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India’s first-ever 3×3 basketball league as its only halfway through the first season of the 3BL, , The Delhi Hoopers have won all three rounds of the league so far in Delhi, Aizawl, and Kolkata, and coming up in Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai find themselves comfortably at the top of the standings., the Hoopers are favourites to take the crown out of the 12-team league.
But first, they will get a chance at some international exposure. The Hoopers will be the first team to represent India at an international 3×3 basketball platform, at the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Masters in Utsunomiya, Japan on July 28-29. The World Tour leg in Japan is the Utsunomiya World Tour Masters, which could also give the participants a chance to be qualified for the World Tour Finals 2018 in Beijing, China based on their performance in Japan.
The Delhi Hoopers are anchored by Indian-American Inderbir Singh Gill (MVP of Round 1 and 2), Kiran Shastri (Round 2 MVP), Dhruv Barman, and Harkirat Jattana Singh.
Round 4 of the 3BL League will be held in Chennai Phoenix Market City on July 21-22.

1. India beat Maldives 115-60 in its final game and has been crowned champions of the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, SABA qualifier
2. With its perfect 4-0 record, India has qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship that will be held in Manila Thailand from Aug 5-7 2018
3. Forward Rajeev Kumar was the top scorer with 104 points Sejin Mathew with 52 points from 3matches captain and centre Principal Singh 50 points from 3matches.
4. India had a whopping Five players scoring in double figures in all matches.

The Indian U18 men’s team has beaten Srilanka 112-53, Nepal 94-48, Bangladesh 107-48, and lastly with all main Players rested beat Maldives 115-60 at the 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship, SABA qualifier at Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium in Dhaka Bangladesh
Team India was a dominant force throughout the Championship, as they scored more than 100 points on three different occasions and limited their opponents to 60 or lesser points on multiple occasions. The stats speak for itself as India now cruise into The FIBA U18 Asian Championship 2018 will be played in Bangkok, Thailand from August 5-11. The top four finishers in the 16-team tournament will qualify for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019.
India is placed In Group D along with Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Syria
Detailed Scores

1. India 115(RajeevKumar49, Rajveer Singh Bhati22, Prasanth Tomar15Kuldeep Tamalia14, Gurnoor Singh11) bt Maldives -60(Neesham Muhammed12, Uvais Ibrahin12).
2. India -94(Rajeev Kumar21, Priyanshu Tomar18, Sejin Mathew15) bt Nepal-48(Limbu Sujan10).
3. India-107(Princepal Singh21,Sejin Mathew18, Rajeev Kumar16,Harshwardhan Tomar15,Jhawar Singh10) bt Bangldesh-48(Hasan Syed Sabbid12).
4. India-112(Princepal Singh24,Sejin Mathew19, , Rajeev Kumar18,Harshwardhan Tomar12) bt Srilanka-53(Yogantahan Sinron11).

Sejin Mathew is the only Kerala, Player who finds his name in the final 12 of the Indian U 18 team at the SABA Zone qualifying round matches for the FIBA U-18 Asian Championship 2018 to be to be played in DHAKA Bangladesh from 9th to 13th July 2018

Apart from India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka will vie for the top honors
India First match will be against Sri Lanka on 9th July 2018

Gens Vargehese International Referee from Thodupuzha has been Invited to officiate in the South Asian qualifying round of FIBA Asia Champions Cup-2021 begins at the Dhanmondi wooden floor gymnasium Dhaka Bangladesh

Sebastian P J the coach from Kerala State Sports Council will be touring the Indian Senior team as Asst Coach that will be Participating in the FIBA Asia World Cup Qualifier against Lebanon at Nouhad Nawfal sports Complex in Lebaanon on 28th June 2018 and against Jordan on 1st July 2018 at Amman Prince Hamza stadium in Jordan

The Indian team

Ravi Bharadwaj,Arvind Arumugam , Satnam Singh , Arshpreet Bhuller Mahipal Singh Akilan Pari , Justin George , Jeevanantham Pandy ,Yadwinder Singh ,Joginder SinghSartaj Singh Coach Sath Prakash Asst Sebastian P J

Kochi Titans compromising of Raja Tomy, Rana Thaliath, Brahim M Zubair and M Hariharan will be Participating
for Kerala in the FIBA Asia Quest 3×3 – India Qualifiers to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium (Outdoor) in
Bangalore today.

The Kerala team Was Selected at an open selection trial conducted by Kerala Basketball Association at the Rajeev Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kadavnathara Koch on 10th of June 2018

The FIBA Asia Quest 3×3 – India Qualifiers is a first of its kind FIBA 3×3 event organized under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India featuring 12 city-based teams in two categories (men and women) representing BFI’s affiliated units.

The winners and runners-up of the FIBA Asia Quest 3×3 – India Qualifiers will represent India at the South Asian Basketball Association (FIBA Sub-Zone) Quest stop. The SABA Quest stop carries a prize money of USD 10,000 with the top teams going on to the Quest Final.

Speaking on the occasion, Basketball Federation of India president Mr. K Govindaraj, MLC said that the FIBA Asia Quest 3×3 – India Qualifiers was the ideal opportunity that the BFI was looking to tip off the FIBA 3×3 movement in India.

Explaining the process further Basketball Federation of India Secretary General Mr. Chander Mukhi Sharma said that the FIBA Asia Quest 3×3 – India Qualifiers is only tipping off of BFI’s long-term FIBA 3×3 project that ultimately targets making basketball a popular sport along with aiming for a place in the Olympics.

“BFI has chalked out a long-term FIBA 3×3 program with a competition structure that will involve more than 500 games across India every year. We do believe that the FIBA 3×3 is certainly the way forward and are certain that it will act as a catalyst in improving the standard of basketball along with increasing the
popularity of the sport,” he said.

MIES, Switzerland – FIBA’s Central Board on Saturday signed off on changes being made to the Official Basketball Rules.
The modifications will help make the game more spectacular, free-flowing and fluid. These changes come after FIBA’s Rules Advisory Group (RAG) – which consists of experts from FIBA, the NBA and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) – analysed 32 proposals and made recommendations to FIBA’s Technical Commission at its meeting on June 6-7.
RAG held extensive talks and consultations with these bodies as well as the FIBA Players’ Commission and the World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC) in the leadup to the meeting. FIBA’s Technical Commission reviewed all 32 proposals and approved 14 of them, paving the way for the Central Board to give the final green light.
The changes will come into effect as of October 1, 2018.
Among the biggest and most important changes are:
Article 36 – Technical foul
New rule: If a technical foul is called, 1 free throw shall be awarded. After the free throw, the game shall be resumed by the team which had control of the ball or was entitled to the ball from the point when the technical foul was called.
Reason for change: To avoid double penalty situation after a technical foul is called and to ensure the balance between a team with the ball or without the ball. Strongly supported by Players’ Commission and WABC.
Article 29 – 24 seconds
Amended rule: 29.2.3 – The shot clock shall be reset whenever the game is stopped by an official for a foul or violation committed by the team in control of the ball.
In these situations, the possession of the ball shall be awarded to the opponent team that previously had control of the ball. Then:

1. If the throw-in is administered in the backcourt, the shot clock shall be reset to 24 seconds.
2. If the throw-in is administered in the frontcourt, the shot clock shall be reset to 14 seconds.

When the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in overtime, following a time-out is taken by the team that is entitled to the possession of the ball from its backcourt, the coach of that team has the right to decide whether the subsequent throw-in shall be administered at the throw-in line opposite the scorer’s table in the team’s frontcourt or in the team’s backcourt.
If the throw-in shall be administered at the throw-in line opposite the scorer’s table in the team’s frontcourt, the shot clock shall be reset as follows:

1. If 14 seconds or more is displayed on the shot clock at the time when the game clock was stopped, the shot clock shall be reset to 14 seconds.
2. If 13 seconds or less is displayed on the shot clock at the time when the game clock was stopped, the shot clock shall not be reset but shall continue from the time it was stopped.

If the throw-in shall be administered in the team’s backcourt, the shot clock shall be reset to new 24 seconds or continue from the time it was stopped as defined by the rules.
Reason for change: To shorten the time the offensive team has at its disposal for a shot, once a team is already in the frontcourt. To allow for more opportunities for a shot for a field goal during the game.
Article 35 – Double foul
New rule:
35.1 Definition
35.1.1 A double foul is a situation in which 2 opponents commit personal fouls against each other at approximately the same time.
35.1.2 To consider 2 fouls as a double foul, the following conditions shall be required:

1. Both fouls are player’s fouls.
2. Both fouls involve physical contact.
3. Both fouls are between 2 opponents fouling each other.
4. Both fouls have the same penalty.

Reason for change: To simplify the rules principles in the situation when 2 opponents commit personal fouls against each other at approximately the same time.

