaching Camps but couldn’t make it to the Indian Team will be given Rs.25,000/-as  one time Financial Assistance.

For this The President, Basketball Federation of India constituted a committee to shortlist the National Players who needs financial Assistance: The committee   lead by  Mr. Chander Mukhi Sharma Secretary general  of BFI as Chairman and R R Rajan ,Karnataka as    Convener with members . Bhupender Shahi  (UP3. Shakti Sinh Gohil (Gujarat) Dr. Suman Sharma(Punjab) Gautom Ganguly (Bengal)  Mr. Ajay Sud ( HP)  Mrs. Prasanna Jaishankar (Railways )    Mr. Mohit Bhandari (rajasthan)  held  virtual meetings in the last 10 days & shortlisted the 47 Nos of  players with the recommendations from State Secretaries. Who are eligible for financial assistance across India

Ann Mary  a versatile all-rounder from the cradle of Mount Carmel GHSS, Kottayam, Kerala. She can score, while efficiently guiding an offence.    Congrats to Ann Mary Zachariah for receiving a  scholarship offer from Kansas State Life Prep Academy along with Siya Deodhar from Nagpur  . She will be transferring from Mount Carmel School, Kottayam to Kansas State Life Prep Academy for her junior and senior years of high school (i.e. 11th and 12th standards/grades), and thereafter be aiming for an NCAA D1 scholarship.

Current U16 and U18 Indian Player Ann Mary Zachariah is the First Women player from the Kerala State to receive a scholarship from USA.

The 16-year-old is one of the four girls from India who were invited to the NCAA’s Next Generation program .at the Women’s Final Four in Tampa florida 2019 and a couple of basketball without borders camps

 Represented India at the Asian championships at Bangalore and won the U-17 and U-18 FIBA Championship level 2 .

She  started representing Kerala at Sub Jr Level and  helped Kerala emerge as champions in youth and junior level

Ann Mary Zachariah the tall lanky 6 ft 2inches with good ball skills is a prospect who is making the right moves. She played very well recently during Khelo India Youth Games 2020.

As the daughter of India’s former international  basketball players Zachariah Thomas and Jeena Zachariah, she was naturally attracted to the game.  She started playing basketball at the age of 10, watching her  parents and eventually both of them motivated her to take it. Basketball slowly became her passion.  She  also been fortunate enough to get the right opportunities and training from  the NBA Academy women’s programme and also from the coaches in Kerala  -ably supported by Kerala Basketball Association   presently under Rajamon Mount Carmel Kottayam    According to her  the most competitive player is Harsimran Kaur from Punjab incidentally who also had the scholarship to USA .” She is an amazing player and has a great team chemistry.

Her personal goals this year are to play well, be efficient with my shooting, and be a threat to every team that I will play. I am trying to bring everything that I have right now with me to the next level: hard work, coachability, toughness, and unselfishness.

Those who are playing abroad are  Kavitha Akula from Chhattisgarh is the first one to get D1 scholarship have graduated from Grand Canyon University — in the United States.  Bharkhar Sonkar (UP) at Hillsborough Community College – Plant City Campu Asmat Kaur Taunque Maharastra ) – The Lawrenceville School, New Jersey last year  itself  seven of them are there in different universities abroad  women’s Sanjana Ramesh(Karnataka) – North Arizona University,, Khushi Dongre(Maharashtra )- ASA College, Miami, Vaishnavi Yadav(U P) – Pensacola State College, Florida  and  HarsImaran kaur (Punjab)  Central Pointe Academy/University of San Diego Pensacola State College, Florida, Srishti Suren(Tamil Nadu) – University of Winnipeg, Canada Jagshaan Bir Singh (Punjab) – Point Park University, Pittsburgh, Aashay Verma- Butte College, California

 From the above  players already there  , at least seven  have got recruited directly or indirectly by the exposure received from, and initiatives run by, the NBA Academy.Academy Women’s Program ’ launched in 2018, has especially been paying dividends. Its heartening to see that  India’s upcoming basketball talent is on par with the rest of the world. But sad to note and its high time  for us to  have a School or college league or pro 5 x 5 league.