Article 39 – Fighting
New rule: 39.3.1 – Irrespective of the number of team bench personnel disqualified for leaving the team bench area, a single technical foul (‘B’) shall be charged against the coach. Any team bench personnel who, after leaving the bench area, is actively involved in a fight shall be disqualified according to the respective articles (Disqualifying foul ‘D’).
Reason for change: To penalize team bench members for leaving the team bench area during the fight on the court differently (whether they are actively involved in the fight or not).
Article 46 – Crew chief: Duties and powers/Instant Replay Review 
Proposed new rule: 46.12
Last two minutes of the game 2:00:

1. whether a goaltending or basket interference violation was called correctly.

During any time of the game:

1. after a foul was called on a shooter for an unsuccessful field goal whether 2 or 3 free throws shall be awarded.
2. Whether a person, unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul met the criteria for such a foul or shall be up- or downgraded.

Reason for change: To add 3 more cases for the Instant Replay System (IRS) reviewable game situations.
Throw-in after an unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul
New rule: All throw-ins as the part of an unsportsmanlike and disqualifying foul shall be administered from the throw-in line in the team’s frontcourt.
Reason for change: To speed up the game, to allow for more possession thus for possibly more scoring. To eliminate complex situations after a throw-in from the centre line.
Official Basketball Rules 

June 17, 2018
MIES, Switzerland – At its meeting on Saturday-Sunday, June 16-17, FIBA’s Central Board approved the finalized version of the FIBA Women’s National Team Competitions System that will come into effect in November 2019. The new system sets out the road to all of FIBA’s main women’s events – the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament and the FIBA Women’s Continental Cups – over a four-year cycle, starting with the period 2019-2022.
The Central Board firmly believes this new system is a major step forward and presents a great opportunity to get the most out of the untapped potential in the women’s game. Much like the new competition system launched for the men in November 2017 with the start of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, this one specially devised for the women will make it possible to:

1. establish a clear ‘Road to’ the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup during which teams will earn their places for the showpiece event by way of Qualifiers, instead of through the FIBA Women’s Continental Cups.
2. enable Continental Cups to be the ultimate standalone tournaments where regional champions are crowned.
3. clarify the qualifying process for all other women’s competitions, with a separation of events’ qualifiers.
4. enhance the exposure of women’s basketball with more regular national team activity in all regions throughout the year.
5. increase inclusion and competitiveness as more teams and players participate in each region’s qualification phase.

Why the changes?

1. Establish clarity in the qualification process for all women’s competition, with a clear separation of events’ qualifiers.
2. Enhance exposure of women’s basketball with more regular national team activity in all regions during the season.
3. Increased inclusion and competitiveness with more teams and players participating in the qualification phase in each region and only the very best making it through to the decisive rounds.
4. Develop National Federations through the women’s game and the regular organization of tournaments at home. This will help the Federations grow their skills and push them to find new opportunities.

Shinumon Augustine from Customs and Central Excise Kochi Amal James and Rahul sharath from MEG Bangalore along with Sebastian PJ from Kerala State Sports Council has Coach finds their Name in the 24 probable’s selected to the National Coaching camp for Indian Men Senior team at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore started on 5th June ending with 25th this month.

The camp was in reparation for the FIBA Basketball World cup qualifiers 2019

8th June 2018;- Veteran Basketball administrator former International Referee, Player and Technical committee Chairman of Basketball Federation of India GM Sampath Kumar breathed his last in Hyderabad at the age of 92.

He was in the helm of Basketball Association from 1955 onwards

His survived by his son John Peter and daughter Linda Joseph

He was preceded in death of his wife Dorcas Sampath Kumar and a daughter Ellen Vijay

Apart from the former chairman, technical commission, Basketball Federation of India who he served for 27 years; he also served as Vice President and member of Selection Committee and as general secretary of the AP Basketball Association later Telangana; and general secretary, Hyderabad District Association around 50 years.

He was also an international referee and an All-star player.

“You cannot imagine Nationals without Sampath Kumar before 5 years ”

He was a sense of awe and veneration that fills everyone in Basketball especially at the Secunderabad YMCA basketball court when descends on it.

In the united AP Olympic Association, Sampath held the post of vice president and member of the executive committee. His last post was as an executive committee member of Olympic Association of Telangana.

Apart from serving in basketball, Sampath was also in YMCA as Board of Director and Chairman of Secunderabad branch.

He was a Good Friend of Kerala Basketball Association, According to P J Sunny president of Kerala Basketball Association who was associated with him for a long-term in BFI lamented that A beautiful soul, full of love and faith, ascended to heaven, away from us, but closer to God, leaving loneliness and sadness. Words cannot describe what I am feeling. I give my condolences to the entire family.

According to YMCA in Secunderabad

He was active on the court till mid 80, at that age he is supremely sprightly for his age, both in mind and body. There is the nagging knee, a consequence of Chikungunya, yet when he is on the court, he is the man. Players, junior and senior, are all ears when he offers tips and advice. How else could it be when the name of the man talking to them is synonymous with basketball in AP/Now Telangana?

Sampath Kumar started playing ball at the Wesley High School. After that, he started playing at the YMCA Secunderabad. There is an interesting story about this. The team on the court were one player short when the coach Williams noticed Sampath Kumar sitting on a nearby wall. He enquired about him and learned that he was a very good player. Williams beckoned the youngster and asked him to join. Sampath Kumar replied that he had no membership and hence could not play. Williams immediately went to the office and paid the then membership fee of Rs.4 for Sampath Kumar and got him to play. This was more than 60 years ago.

For Sampath Kumar, the beautiful game is not football, but basketball. It never tires him; he forgets the ravages of age and tiredness when he talks about it; he looks you in the eye when he does and there is a twinkle you will not miss.

Perhaps it is this energy that young hoopsters love about the man. He cannot stand for long and give lessons because of his bad knee. But to the extent, it allows him he goes to the court and encourages, advises and corrects them. “A teacher should not just teach: he should demonstrate what he teaches,” says Sampath Kumar gravely.

“His approach to the game is so different,” says state player Moses. “On the court, he would be very strict. But off it, he is like a grandpa. He used to call me ‘lazy fellow’ for being slow on the court. But I never felt hurt; I only tried to better myself.”

There’s a long list of players, state-level, national, international, who owe it all to Sampath Kumar for their skill and success. “Sarabjit Singh, Surender Kumar, Surjan Singh and Gurdayal Singh… these are all my wards,” Sampath Kumar used to tell with pride. Sarabjit Singh is the first basketball player to get the Arjuna Award.

The International Players from Andhra includes Muhammed Rizwan, Umakanth, Harikrishna Prasad etc

In AP/Now Telangana he had groomed FIBA technical Delegate Normal Issac who now took his post as the Technical Commissioner of BFI and International referees Peter Santhosh Kumar, Prem Kumar, Anil Devanad raja reddy are some

remembering him from words about Indian Basketball, “When I was in the national team, once an American came down to coach us. One day we gathered around him and asked him about our progress. He said, ‘I wish I had got some pills back from the States that would make champions out of players.’ He was subtly saying that there is no substitute for hard work and constant practice.”

According to Sampath Kumar, the complete basketball player should have good height, good legs should be an excellent man-to-man marker and most importantly, he should be a fighter to the core. “You may be the best skilled among your teammates, you may be the tallest, you may be the fastest, but if you are no fighter, then all’s in vain,” he says and adds, “you must be a fighter; you must fight it out until the end; you must never give up.”

India’s Sanjana Ramesh wins the MVP Award at Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018

~ Rence Forthsky from the Philippines wins Boys MVP ~

~ Vaishnavi Yadav from India wins the Grit Award ~

The fourth and final day of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018 concluded in thrilling fashion as the 66 campers from 16 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific competed in championship games and a pair of All-Star games.

The camp got underway in the morning with the girl’s championship game between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx.  Coached on the sidelines by Ruth Riley and Sakshi Sheoran, the Lynx defeated the Liberty 20-13.  Paige Price from Australia led the Lynx with a game-high 7 points.

The boy’s championship game then followed, with the Milwaukee Bucks going up against the Brooklyn Nets.  Led by coaches Darvin Ham and Satnam Singh, the Bucks edged past the Bret Brielmaier and Caris LeVert led Nets team 22-18.  Samuel Jenkins from New Zealand scored 8 points in the winning effort.

At the conclusion of the championship games, when the two boys and two girls All-Star teams were announced. Sreekala R the Student from St Gorettis HSS from Thiruvananthapuram finds her name in the Team Red of the girls All-Star team was coached by Ruth Riley, while Ebony Hoffman served as the coach for Team White.  Team Red defeated Team White 27-18, with Dan Zhao from China leading her team to the victory with 8 points.

Following that, the boys All-Star Game was played between Team Red(coached by Bret Brielmaier, Caris LeVert, Darvin Ham and Satnam Singh) and Team White (coached by Ryan Saunders, Mike Wells and Corey Brewer).  Team Red emerged with the 39-37 win thanks to a team-high 8 points from bothClancey Bird and Mac Stoddart.

During a break in the boys All-Star game, the boys and girls 3-point champions took part in fun shooting games.  Boys 3-point champion Amir Hossein from Iran went up against Caris LeVert, while girls 3-point Champion India Bowyer from Australia competed against Ebony Hoffman.

The 10th BWB Asia camp wrapped up with the Awards Ceremony.  Reince Forthsky Padrigao (Philippines) was named Boys MVP, while Sanjana Ramesh from India was crowned as MVP on the girl’s side.

Boys MVP Reince Forthsky from the Philippines said, “I have not only improved as a basketball player but also as an individual. The focus here was on your overall development at the personal and professional level, and I am glad to have won MVP at the end of all of it.”

Girls MVP Sanjana Ramesh from India, who had also won the Co-MVP award at the NBA Academies Women’s camp said, “Whatever I have learnt here playing with international players and coaches I am going to take that back and share the knowledge with my fellow players. Basketball is my life and these four days at the camp were the best I have had in my life.”

The All-Star rosters and full-list of awards winners is as follows

Girls All-Star Team:

Team Red – Rajvi Desai (India), Sunitha Karthik (India), Sreekala Rani (India), India Bowyer (Australia), Pushpa Senthil Kumar (India), Jianjun Gao (China), Dan Zhao (China)

Team White – Siya Deodhar (India), Grishma Niranjan (India), Khushi Dongre (India), Sanjana Ramesh (India), Priyanka Behal (India), Paige Price (Australia), Guanpeng Liu (China)

Boys All-Star Team:

Team Red – Kaiga Matsuo (Japan), Reince Padrigao (Philippines), Joshua James Giddey (Australia), Chien-Hao Ma (China), Amir Hossein Aliyari Dehkordi (Iran), Kian Jamie Dennis (Australia), Matin Aghajanpour (Iran), Clancy Bird (Australia), Mac Stoddart (New Zealand)

Team White – Dwight Powell Chiang-Shuang Chen (Chinese Taipei), Mohammed Sina Vahedi (Iran), Samuel Jenkins (New Zealand), Shintaro Ehara (Japan), Daniel Foster (Australia), Andre Tannoury (Lebanon), Lachlan Joseph Bofinger (Australia), Chao Wu (China), Harshwardhan Tomar (India), Principal Singh (India)

List of Awards:

Boys Grit Award: Taine Murray (New Zealand)

Girls Grit Award: Vaishnavi Yadav (India)

High-Flyer Award: Lachlan Joseph Bofinger (Australia)

Boys 3-Point Champion: Amir Hossein (Iran)

Girls 3-Point Champion: Indian Bowyer (Australia)

Boys All-Star Game MVP: Chen Chiang-Shaun (Chinese-Taipei)

Girls All-Star Game MVP: Dan Zhao (China)

Boys MVP: Reince Forthsky (Philippines)

Girls MVP: Sanjana Ramesh (India)

Sreekala R, Ann Mary Zacharia and Ann Mary Jhonny for the – 10th BWB Asia Camp Will Bring Together Top 66 Boys and Girls from 16 Countries and Territories –
Camp Will Feature Two Current NBA Academies Prospects and Will be Preceded by NBA Academies Women’s Program

NEW YORK, MIES, MUMBAI,May 24, 2018 – Sreekal R from St Giorettis HSS Thiruvnthapuram, Ann Mary Zacharia from Mount Carmel HSS Kottayam and Ann Maria Johnny from Little Flower HSS Koratty are the Kerala Participants when the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) today announced the top 66 boys and girls from 16 countries and territories who will participate in the 10th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia.

BWB Asia 2018 will be held May 30 – June 2 at The NBA Academy India in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), marking the second time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in India. Nike will serve as the official partner.

Corey Brewer (Oklahoma City Thunder; U.S.), Caris LeVert (Brooklyn Nets; U.S.), Kelly Olynyk (Miami Heat; Canada; BWB Americas 2009), Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks; Canada), two-time WNBA Champion Ruth Riley, and former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman will coach the top high school age campers from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. BWB Asia 2018 will feature two current prospects from NBA Academies, the league’s signature elite player development initiative that consists of a network of elite basketball training centers around the world for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. Since October 2016, NBA Academies have been launched in Canberra, Australia; Jinan, Urumqi and Zhuji, China; Delhi NCR, India; Mexico City, Mexico; and Thies, Senegal.

Players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities on and off the court, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games, and daily life skills seminars focusing on health, leadership and communication. One boy and one girl will be named BWB Asia 2018 MVPs at the conclusion of the four-day camp. BWB Asia 2018 will be preceded by a basketball development camp May 27 – 29 for the 18 female prospects from throughout India as part of The NBA Academies Women’s Program. 1996 Olympic 2

Gold Medalist and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame member Jennifer Azzi, Riley and former college coach Blair Hardiek – the global technical directors for women’s programming across the league’s seven academies – will oversee the camp. BWB Asia 2018 and The NBA Academies Women’s Program camp will also include a variety of NBA Cares and Jr. NBA community outreach efforts with youth in New Delhi in partnership with local community organizations, including basketball clinics for more than 150 youth from the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program and the NBA Basketball Schools in New Delhi. These programs will highlight the power of sport to promote cultural understanding while teaching the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and the values of the game, including teamwork, respect, determination and community.

Current NBA assistant coaches Bret Brielmaier (Nets), Darvin Ham (Atlanta Hawks), Ryan Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Mike Wells (Utah Jazz) will also serve as BWB Asia 2018 coaches. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia) will be the camp director. Casey Smith (Mavericks) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer. Nike, a BWB global partner since 2002, will outfit the campers and coaches with Nike apparel and footwear.

BWB has reached more than 3,190 participants from 127 countries and territories since 2001, with more than 50 former campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents. A record 24 former BWB campers were on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 season. The NBA and FIBA have staged 53 BWB camps in 33 cities across 27 countries on six continents. More than 250 current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players have joined more than 200 NBA team personnel from all 30 NBA teams to support BWB across the world. BWB Asia was previously held in India in 2008.

The NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training center in Delhi NCR for the top male and female prospects from throughout India and the first of its kind in the country, officially opened in May 2017 and builds on the NBA’s existing basketball and youth development initiatives in India. The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program has reached more than 6 million youth and trained more than 5,000 physical education instructors nationwide since its launch in 2013. In April 2017, the NBA launched The NBA Basketball School, a network of tuition-based basketball development programs open to male and female players from outside the U.S. ages 6-18. NBA Basketball Schools have been launched in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune and Punjab as part of a multiyear agreement with India On Track (IOT), one of India’s leading sports management, marketing and development companies. NBA Champion Kevin Durant became the first active NBA player to visit The NBA Academy India in July 2017. Additional 2018 BWB camps in Serbia and South Africa will be announced at a later date.

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 10th BWB Asia camp (rosters are subject to change):
GIRLS ROSTER:

BOYS ROSTER: 

Kerala Men Carved the Gold after 32 Years and Women satisfied with Silver
Ludhiana, 13th May 2018: Kerala men captained by Sejin Mathew with coach Sudeep Bose of Kerala State Sports Council grabbed the Gold after a gap of 32years here for the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana while women team had to satisfy with Silver Spot as they lost to Technically Perfect Tamil Nadu 58-77. Kerala burst in the last Quarter to beat Rajasthan 108-101 as it avenged the defeat they got in the league round.
Kerala last won the championship under the captaincy of C V sunny at Neyveli 1986-87. This was the third Title for Kerala in Junior Men Division, 1st it was in 1982 Under Unwin J Antony at Pune on both the occasions Bevin Chacko was the coach.

Kerala in the final against Rajasthan lead 28-22 when the first quarter then ended the halftime with the score of 52-49, Shanazil Muhammed was the top scorer with 29 points followed by Chacko Simon making 26 Points Mujammed Saalih with 19 and Sejin Mathew scoring 15 for Rajasthan Deepak Chowdary and Semeet Kumar scored 16 points each.
In women final Technically Perfect Tamil Nadu defeated Kerala Women 77-58 after leading 45-30 at the Interval captain Iswarya was the leading scorer for Tamil Nadu with 17 points Partibha Priya Score d15 and Senior International Pushpa Contributed 14 for the Victory Sreekala was the leading scorer doe Kerala with 14 points.
Yesterday late night semi Final Kerala Boys Stunned d favorites Punjab with the score 85-69 The match which predicted on an upper hand for Punjab didn’t come true as Kerala the start to the 3rd quarter keeping on with the slender lead , the first quarter at 18-17 and winded the first half with 37-34 lead and at the end of the 3rd Quarter with 59-57 before winning the match with an amazing performance at 85-69.
For Kerala Shanzil Muhammed was the leading scorer with 25 points followed by NBA academy graduated sejin Mathew with 20 points, Chacko C Simon with 18 and Muhammed Saliah with 15 did a wonderful performance in the Semifinal to fetch them an entry to the final. Rajeev Singh from Rajasthan and Vaishnavi Yadav from UP were awarded as the Most Valuable Player in their respective sections.
Kerala received a prize money in the tune of INR 1 lakh and Women INR 50,000 by BFI. Apart from it was a kind gesture from Adhav Arjuna Chairman of Kerala Basketball Association has also Given an additional Prize money INR 1 lakh to Jr Men and Women INR 50,000 to Jr Women I.