NEW YORK and MUMBAI July 28, 2020 : NBA Academy graduate Princepal Singh, a 6-10 forward from Punjab, India, has signed to play in the NBA G League next season, it was announced today by NBA G League President ShareefAbdur-Rahim.  Singh, who will train and compete alongside the new G League team featuring elite youth prospects,He  is the first NBA Academy graduate to sign with the NBA G League and first NBA Academy India graduate to sign a professional contract. Rahim also added that they are also thrilled to be able to offer Princepal the opportunity to begin his professional basketball journey in the NBA G League

 The 19-year-old became the fourth Indian hoopster drafted by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for their G-League.
Earlier, Satnam Singh, Palpreet Singh Brar and Amjyot Singh Gill were drafted in the NBA’s G-League. While Satnam in 2016-17 and Amjyot in 2019 played for respective G-League teams, Palpreet remained unpicked after he was drafted in 2016.  So  Princepal will be the third Indian hoopster to play in the G-League. He will represent the 21-member NBA-Select team.

Princepal Singh – son of an electrician in Gurdaspur,   started his carrier from  Ludhiana Basketball Academy, before joining NBA Academy India in 2017, an elite basketball training center in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR).  In November 2018, Singh transitioned to The NBA Global Academy – the league’s hub for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. – in Canberra, Australia, where he continued his development before graduating this spring.

According to Troy Justice NBA vice President and Head of  International basketball Development who was earlier in India head head of operation  was proud of Princepal, who has worked extremely hard to earn this opportunity as he continues to be a trailblazer for the NBA Academy program and basketball in India,” “Playing in the NBA G League alongside some of the most talented up-and-coming players and under the tutelage of head coach Brian Shaw will allow Princepal to build on the foundation and framework he developed under an incredible staff of NBA Academy coaches in India and Australia over the last several years.

The 2019-20 NBA season will Start at a single campus Site Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the goal of taking collective action to combat systemic racism and promote social justice. with 22 teams returning to play and a start date of July 30.

There will be no live audience or tickets available for the remaining 2019-20 season restart games through the NBA Finals due to COVID-19 health protocols.

Under the competitive format for the restart, the 22 participating teams will be the eight teams in each conference with the highest current winning percentages and the six teams that are currently within six games of the eighth seed in either conferen

The restart will begin with each participating team playing eight “seeding games,” as selected from its remaining regular-season matchups. The complete game and national television schedules for the seeding games will be announced tonight. The NBA and its broadcast and technology partners are collaborating to enhance game telecasts and bring fans an immersive, interactive viewing experience.

At the conclusion of the seeding games, the seven teams in each conference with the highest combined winning percentages across regular-season games and seeding games will be the first through seventh seeds for the NBA Playoffs for that conference. If the team with the eighth-best combined winning percentage (regular-season games and seeding games) in a conference is more than four games ahead of the team with the ninth-best combined winning percentage in the same conference, then the team with the eighth-best winning percentage would be the eighth playoff seed in that conference.

If the team with the eighth-best combined winning percentage in a conference (Team 8) is four games or fewer ahead of the team with the ninth-best combined winning percentage in the same conference (Team 9), then those two teams would compete in a play-in tournament to determine the eighth playoff seed in the conference. The play-in tournament will be double elimination for Team 8 and single elimination for Team 9.

A total of 22 teams will return to play this season.

Eastern Conference

• Milwaukee Bucks
• Toronto Raptors
• Boston Celtics
• Miami Heat
• Indiana Pacers
• Philadelphia 76ers
• Brooklyn Nets
• Orlando Magic
• Washington Wizards

Western Conference

• Los Angeles Lakers
• LA Clippers
• Denver Nuggets
• Utah Jazz
• Oklahoma City Thunder
• Houston Rockets
• Dallas Mavericks
• Memphis Grizzlies
• Portland Trail Blazers
• New Orleans Pelicans
• Sacramento Kings
• San Antonio Spurs
• Phoenix Suns

One of Indian basketball’s most consistent performers over the last decade, This  5ft .11 inch power  forward Jeena Scaria PS  Daughter of Pandijerthathara Joseph and Lizy.Played in Australian NBL1 League for Ringwood Hawks in 2018-2019 season. Second Indian Women Basketball player (After the legendary Geethu Anna Rahul ) To play professional Basketball in Australia. 2019 Ringwood Hawks, a club in the Victoria State Basketball League (‘Big V’ Basketball League) in Australia. She also  Captained India thrice  in 2019 SAF Games which held at Nepal, and won Gold medal  then at   in Olympic pre-qualifiers 2019 which held at Malaysia 2017-2018 and also  in 2018 Asian Games held at Jakarta married to    Jackson C Johnson  son of  Sheela Johnson and late CD Johnson Malliekal Chettackal House  who   hails from – Chalakudy , Meloor  working as the Procurement Engineer at KSB MIL (MNC ) Thrissur Wedding Took Place at St Josephs Church in Meloor Thrissur

While Amrutha E who also works at  KSEB is from Puloorampara Thiruvampady  she  represented India at the  22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship Amman Jordan  got Married to RAKESH an Indian Camper in Volleyball , national player and State Captain  in KSEB   instrumental in bringing Kerala the national champions Thrice  wedding took place at the the Kurdiyara Devi Temple in Thrippayar

Jeena also had Times of India’s “most Popular Basketball Player Award” 2017 -Most valuable player award for the following championships viz -Senior nationals 2016 held at Puducherry -Federation cup 2018 held at Chitoor -Federation cup 2014 held at Pune *Viswappan Gold medal Award for the Best player of Kerala in 2012,

Madhya Pradesh and Uttarkhand Crowned with Bronze
Indian Railways Women beat Kerala 68-55 to repeat as champs, Punjab retained the Crown beating Tamil Nadu 93-75

Ludhiana dec28th 2019 : Indian Railways women and Punjab Men have been crowned champions of the 70th Senior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women here at Guru Nanank Dev Stadium in Ludiana Punjab

The Championship was organized by the Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India.

Indian Railways beat Kerala 68-55
The two undefeated teams from the league phase finally faced off in the summit clash earlier this afternoon.

Indian Railways women started off well taking on the early lead Indian Railways as they ended the first quarter with17-12 lead with Navneetha dominating the ring and ended up the 1st half with 33-25 . Kerala only dominated the 2rd quarter and was able to reduce the lead 43-47 .This was kerala s 10th entry in to the Finals of it only won twice 1984 at Cuttack trained by KV alexander lead by Raji Thampy and on 2017 at Puducherry trained by Antony stephan lead by athira M S , Kerala even came a 49-51 at the start of 4th Quarter but could not keep themomentem Railaway had multiple players with double figures ,Sruthy Aravind played the captains role and led the Scoring for Railways with16 points and Shireen Limaye with15 ,Navneetha scoring 13 and Poonam Chathurvedi with 12 for Kerala Jeena PS made 23 and Stephy Nixon making 13

Punjab beat Tamil Nadu 93-75
Punjab anchored by Professionals Amritpal Amjoth defeated Tamil Nadu 93-75 after an evenly fought first half of 37-36 Harsh preet Sing Buller lead the scoring with 33 points followed by Center Amritpal Sing with 24 points and 14 rebounds and Amjot amking 15 and for Tamil Nadu Moin Bek come up with 23 points and Jeevanathm with 20

Bronze for Utharkhand men and Madhya Pradesh Women
Nimma Doma Bhutia made all differenc for Madhya Pradesh as they scrape past Punjab with the score 73-69 to secure women bronze while Vishesh Brighuvnshi made it possible the Bronze for Utharkhand as they beat Indian Railway 75- 74

Women

Finals

Indian Railways -68(Sruthy Aravind 16,Shireen Limaye 15,Navaneetha PU13,Poonam Chathurvedi12,Madhukumari10) br Kerala-55(Jeena PS24,Stephy Nixon15)(17-12,16-13,14-18,21-12)

Men

Punjab-93(Arshpreet Singh Buller 33, Amritpal Singh24,Amjoth Singh19) bt Tamil Nadu-75(Muin Bek 23,Jeevanatham20,Aravind Annadurai13,Bala Shankar10)(16-20,21-16,30-23,26-16)

3-4 Place Match

Women

Madhya Pradesh-73 (Nimma Doma Bhutia 28,Namarata13,Norzom Bhutia 12,Anjali Dhasmana10) bt Punjab- 69(Anmol Preet Kaur20, HarismaranKaur18, RajandeepKaur13, SharnamJ11)(11-21,16-17,21-8,25-23)

Men

Utharkhand-75 (Vishesh Brighuvanshi36ArjunSingh14,Yadwinder Singh13) bt Indian Railways-74(Sahil20,Rajan Sharma17,Lovneet Singh11) (13-20,19-13,19-22,24-19)