Final Women:

1. Tamil Nadu-77(Iswarya17, Partibha Priya15,Pushpa S14,Dharshini13,Monica 10) bt Kerala -58(Sreekala R14, Anu Maria 12,Ann MaryZacharia10,Jayalakshmi10).

3rd & 4th Place:

1. U.P(Vaishnavi 53 pts, Kavya 13 pts) bt Karnataka(Sanjana 12 pts) 72-32[14-10, 19-07, 17-10, 22-05].

Final Men:

1. Kerala-108(Shanazil Muhammed 29 , Chacko Simon 26 , Mujammed Saalih 19 , Sejin Mathew 15 ) bt Rajasthan -101(Deepak Cowdary 16,Semeet Kumar scored 16 ).

3rd & 4th Place:

1. Punjab(Rajan 39 pts, Jagshanbir 19 pts) bt Delhi(Aditya 27 pts) 97-44[16-11, 25-11, 29-17, 27-08].

Semi Final Men:

1. Kerala -85(Shanazil Muhammed25,SejinMathew20,Chacko C Simon18,Muhammed Salih15) bt Punjab-69(Princepal Singh25,Rajan23).
2. Rajasthan(Rajeev 38 pts) bt Delhi(Aditya 26 pts) 107-84[20-17, 33-18, 27-23, 27-26].

Jr Men :- Sejin Mathew (C) Pathanamthitta, native of Tiruvalla Graduated from NBA Academy in Noida , Chacko C Simon Native of Kunnamkulam Studying in St Ephrmes School Mannanam , Shanazil Muhammed Seeni who hails from Alapuzha Studying in Girideepam School Kottayam Sharon John & Jerome Prince George(both the native of Mannanam and Studying in St Ephrems HSS Mannanm ) Muhammed Mishal P (hails from Kozhikode and Studying in Girideepam School Kottayam) Tom Jose, Dominic D Varakukala & Noyal Jose(all from Thodupuhza Idukki Studying at ShanthalJyothi Muttam ) Shaun Aurelius Luiz native place is Thevara Studying in SHCMI Public School Thevara(Ernakulum) Arjun S Nair who hails from Thiruvanthapuram now a student at St Josephs HSS Thiruvanthapuram) Muhammed Salih native of Irinjalakuda Studying in Sree Kerala Varma College (Thrissur) Coach Mr. Sudeep Bose from Kasragod (KSSC) Assistant Coach Sunil K(Kasargod) Manager Aromal Balan from Kollam

Jr Women:- Jayalakshmi V J(C) native of Alapuzha Student of St Josephs HSS Alapuzha , Aparna Sadasivan An Mariya Johny & Festy P Jose (all from Koratty Students of Little flowr HSS Koratty ) Sreekala R.,Anupama M J native of Thiruvanthapuram Students of St Gorettis HSs Thiruvanthapuram Ammeesha Jose hails from Anchal and Student of St Gorettis Thiruvanthapuram & Anu Maria C S native of Wayanad Joma Gejo from Kottayam (both from SAI Thalasserry ) Anagha T Jagadheesan(hails from Kozhikode) Ann Mary Zachariah hails From Kottayam Studying in Mount Carmel Kottayam) Olivia T Shaibu hails from Thodupuzha ( Shanthal Jyothi Muttm) Coach Thomas Chandy from Kerala state Sports council (KSSC) Manager Aparna S (Thiruvnthapuram).

Kerala Men and Women Move on to the Finals
Ludhiana, 13th May 2018: Kerala Women defeated Karnataka 68-66 while Men Stunned Punjab on their Home soil with an amazing 85-69 victory to move on to the finals of the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.
Kerala Women Now will take on the Winners of Tamil Nadu while men will face Rajasthan in the Final. It was indeed a nail-biting semi for Kerala They started off the first quarter leading 18-15 and ended the Interval with a 35-26 lead but lots of Miss passes in the third quarter saw Kerala ending up the final quarter with a one-point lead of 52-51 with the hooter sounding the end of the game Ann Maria was fouled with the score reading 66-66 she converted the two free throws she got and made Kerala in to the finals.
Sreekala was the Leading Scorer for Kerala with 35 points followed by Anu Maria scoring 12 and An Mary Zacharia with 11 Grishma was the top scorer for Karnataka with 18 points followed by Harshitha with15 and Sanjana Ramesh contributing 14.
In the men match which predicted on an upper hand for Punjab didn’t come true as Kerala the start to the 3rd quarter keeping on with the slender lead , the first quarter at 18-17 and winded the first half with 37-34 lead and at the end of the 3rd Quarter with 59-57 before winning the match with an amazing performance at 85-69.
For Kerala Shanzil Muhammed was the leading scorer with 25 points followed by NBA academy graduated Sejin Mathew with 20 points, Chacko C Simon with 18 and Muhammed Salih with 15 did a wonderful performance in the Semifinal to fetch them an entry to the final.
Earlier on Late quarter-finals yesterday Tamil Nadu women defeated Punjab 90-61 to make the final while in Men Punjab beat Karnataka 105-70 to meet Kerala.
Semi Final Women

1. Kerala -68(Sreekala R35, Anu Maria 12,Ann Mary Zacharia11,Jayalakshmi9) bt Karnataka-66(Grishma18,Harshitha15,Sanjana Ramesh14).

Semi Final Men

1. Kerala -85(Shanazil Muhammed25,SejinMathew20,Chacko C Simon18,Muhammed Salih15) bt Punjab-69(Princepal Singh25,Rajan23).
2. Rajasthan(Rajeev 38 pts) bt Delhi(Aditya 26 pts) 107-84[20-17, 33-18, 27-23, 27-26].

Yesterday Quarter finals
Men

1. Delhi(Aditya 24 pts, Nitin 25 pts) bt U.P(Priyanshu 20 pts, Akshay 16 pts) 86-78[24-13, 23-26, 19-13,20-26].
2. Rajasthan(Rajeev 45 pts, Ashish 21 pts) bt Gujarat(Ashutosh 35 pts, Krishnapal 23 pts) 112-107[37-27, 30-29, 30-27, 15-24].
3. Punjab-105(Princpal singh34,Gurnor singh26) bt Karnataka-70(priyanshu36) (11-21,34-18,19-17,38-14).

Women

1. Karnataka(Sanjana 28 pts, Harshitha 13 pts) bt Maharashtra(Neha 17 pts, Anshika 14 pts) 67-49[23-15, 20-18, 8-5, 16-11].
2. Tamil Nadu-90(S Pushpa24,S Avantivardhan23) bt Punjab-61(dalideep Kaur20,Rajandeep Kaur19)(13-21,21-1227-9,24-19).

Kerala Men and Women Move on to the Semi-Finals
Ludhiana, 12th May 2018: Kerala men march on to the Semi-Finals as they beat Tamil Nadu 110-102 while Women defeated Madhya Pradesh 63-40 here for the69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.
Kerala Men will now take on Punjab while Women in will meet Karnataka on the Semifinals. In other semi Finals, Rajasthan will meet Delhi in Men while in women Tamil Nadu Will take on UP.
In the men Quarterfinal Match after trailing 17-37 in the first Quarter fought ack Brilliantly to reduce the score to 57-64 before ending the 3rd Quarter with the score of 78-78 and won the match at 110-102 Sejin Mathew Played a captains game top scoring 42 points followed by Shanazil Muhammed with22 Muhammed Salih with15 Chacko C Simon contributing12 for the victory for Tamil Nadu Aravind Kumar from NBA Academy who fouled out in the dying Minutes was the leading scorer with 27 points and Sangeeth Kumar making 25
In the women quarterfinal Kerala after leading 33-18 in the first half came on to beat Madhya Pradesh with the score for Kerala Aparna Sadasivan was the leading scorer with 17 points.
Quarter finals
Men

1. Kerala- 110 (, Sejin Mathew 43, Shanazil Muhammed 22, Muhamamed Salih 15, Chacko C Simon 12, Jerome Prince9) bt Tamil Nadu -102(Aravind Kumar27,Sangeeth Kumar25,).
2. Delhi(Aditya 24 pts, Nitin 25 pts) bt U.P(Priyanshu 20 pts, Akshay 16 pts) 86-78[24-13, 23-26, 19-13,20-26].
3. Rajasthan(Rajeev 45 pts, Ashish 21 pts) bt Gujarat(Ashutosh 35 pts, Krishnapal 23 pts) 112-107[37-27, 30-29, 30-27, 15-24].
4. Punjab-105(Princpal singh34,Gurnor singh26) bt Karnataka-70(priyanshu36) (11-21,34-18,19-17,38-14).

Women

1. Kerala-63(Aparna Sadasivan17 Ann Mary Zacharai12 Anu Maria10) bt Madhya Pradesh-40.
2. U.P(Vaishnavi 43 pts, Kavya 17 pts) bt Gujarat(Ria 18 pts, Tavleen 12 pts) 76-47[14-21, 11-09, 25-15, 26-02}.
3. Karnataka(Sanjana 28 pts, Harshitha 13 pts) bt Maharashtra(Neha 17 pts, Anshika 14 pts) 67-49[23-15, 20-18, 8-5, 16-11].
4. Tamil Nadu-90(S Pushpa24,S Avantivardhan23) bt Punjab-61(dalideep Kaur20,Rajandeep Kaur19)(13-21,21-1227-9,24-19).

Yesterday late League matches
Day-5 Results:
Men:
Group A:

1. Chandigarh(Ajmer 30 pts, Kawaljeet 13 pts) bt Haryana(Rampal 23 pts, Mukesh 21 pts) 89-85[14-09, 21-23, 29-30, 25-23].
2. Punjab(Gurnoor 22 pts, Vivek 19 pts) bt TN(Arvind 14 pts, Dhamodaran 9 pts) 80-51[29-06, 13-20, 24-05, 14-20].

Women:
Group A:

1. T.N(Dharshini 26 pts, Monica 18 pts) bt Karnataka(Sanjana 19 pts, Grishma 15 pts) 79-67[19-12, 13-14, 21-25, 26-16].
2. Maharashtra(Neha 23 pts, Shreya 15 pts) bt Punjab(Sakshi 21 pts, Rajandeep 18 its ) 73-68[14-18, 14-29, 20-12, 25-09].

Loser Knockout Quarter Final
Men:

1. Karnataka(Prashant 21 pts, Srujan 17 pts) bt Gujarat(Kuldeep 20 pts, Ashutosh 14 pts) 81-77[20-08, 16-23, 23-27, 21-19].

State Basketball School Stars from Koratty Scores 1200-1200

Lakshmi K Lalu and Sandra KA from the cradle of basketball Little Flower HSS Koratty scores 1200-1200 in the Higher Secondary examination and shows that they can maintain Sports and Studies together. This teenagers from Koratty is an example for Students as they hardly missed a tournament in an academic year playing more than 30 od matches and secured 1200- 1200. Earlier couple of years back Anna rose Thomas also shows the same Feat from the same school is now a Student at Kozhikode Medical College. Both Lakshmi and Sandra are Instrumental in bringing Gold for Kerala a the Khelo India Championship in Hyderabad and also was instrumental in bringing bronze to Kerala at the Youth National Basketball Championship held in Hyderabad itself. Lakshmi K Lalu was the 2nd daughter of Kalarickal K A Lalu and Latha started Basketball from 6th Standards onwards She has also represented Kerala in the Bihar Sub Junior National Championship which came 4th in Nationals as well as represented Kerala State School Team.
Sandra KA is the 2nd Daughter of Kannampally Anil Kumar and Suma and Started Basketball from Std 8th was also the member of the State School Team that secured silver in Chhattisgarh

these players were trained by Winny Bestine @Littlle Flower HSs Koratty Winny Mob 9895235900

Contact No:
Lakshmi K Lalu: 995477376
sandra: 8593854778

Kerala Men and Women in to Quarter finals

Ludhiana, 11th May 2018: r Kerala men won their last league match against Maharastra beating them with 106-82 while the Women in an Extra time Thriller defeated Uttar Pradesh here for the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.
In the men last league match after trailing 44-49 came back strongly in the last quarter to finish victorious at the score 106=82 Chacko C Simon was the leading scorer with 26 points followed by Sejin Mathew with 25 and Sharon J contributing19 Muhammed Saliah with13 nad Shanazil Muhammed with 11 for Maharashtra Faizal Khan was the leading scorer with 23 points.

The women league match was a thrilling affair as Kerala after leading 38-23at the halftime but International Vaisnavi who scored a massive 71 points rose in to the occasion single-handedly Putting UP Back in to the seat ended the regulation time on an equal score of 78-78 to go for an extra Period and Kerala pulled off an t 89-86 Victory leading Sreekala R 34, followed by Ann Mary Zacharai21, Anu Maria16, Aparna Sadasivan13)

1. Men
   1. Kerala- 106(Chacko C Simon 26, Sejin Mathew 25 ,Sharon J 19, Muhammed Salih 13 Shanazil Muhammed 11 Bt Maharastra=82(Faizal Khan23,Tanay Thatte17}
2. Women
   1. Kerala-89( Sreekala R 34 ,Ann Mary Zacharai21,Anu Maria16,JAprna Sadasivan13) bt Uttar Pradesh-86( Vaishnavi Yadav71)

Other results

1. Men:
   • Group A:
     1. U.P (Akshay 31 pts, Prasun 25 pts, Priyanshu 22 pts) bt Chandigarh (Rahul 32 pts, Ajmer 26 pts) 115-92 [33-23, 30-16, 20-21, 32-32]
     2. T.N (Akshay 31 pts, Prasun 25 pts, Priyanshu 22 pts) bt Haryana (Rahul 32 pts, Ajmer 26 pts) 86-75 [33-23, 30-16, 20-21, 32-32]
     3. Chandigarh (Ajmer 30 pts, Kawaljeet 13 pts) bt Haryana (Rampal 23 pts, Mukesh 21 pts) 89-85[14-09, 21-23, 29-30, 25-23]
   • Group B:
     1. Delhi (Nitish 27 pts) bt Maharashtra (Suraj 26 pts ) 82-79 [8-14, 11-18, 26-14, 27-33]
     2. Rajasthan (Rajeev 36 pts, Sumeet 13 pts) bt M.P (Harshwardhan 19 pts, Uday 14 pts) 97-62[34-26, 30-15, 16-10, 17-11]
   • Group C:
     1. Goa (Jeshua 22 pts) bt Pudducherry (Sathyavanan 22 pts) 76-50 [12-09, 26-14, 20-18, 18-09]
   • Group D:
     1. Odisha (Sarat 25 pts, Suresh 14 pts) bt Bihar (ashraj 27 pts, Dharmendr 22 pts) 72-66 [16-19, 19-11, 17-15, 20-21]
2. Women:
   • Group A:
     1. Gujarat (Tavleen 22 pts, Ria 15 pts) bt M.P (Asmat 30 pts) 73-71 [22-17, 15-23, 16-16, 20-15]
     2. T.N (Dharshini 26 pts, Monica 18 pts) bt Karnataka (Sanjana 19 pts, Grishma 15 pts) 79-67[19-12, 13-14, 21-25, 26-16]
   • Group B:
     1. Maharashtra (Neha 24 pts, Sakshi 14 pts) bt Rajasthan (Yashika 16 pts, Ishika 09 pts) 101-45 [19-16, 29-13, 32-03, 21-13]

Ludhiana, 8th May 2018: Kerala men defeated Delhi 83-78 while the women beat Maharashtra 77-64here for the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women is underway at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana. The championship is being organised by Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.
Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Men:
Group A:

1. U.P(Prasun 29 pts, Priyanshu 25 pts) bt T.N(Sangeeth 32 pts, Akash 22 pts) 130-116[35-32, 31-20, 31-34, 33-30]
2. Punjab(Princepal 19pts, Rajan 16 pts) bt Haryana(Vikrant 22pts) 86-41[27-07, 24-16, 19-06, 16-12]
3. U.P(Tushal 28 pts, Priyanshu 24 pts) bt Haryana(Rampal 22 pts, Kapil 16 pts) 97-78[18-14, 28-13, 25-22, 26-29]

Group B:

1. Kerala- 83(Sejin Mathew 37,Muhammed Sahil 17) bt Delhi -78(Nithish22,Abhishek13)
2. Delhi(Abhishek 18 pts, Aditya 11 pts) bt M.P(Animesh 16 pts, Harshavardhan 17 pts) 80-73[26-08, 17-22, 16-08, 21-35]
3. Rajasthan(Rajeev 29 pts, Sumeet 17 pts) bt Maharashtra(Tanay 29 pts, Faizan 17 pts) 92-74[18-05, 31-24, 22-26, 21-19]
4. Maharashtra(Suraj 24 pts, Faisal 17 pts) bt M.P(Uday Veer 15 pts, Harshwardhan 13 pts) 92-70[21-15, 25-15, 26-10, 20-30

Group C:

1. H.P(Sukvender 17 pts, Rahul 10 pts) bt Goa(Calvin 25 pts, Antonio 15 pts) 67-66[18-13, 13-12, 12-13, 24-28]
2. Telangana(Vigneshwar 16 pts, Dinesh 15 pts) bt Goa(Jeshua 09 pts) 56-19[13-05, 16-08, 20-01, 07-05]