4th and 5th Place
Men
Kerala-76(Jishnu G Nair24,Grigo Mathew19,Sugeethnath17,Sarath AS11) bt Karnataka -58(Abhishek G19,M Harish18) (16-23,20-18,21-6,19-11)

Women
Karnataka-66(Chandana16,Lopamudra 11) bt Telengana-41(D Manasa11)(23-9,16-12,9-13,18-7)

7th & 8th
Men
Harayana-72(Vikrant29,MohitFuteala25) bt Services-71(SurenderpalSingh18,NikhilKumar12,Siva Saktivel10) (10-19,28-11,20-12,14-29)
Women
Maharastra-58(Suzanne Pinto24) bt Delhi-49(Nishita S14,Aparna Saini14) (15-13,17-13,8-16,18-7

Final Standings

Prize Distribution ceremony
For the prize distribution ceremony, Hon Sh Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi (Cabinet Minister Sports & Youth Affairs ,NRI affairs Govt of Punjab) Hon Manish Tiwari former Minister Information and broadcasting Govt of India) Hon Sh Tripat Rajinder Sing Bajwa (Cabinet Minister –Rural Development & Panchayaths,Animal Husbandary, Dairy development and higher Education Govt of Punjab ) were the chief guests.

Most Valuable Player:
· women Jeena PS Kerala
· Men Harshpreet Singh Buller

Ludhiana 23rd Dec 2019: The 70th National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls witnessed Day 3 today at the Indoor Stadium, Gurunanak Stadium Ludhiana.

The Championship is being organized by the Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India.

Indian Railways MP , Maharashtra and Kerala women through to the quarters
In girls’ Level 1 Group A games, Indian Railways (2-0) continued to impress, while Maharashtra meanwhile has gone 3-1. Victory as they beat Chhattissgarh yesterday and today defeated Delhi 77-65 and lost only to railways while Indian railways still have two league matches while Maharashtra only one left to be played. In another Level 1 league match, in group B Madhya Pradesh continued to dominate and had a 3-0 victory in the group as they today rallied to beat Karnataka 65-58 Meanwhile in girls’ Group B, Kerala women registered their second Victory as they beat Tamil Nadu 80-53 and was (2-0) in the group and was well placed for the quarter final line up

In men Punjab ,Tamil Nadu ,Services and Utharkhand unbeaten
In men Level 1 Group A , matches Punjab on al late night match had their second Victory in the group as they beat Delhi 84-63 while Utharakhand defeated Haryana 75-63 to keep their unbeaten 2-0 record in the group while in Group B Tamil Nadu and Services continued with 2-0 un beaten record as Services today outplayed today Rajsthan with the score 101 -64 with two more matches left for both teams have confirmed their berth to the quarter finals .

Results from Day 3 (23rd Dec 2019) until 5:30 pm

Women

Level 1
Group A
Maharastra-77(CarinaMenezes19,Neha sahu18,Suzanne Pinto 13,Shreya Dandekar11) bt Delhi 65(Sushanthika Chakravarthy15,Tavleen Kaur15,Princy Singh11) (17-14,18-12,22-18,19-21)

Karnataka-81 (AnilKumar 23,Issac Thomas 16Jeetendra Sibgh11,Aravind Arunugam10) bt Utharakhand-57 (Vishesh Brigyuvanshi 26) (15-8,23-24,18-17,25-8)

Group B
Kerala-80 (Jeena PS 25,Anjana PG20,Stephy Nixon18) bt Tamil Nadu -53(Iswarya16,Nishanthi12) (16-12,15-11,22-17,27-13)

Madhya Pradesh -66 (Nima Doma28,Namarta15,Anjali D14) bt Karnataka-55(Varsha Nandini25,Lopamudra12) (17-10,15-16,10-22,24-7)

Level 2

Group C
Uttar Pradesh-87(Doolabji31,BarkhaSonkar17) bt Haryana -81 (Rimdi18,Meenu18) (14-11,21-22,27-21,25-24)
Group D
West bengal-62 (Megha15,Kiran10,Pramodini10) bt Jharkhand-22(21-10,16-4,11-2,14-6)
Group E
Maharastra-65- (tanmay Mali13,Sameer10) bt Bihar44(Dheeraj ranjan16)
Bihar-51(Lithara KC18) bt Meghalaya-26
Group F