Group D:

1. J&K(Sumit 31 ts, Gaurav 23 pts) bt Odisha(Suresh 19 pts) 80-73[15-22, 27-16, 24-14, 14-21]
2. Uttarakhand(Riyanshu 25 pts) bt Bihar(Dharmendra 13 pts) 54-31[26-07, 17-08, 6-5, 11-05]

Group F:

1. Karnataka(Pratyanshu 22 pts, Srujan 21 pts) bt Mizoram(Zonun Sanga 25 pts, Lalrinawma 21 pts) 84-82[24-23, 25-15, 24-14, 21-20]
2. W.B(Amrendra 19 pts) bt A.P(anikanta 11 pts, Sai Pavan 11 pts) 56-44[19-13, 13-07, 15-08, 09-16]

Women
Group A:

1. Karnataka(Harshitha 23 pts, Aiswarya 15 pts, Sanjana 10 pts) bt Gujarat(Tavleen 10 pts, Tanisha 9 pts) 72-41[23-15, 25-11, 23-12, 01-03]
2. T.N(Pushpa 13 pts) bt M.P(Asmat 09 pts) 60-29[16-05, 18-07, 10-13, 16-04]

Group B:

1. Kerala=77(Sreekala 32 pts, Jayalakshmi12,Ann Mary Zacharia11) bt Maharastra-64(Neha Shahu17,Abulad10)
2. U.P(Vaishnavi 50 pts) bt Punjab(Rajandeep 18 pts, Sakshi 16 pts) 67-54[20-11, 12-13, 22-16, 13-14]
3. U.P(Vaishnavi 41 pts, Harshita 10 pts) bt Rajasthan(Ishika 26 pts, Yashika 15 pts) 89-61[21-10, 18-24, 26-17, 24-10)

Group D:

1. Jharkhand(Anu 11 pts, Swarnalee 11 pts) bt Bihar(Harshee 05 pts, Kavya 4 pts) 37-13[13-02, 11-00, 10-06, 3-5]

Group E:

1. West Bengal(B. Das 18 pts, R. Mukherjee 8 pts) bt Chandigarh(Manjeet 08 pts, Shifali 06 pts) 44-25[06-02, 14-04, 10-15, 14-04]

Group F:

1. A.P.(Swatha 09 pts) bt Uttarakhand(Shruti 07 pts) 40-23[5-7, 5-2, 12-04, 18-10]
2. Telangana(Aryasree 20 pts) bt Odisha( Pragati 25 pts ) 61-48[16-15, 17-15, 8-8, 20-10]

 –  50 Finalists from Nationwide Scouting Program were Shortlisted for the ACG-NBA Jump National Finals –           
- Prospects Selected will Receive 100% Scholarships and Training at The NBA Academy India –

 Pranav prince from Kerala Got His Nod In NBA Academy

NEW DELHI (NCR), May. 4, 2018 – The National Basketball Association today announced 8 new prospects from ACG-NBA Jump National Finals, India’s first-ever national basketball talent search program, that tipped off its 2018 National Finals on May 3.  The selected players become the second batch to receive scholarships and training at the NBA Academy India.

15 year Pranav Prince who Hails from Thriuvanthapram  studying in St Josephs HSS Thriuvanthapuram  coached by Manoj Xavier find his place from the 50 shortlisted players

He was the second one from Kerala to get admission into the Prestigious NBA Academy in Noida after Sejin Mathew

Jordhan Cherian Eapen from Bethany Academy Vennikulam in Thiruvalla and Donal George from Cherupushpa HSS Chandanakapara were also in the Shortlisted 50

The 2018 ACG-NBA Jump National Finals marked the culmination of a talent search which comprised of regional clinics and an open submission allowing players to submit video entries showcasing their basketball skills, athletic ability and attitude.  The top 50 players from the nationwide-scouting program were selected for the ACG-NBA Jump National Finals.

Los Angeles Lakers’ Brook Lopez was present through the two-day camp and shared his personal drills and training techniques with all the finalists.  He was also involved in the selection of the new prospects for The NBA Academy India.

Following are the selected prospects:-

Kochi 7th May  2018-   Gold   Medallist of Chittoor  Kerala Women who  crowned the Federation Cup Title defeating Tamil Nadu 66-50  in the final of the 32nd Federation Cup at the District Sports Authority in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh  was given a rousing welcome on their arrival here on Monday  as the team arrived in Kerala by Sabari Express.

The reception was given by Kerala Basketball Association, lead by P J Sunny president KBA and selection committee member, Basketball Federation of India, Adv.K.A.Saleem, Senior Vice president KBA, Jaison Peter, President, EDBA and  Rana.J Thaliath, Member, Kerala Basketball Association paul james Meber Kerla Basketball Association. In Palakad team was given a rousing welcome at the railway station by nternationals Harilal V V and T K Sheshadri  Sebastian secretary Palakkad district Basketball Association Prameela former state player etc

In Thrissur team was received by  Thrissur district sports Council received President Vincent kattokaran and former president Igni Mathew also present were prem Kumar International coach and coaches and players of Thrissur Basketball association. The championship is being organised by the Basketball Association in Andhra Pradesh under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

It was another cap for Coach from KSSC P C Antony as the team won In Women  final today last year he brings glory to Calicut University last year

 Kerala Women Team

Anjanna P G(c)  Jeena P S , Roja mol G .Shilji George,  Kavitha jose and  Aneesha cleetus (all  from Kerala State Electricity Board), Neenu mol PS, Chippy Mathew and Rhea Rajenfran(all from Kerala Police) Lithara KC (st Joseph  college,Irinjalakuda)
Amritha  E S  ( SES college srekandapuram)  Anju mathew(st xaviers College Aluva ) team will be coached by  coach  PC Antony  from Kerala State Sports Council  and Assisted by  Prem from Ernakulum

Chittoor, May 2018:  Kerla Women crowned the Federation Cup Title defeating Tamil Nadu 66-50  in the final of the 32nd Federation Cup at the District Sports Authority in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh  w earlier on Yesterday late night Semi Final match Kerala defeated Maharashtra 60-42 to make the Final. The championship is being organised by the Basketball Association in Andhra Pradesh under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

It was an another cap for Coach from KSSC P C Antony as the team won In Women  final today last year he bring glory to Calicut University last year. Kerala Lead 31-25 at Interval , The wayand duo of Neenumol PS with 22 points and jeena Ps with 20 followed by captain Anjna PG with 13 was the leading scorers for Kerala Pushpa contributed 14 points for Tamil Nadu

Kerala Women Team

Anjanna P G(c)  Jeena P S , Roja mol G .Shilji George,  Kavitha jose and  Aneesha cleetus (all  from Kerala State Electricity Board), Neenu mol PS, Chippy Mathew and Rhea Rajenfran(all from Kerala Police) Lithara KC (st Joseph  college,Irinjalakuda)
Amritha  E S  ( SES college srekandapuram)  Anju mathew(st xaviers College Aluva ) team will be coached by  coach  PC Antony  from Kerala State Sports Council  and Assisted by  Prem from Ernakulum

 The results

Finals  women

1. Kerala -66(Neenumol PS22, Jeena PS20, Anjamma PG14,Rojamol 8) bt tamil Nadu-50(Pushpa S14, Srividhya Sankar12)

 (semi-finals):

Women:

1. Kerala-60(Jeena P S20,Rojamol14.Shilji George9,Anjanna PG8,neenumuk PS6) bt Maharasrea-42(Sakshi Arora14,Sruthi Menon9,Shruthi Sheringar8)
2. Tamil Nadu 82 (V. Srividhya 20, S. Pushpa 28, T. Dharshini 11, M. Nishanthi 15) bt Eastern Railway 64 (M.J. Libina 20, Madhu Kumari 24, Sitamani Tudu 11) .

Men:

1. IOB 87 (S. Prasanna Venkatesh 17, Rikin Pethani 23, G. Sivabalan 26) bt Customs & Excise 74 (Bony Mathew 17, Shinu Mon Augustin 20, S. Robin 10, K.R. Nikhil 11).
2. ONGC(Yadwinder 21pts, Muin Bek 19pts)bt MEG(Mayur 24 pts, Rahul 15 pts) 68-65[20-19, 13-15, 15-4, 10- 20, 10-7]

Rajesh Patel, who has been coaching girls’ basketball teams at all levels for the state of Chhattisgarh for decades now is No More. He has led Chhattisgarh to extraordinary success, dominating the Sub-Junior (U14), Youth (U16), and Junior (U18) national tournaments, and most recently, winning back-to-back championships in India’s largest domestic basketball meet – the Senior Nationals – in 2014 and 2015. The girls’ in Patel’s programmes have overcome underprivileged backgrounds, a patriarchal society, and the case of 2015 national MVP 6 ft 11inches Poonam Chaturvedi, a brain tumour, with all her difficulty was made her to done the Indian Colour Under him the girls team have won more than 80 medals including 45 gold for Chhattisgarh

Kerala also lost a Great friend and remembers him With warm and heartfelt sympathy said P J sunny President Kerala Basketball Association who has associated with him in the federation for past several years

Patel (62) breathed basketball and died trying to steer the latest generation of hungry, driven hoopsters from Chhattisgarh. On his way to Ludhiana for the ongoing junior national championships, Patel suffered a cardiac arrest at Panipat—which proved to be fatal, a year after he’d been felled by a stroke. He had been suffering from kidney issues and was a diabetic. Chhattisgarh twice reached the Senior National finals, winning famously against Railways, and regularly contributed to the Indian squads, with players coached and mentored by Patel standing out for their speed and tight grasp of fundamentals.