Men

Level 1
Group A
Haryana-79(Yudveen24,Abhishek20,Vikash12) bt Delhi-71(Prachit K20,Vishal K17)(18-10,16-19,22-18,23-24)
Group B
Services-101(Mahipal Singh21, Nkhil Kumar18,Joginder Singh12,Lalit12) bt Rajasthan64(bGaurav Chandel15,Sharad Dahich12) (32=24,21-11,22-16,26-13)

Level 2
Group C
Telengana-81(Chandeashesa34) bt Himachal Pradesh-42(jatan Handa19,Sahil11) (18-14,27-13,15-4,11-11)
Group D
Uttar Pradesh-91 (Vishal Kumar20,Tushal Singh19) bt Chhattisgarh-71(Prabhash Patel13,Pudravesh Pandey10) (29-23,25-10,29-13,8-23)
Group E
Odhisa-70 (Suman25) bt – Bihar 55(Shashi18) (15-7,10-19,15-18)
Chandigarh-63 (Anchal10) bt Uttarkhand-36(Tamiya Rawath16)
Group F
Gujarath-50(Aswini11) bt Odhisa-32(Lipramavee17)
Rajasthan -60(Shana Lakshmi14,Rashi Kotani13) bt Andhra Pradesh -13

Pending Results from Day 2 ( 22nd Dec 2019) after 6:00 pm

Level 1
Group A
Men

Level 1
Group A
Utharkhand-75 (Vishesh Briguvanshi29,Prasanth singh10) bt Haryana-53(Abhijith26,Yudhvir Singh14,Ahisjhek11)(11-15,28-17,28-9,16-12)
Punjab-84(ArshpreethSingh Buller22,Amjot Singh19) bt Delhi-63(Ohlan G14,Visual12) (22-16,21-12,20-18,15-15)

Level 2
Gujaarath-77 (Dhaval Viva14,Vinay Kaushik13,Sahaj Patel11) bt Jharkhand52(Sumeet Kumar17,Atibal Hussain10)(26-23,23-8,14-16,14-5)
Group E
Madhya Pradesh-80(Harsh Vardhan20,Prakash Mishra15,Kuldeep Nardia12) bt Odisha-47(Asok Kumar12)(18-12,27-18,19-14,14-4)

Jeena Scaria from KSEB and Vishesh Briguvanshi from ONGC will lead India ay the 13th Edition of SAF games Basketball in Nepal starting on Decenmber 1st

Basketball is scheduled on 5th to 10th Dec 2019 and 3on 3 starts from 7th to 9th

8 malayalies have find their name in Basketball apart from Jeena ,Anjana PG, Stephy Nixon, and Nimmy George All from KSEB in the 5on5 and Sejin Mathew of Mar Ivanios College the Lone representation of Kerala in Men division of 5 x 5

Sreekala rani from mar Ivanios College Triavandrum and Aneesha Cleetus from KSEB was selected in 3x3 team Women along with Palakkat born Sruthi Aravind from Indian Railways

The Serbian coaches Zoran Visic and Vaslin Mattic are the head coaches of Women and Men respectively

5X5 INDIAN WOMEN TEAM LIST:-
Jeena PS (c) Anjann PG, Stephy Nixon, Nimmy George (all from Kerala) Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu,Srividhya Venkataraman ,Sathiya Senthilkumar (all from tamil Nadu) Madhu Kumari, Navaneetha P.U(both from Indian Railways ) Lopamudra Thimmaiah (Karnataka) Shireen Vijay Limaye(Maharastra)

Harsimran Kaur(Punjab)

5x5 INDIAN MEN TEAM:-
Vishesh Bhrguvanshi (c) ONGC Prasanna Venkatesh, Muin Baig and Arvind Annadurai (all from Tamil Nadu) Satnam Singh, Amritpal Singh,AmanSandhu(all from Punjab) Sejin Mathew (kerala) Sahaj R Patel (Gujarath) Haesh Dagar(UP) Aravind Arumugam(Karnataka)

3X3 INDIAN WOMEN TEAM LIST:-
Sreekala Rani & Aneesha Cleetus (both from Kerala) Sruthi Arvind (India Railways) Barkha Sonkar (UP)

3X3 INDIAN MEN TEAM LIST:- 
Haeshwardhan Tomar (Madhya Pradesh) Rajeev Kumar & Mahipal Singh (Services) Hari ram (tamil Nadu)

Indian men to Play the Opener against Nepal on 5th Dec 2019 , while women will play their opening match against Maldieves on 6th

Six teams in men and women are participating in this Six day event which will be palyed on a League cum knock out format

In 3 x 3 which will start on 7th which will play on a round robin Knock out format

Indian Men will be participating with Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

The women Nepal and Sri Lanka

Groupings 5 x 5

Men
Group A- Bangldesh,Nepal, Maldieves
Group B – India Sri Lanka ,Bhutan

Women
Group A-India , Maldieves Sri Lanka
Group B – Bhutan Bangldesh,Nepal,

Great end to an memorable Championship Pathanamthitta women and Kasrgod Men Win their Maiden Title Kurianoor 24th Nov 2019 : Huge crowd throne the Stadium every day as am memorable championship came to an end with and Kasargod men claim in the maiden title here for the CVC 64th Kerala State Basketball Championship as the six day championship ends at St Thomas Food lit Temporary Indoor Stadium in Kurianoor . The championship has his own speciality as it came in the history of Kerala Basketball that a championship is been telecast live for the first time in ACV UTSAV , that technical perfection was there that it has electronic score boards , Shot clocks Timers and video walls also first time team statics was introduced in Kerala ,temporary roffing was also made for the Smooth conduct , To make the championship a memorable one the presence of former players and officials and former players of kurianoor who even came from Canada , USA and Middle east to make it a part of it The absence of India captain Jeena PS , Stephy Nixon, Anjanna PG, Aneesha Cleetus, Minnu George and local hero Sejin Mathew who are on national duties was a set back to the champions , but some memorable matches put these aside The women final the host side Pathanthitta anchored by International Trio of Smruthy Radhakrishnan Poojamaol KS and Neenumol PS and Youth International Aneeta PV and was well supported by seasoned Surya P R of Kerala Police came on to beat defending Champion Trivandrum who were handicapped by the Internationals Jeena PS, Stephy Nixon, Anjanna P G Aneesha Cleetus and Nimmy Goerge Pathanamthitta down by 4-15 in the first Quarter trailed 16-25 at the half time Poojamol and Smruthy rose on to the occasion and with a good defence from Surya PR and captain Neenu, reduced the score to 3 point deficit as the 3rd Quarter ends before winning it at 55-49 Smruthy was the top scorer for pathanamthiita with 17 points and Poojamol made 13 for Trivandrum Kavitha Jose came up with 12 points Kasargod powered by players from central Eacise Kochi took the maiden me title for as they beat Trivandrum 71-62 top scored by Manoj R and was well supported by Monish Wilson ,Shinumon and Robin S Bronze for Thrissur Thrissur men and women grabbed the Bronze medal as their women beat Kozhikode 75-51 and men scrape past Kottayam 62-60 respectively. Susamma Koshy Most valuable Player Award for Rojamol and Grigo Mathew Rojamol Grigo Mathew from Trivandrum were sected as the Most valuable Player of the championship INT 10,000 each Instituted by elanjikackal family in memory of Susamma Koshy PS Viswappan Gold Medal for Poojamol and Manoj Poojamol KS of Pathanamthitta and Manoj R of Kasargod were selected for the PS Viswappan Memorial Gold Medal Kerala Junior Team Felicitated Shri John M Chacko chief patron of Kerala Basketball Association felicitated the winners of 70th Junior National Basketball Championship organised by the Bihar Basketball Association , under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), at the patliputra Sports Complex in Patna . with cash awards and Mementoes Kerala Girls emerged as champions after 9 years as they beat Chhattisgarh 70-50 Kerala women after their League encounters came in to the Knock out round to Face Guajarth and defeated them with the score 66-36 and in the Semi Final beating the defending champion Tamil Nadu 92-54 before Crowing the Chamionship as they beat Chhattisgarh 70-50 Kerala Team coached by Raju Abraham nd lead by Srekala R Trophies and mementoes were distributed by Shri John. M Chacko chief patron of Kerala Basketball Association.

Bangalore - Jeena P S from Kerala State Electricity Board will lead India at the FIBA Women