Those in the basketball community in India already know that Patel’s magic has made Chhattisgarh into one of the true powerhouses of the sport in India. And for his unmatched collection of trophies and medals since the inception of Chhattisgarh in 2000, he has earned his way into the 2015 Limca Book of Records.

He also runs an academy, His wife, took over the responsibility of looking after two dozens of girls at the Bhilai residential academy (top floor of the Patel household),

Patel had been a player himself taken on sports quota at Bhilai Steel Plant in 1979 but held back by his 5’5” modest frame. When he started coaching —devoting 16 hours to the academy he helped build—he decided that he would build a strong team, never mind that it was tough to get parents on board. When he saw blitz speed in a player, he would go about convincing the parents to allow their daughters to get into the sport. Seema and Akanksha Singh’s father, a CISF constable, would be prevailed upon to let his daughters stay on in Bhilai while he was transferred.

According to Puspa an International he was Considerate and caring In the early days, he would pack chhole and chikki and nimbu paani for children who never were in the habit of breakfast, or any meal beyond the one at night. The training sessions lasted 8 hours – starting 5 am. “It was hard work. We’d shoot 500 baskets. We ran rounds even in Navtapaa (the nine hottest days of summer). We could last 40 minutes With the Bhilai Steel Plant behind him, helping with equipment and literally forging the uprights from their foundry, Patel got down to work. He’d be the first to switch on lights and last to turn the plug off. A hustler by nature, Patel would doggedly chase down any official who could help him aid the team, never complaining about what was missing in terms of facilities

Another International Anju Lakra was barely 5’2″, and hoping to take on India’s best basketball player almost a foot taller than her. Coach Rajesh Patel of Chhattisgarh told her what he was to drill into at least 100 other girls—tall, short, strong or frail. “He took the height out of the equation. He said you need only two things to win a fight —speed and defence. Run and shoot like a bullet, he would say,” Lakra recalls.

She’d been a fringe handball player in her school in Bhilai, when Patel, impressed with her natural speed, steered her towards basketball. “Most of us were tribal girls who suffered from malnutrition and didn’t look anything like athletes. I belong to a scheduled tribe, but Patel sir ensured that I became a high-ranking railway officer, a TT, on the basis of my basketball. He really saw no limitations in anyone—of physique or background,” says the former India international, known for her lightening runs taking on the tallest and mightiest even while driving in. “He helped us break free,” she added.

The Punalur Govt HSS  is all set for the  42nd edition of the Kerala Junior State Basketball Championship for Junior Men and Junior Women which  will be organized by  Kollam District Basketball Association with the support of Punalur Municipality  and Taluk Samajam   under the auspicious of Kerala Basketball Association from April 17th – 22nd   2018

The  championship will officially get inaugurated on 17th  April 2018 by the Honourable Minister for the forest, Animal Husbandry and Zoos Adv K  Raju at a function presided by Punalur Municipal Chairman M  A Rajagopal

Dr. Prince K Mattom Secretary Kerala basketball Association will hoist the Flag.

This Six-day Championship which is a prelude to  the  68th Junior National Basketball Championship to be held at Gurunanak Indoor Stadium in Ludhiana from May 7th to 14th  2018

Apart from the Govt HSS Flood Lit Ground the second court  St Thomas English Medium School Ground in Punalur will also witness some league matches.

 All fourteen District have confirmed their participation including the defending champions Kottayam in boys and Thrissur girls divisions.The Kerala state Junior Basketball team to participate in the junior nationals will be selected from this Championship

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

The Presence of International Sejin Mathew who was back from NBA Academy in Noida will be figuring for Pathanamthitta while Jerome Prince who represented India in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship in China will be representing Kottayam in this championship

In junior Women Section International Sree Kala R will be representing Thiruvananthapuram and Ann Mary Zacharia who will be representing Kottayam both plays for India at the FIBA Asia women U16 Championship in Bangalore

Junior Men

1. Group A:- Kottayam, Alappuzha Thrissur, and Pathanamthitta
2. Group B:- Ernakulum, Thiruvananthapuram,  Kozhikode and  Malappuram
3. Group C:- Idukki, Kannur, and Wayanad
4. Group D:- Kollam,  Palakkad &  Kasaragod

Junior Women

1. Group A:- Thrissur, Kottayam Alapuzha and Ernakulum
2. Group B:- Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur Kozhikode, and Idukki
3. Group C:- Malappuram Pathanamthitta and Palakkad
4. Group D:- Kollam, Kozhikode &  Wayanad

Jerome Prince to Represent The Team from Kerala
Babu Davis Asst Coach

Jerome Prince from St Ephrems HSS Mannanam from Kerala will represent Indian U16 boys for the team that will play for FIBA U16 Asian Championship that will be held between 2nd to 8th April 2018 at the Lingan Pearl Gymnasium, Foshan, China. The Team will depart on 30th March 2018. This event was scheduled to take place in 2017 but was later rescheduled. The 16-team tournament will serve as Asia’s qualifier for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018, with the top four finishers booking their tickets for the world spectacle in Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina from June 30-July 8, 2018. Babu Davis who is now working with the railway in Chennai will also be there with the team as the team Asst Coach. Jerome, the sports hostel lad is been coached by Prem Kumar from KSSC and Aji Thomas at St Ephrems Sports Hostel Mannanam Kottayam

The Indian U16
The 16 teams qualified to compete are hosts China, reigning champions Korea, Australia, Bahrain, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines and Saudi Arabia.Thirteen (13) teams will be divided into three (3) groups (A, B, C) of three (3) teams each and one (1) group (D) of four (4). The best-placed Team in each group will qualify directly to the Knock-out stage starting with the Quarter-Finals. 2nd and 3rd placed Teams will proceed to the Play-Offs Round. The 4th placed team in group D will be eliminated. India is placed in Group D alongside Korea, Japan, and Lebanon.
Preliminary Round Schedule:
India Vs Korea (2nd April)
India Vs Japan (3rd April)
India Vs Lebanon (4th April)

Team
Jerome Prince (Kerala) Principal Singh (Punjab) Harshwardhan Tomar,Divya Raj S Rathore ( Madhya Pradesh)Ajmer Singh(Chandigarh)Priyanshu (UP) Prasanth Tomar(Karnataka) Nitish Baniwal(Delhi) Vigneshawar Upadhyay (Telangana) M Mani Kanta (AP) Rajveer Singh Bhati (Rajasthan) Coach Vibhor Bhriguvanshi Asst Coach Babu Davis Manager Ajeeth Singh Rathore (Rajasthan)

12th March 2018: Four Keralites Jeena P S, Anjana P G, Grima Merlin Verghese from Kerala State Electricity Board along with Sruthi Menon the Keralite from Indan Railways will depart for Australia with the Indian Men and Women Basketball Teams in preparation for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Monday(12/03/2018) morning being held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia from 4th to 15 April 2018.
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) will welcome more than 6,600 athletes and team officials from 70 Commonwealth nations and territories to the Gold Coast and event cities Brisbane, Cairns, and Townsville, to share in the celebration of sport, entertainment, and culture.The largest sporting event to be staged in Australia this decade, GC2018 will feature the largest integrated sports program in Commonwealth Games history, comprising 18 sports and seven para-sports.The Indian basketball contingent will arrive in Gold Coast three weeks ahead of the start of the main event. Indian players will be on a exposers trip in the Runaway Bay Super Sports Centre where they will continue their training that was previously going on at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru, India since 1st February 2018. This will be only the second time since 2006 that basketball is a part of the commonwealth games again.
The women team will be lead by Shireen Limmaye from Maharastra while Yadwinder Singh from ONGC will lead the Men’s Team, The Women’s Team is placed in Pool B alongside New Zealand, Jamaica and Malaysia. The women team will be coached by Zoran Visic from Serbia assisted by Shiba Magoon and Managed by Ajay Sud from Himachal Pradesh. The men contingent will be trained by Rajinder Singh from Punjab and Assisted by GRL Prasad from Services and managed by Shakthi Singh from Gujarath.

Women’s Team Schedule: 
India Vs Jamaica (5th April, Cairns)
India Vs Malaysia (7th April, Cairns)
India Vs New Zealand (8th April, Cairns)
Men’s Team Schedule:
India Vs Jamaica (5th April, Townsville)
India Vs England (7th April, Townsville)
India Vs Scotland (8th April, Townsville)

The final rosters for both the Teams are:
Women
Shireen Limaye © (Maharashtra ) Madhu Kumari, Navaneetha PU, R Raja Priyadarshini, Sruthi Menon (all from Indian railways ) Jeena P S, Anjana PG and Grima Merlin Verghese (all from Kerala) Raspreet Sidhu(Delhi) Bhandavya HM(Karnataka) Anmolpreet Kaur(Punjab) Barkha Sonkar(Uttar Pradesh)
Men
Yadwinder Singh© Utharkhand, Amritpal Singh, Amjyot Singh, Satnam Singh Arshpreet Singh Bhullar(all from Punjab ) A Aravind, P Akilan, Justin G P Jeevanantham(all from Tamil Nadu) Ravi Bhardwaj(Chandigarh), Arvind Arumugam(Karnataka) Joginder Singh (Services)

While the Men’s Team is in Pool B alongside England, Cameroon and Scotland whereas the Preliminary Round:

Padma Shri C K Menon Champions Trophy Basketball
Kerala Police and Customs retained Title
Kochi –Kerala police in women and Customs and central excise men retained the title of the Padma Shri C K Menon, Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Regional Sports Centre, Kochi. In women division final Kerala Police won the final league defeating Assumption college 85-56 after leading 39-33 at the halftime with International Neenumol PS top scoring with26 points SES College Took the Second spot with 2 wins and a loss and Assumption took the 3rd spot. In Men final Customs after a safe lead of defeated Sree Kerala Varma college. With top scoring for Winners with and for Kerala Varma made while Sree Kerala Varma took the second Spot. In women, SES College Sreekntapuram had stunned St Josephs College Irinjalakuda with an 81-75 and on yesterday in an extra time thriller, they beat Assumption college Changancherry with the score of 58-57. In Men division, Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur beat Cherupushpa Chandanakampara 74-49 and KSEB finished the 3rd Spot with their victory over Cherrupushpa with the score of 77-58

Special prize

1. Best Men Promising Player in memory of Thomas Mathew Urumbath – Antony Johnson Kerala Varma
2. Best Women promising Player in Memory of Raji Thampy – Anrutha AS of SES Sreekantapurm

Detailed Semi league
Women

1. Kerala Police-85(Neenumol PS26,Chippy mathew12) bt Assumtion College Changancherry-56(Vinaya joseph14,Kavitha Jose11)

Morning

1. SES college Sreekantapuram- 81(Amrita AS39.Nijila V S11) bt St Josephs College irinjaakuda-75(Lithara K C16,Aleena Seby14,Joselet Jse11)

Yesterday Late night Match

1. SES college Sreekantapuram- 58(Amrita AS16.Sanika Saju12,Minnu Benny11) bt Assumption College Chnagancherry-57(Rose Mary sajan15, Vinaya joseph11)

Men

1. Customs ad Central Excise Kochi-80(Monish wilson21,abhilash Ts12,Eudric Perera10) beat Sree Kerala varma college Thrissur – 66(Shiras Muhammed17,Antony johnson16,grigomathew14,Amil Nath11)

Morning

1. KSEB Thruvanthapuram-77(jishnu G nair28, Tony K Mathew12,Gineeb benny10) bt Cherupushpa Chandanakampara-58(SonuJaison23,Albin babu11)

Yesterday Late night Match

1. Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur- 74(Shiras Muhammed17,salihMuhammed 15,GrigoMathew13,Antony johnson12,) bt cherupushpa Chandanakampara-49(Abhijith13)

Kochi – With an unbeaten record both customs and central excise and Sree Men will meet in the final league round to decide the winner’s ad runners of the Padma Shri C K Menon, Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Regional Sports Centre, Kochi. In women division Kerala Police which is coming into their final league match and will be facing Assumption college who are Playing with 1 victory and a loss.
In women, SES College Sreekntapuram had stunned St Josephs College irinjalakuda with an 81-75 and on yesterday in an extra time thriller, they beat Assumption college Changancherry with the score of 58-57. In Men division, Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur beat Cherupushpa Chandanakampara 74-49 and KSEB finished the 3rd Spot with their victory over Cherrupushpa with the score of 77-58.

Detailed Semi league.
Women

1. Kerala Police – 63(Riya jnendran18,Surya P R13,Chippy Mathew11) bt St Josephs College Irinjalakuda -47(Joselet12,Aleena seby11).
2. SES college Sreekantapuram- 58(Amrita AS16.Sanika Saju12,Minnu Benny11) bt Assumption College Chnagancherry-57(Rose Mary sajan15, Vinaya joseph11).
3. SES college Sreekantapuram- 81(Amrita AS39.Nijila V S11) bt St Josephs College irinjaakuda-75(Lithara K C16,Aleena Seby14,Joselet Jse11).

Men

1. Customs and central Excise Kochi –79(Eudric perera 17,Subash J Shenoy12,Basil Philip11,Abjilash TS10) beat KSEB Thiruvanthapuram 65(Albin Baby18,Akhil Ar17,Jishnu Nair10).
2. Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur- 74(Shiras Muhammed17,salihMuhammed 15,GrigoMathew13,Antony johnson12,) bt cherupushpa Chandanakampara-49(Abhijith13).
3. KSEB Thruvanthapuram-77(jishnu G nair28, Tony K Mathew12,Gineeb benny10) bt Cherupushpa Chandanakampara-58(SonuJaison23,Albin babu11).

Kochi Defending Champions Kerala Police and Customs and Central Excise Started with a Victory in women and Men Sections respectively here for the Padma Shri C K Menon, Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Regional Sports Centre, Kochi. In other league match Assumption college beat St Josephs college irinjalakuda85-81 in an extra time thriller while in men Sree Kerala Varma College stunned the professional side KSEB with the score 79-72. In the women 1st Semi league match Kerala Police after leading 38-33 came on to beat SES College Seekantapuram 67-54 with Chippy Mathew leads the string with 19 points and for SES Amritha came with 21points

In the second Semifinal league Assumption college after trailing 45-59 till the end of third quarter came back strongly in the last quarter to level the score 74-74 at the regulation time before winning the match at 85-81 Kavitha Jose came as the top scorer with 25 points and was well assisted by Vinaya Joseph with 24 points and Rosemary Sajan contributing 17 while for St Josephs Angellina Sunny came top with a 29 points score and Lithara KC contributing 22. In the men division defending champions has to fight against the Youthful Cherupushpa team virtually the Territorial Army Side from Kannur after leading 36-30 at halftime before winning at 76-71 with former Internationals Manoj r 13pts ,Eudric perrera 12pts and Basil Philiph 11 pts combing well along with Shinu Mon Augustine 12pts to Put Customs victorious and for cherupushpa tins Thomas came as the topper with 20 points.

In the second Men league match KSEB last year runner-up was stunned by the college lads from Thrissur Sree Kerala Varma College with the score 78-72 with Antony Johnson came up with 29 points and Grigo Mathew with 20 and for KSEB Indian camper Gineeb Benny contributed 22 points.

Detailed Semi league

Women

1. Kerala police- 67(Chippy Mathew 19, Anjana SS17) bt SES college Sreekantapuram-54(Amritha AS 21, Sanikha Saju15, MinnuBenny13)
2. Assumption College Chnagancherry-85(Kavitha jose25, Vinaya joseph24, Rose Mary sajan17) bt St Josephs College Irinjalakuda-81(Angelina Sunny29, Lithara K C22, Aswathy Jayasankar15)

Men

1. Customs and Central Excise, Kochi 76 (R. Manoj 13, Shinumon Augustine 12, Eudrick Pereira 12, Basil Philip 10) bt Cherupushpa 71 (Tins Thomas 20, Abhijith 19, Sonu Jaison 13).
2. Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur-78(Antony johnson29, Grigo Mathew 20, Amal Nath11) bt KSEB Thiruvananthapuram-72(Gineeb Benny22, Akhil AR13)

St Josephs college in to the last four
Kochi – St Josephs college Irinjalkuda beat Alphonza College Pala 81-57 to make the last fourth Kerala police and Assumption college who have seeded into the final four in women session here for the Padma Shri C K Menon, Champions Trophy Inter Club Basketball Championship for Men and Women at the Regional Sports Centre, Kochi

In Men division knock out matches and Sree Kerala Varma college Thrissur beat PRC Alapuzha 97-67 and Cherupushpa Chandanakampara virtually an territorial army side beat YMCA Kollam 69-39 and will face S B college Changanacherry while Kerala Police beat Marian college Kuttikkanam 95-56 will take on Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur to make the final and will join Customs and central Excise Kochi and KSEB in the final four

The five-day tournament championship, where the teams from Kerala for the 32nd Federation Cup Basketball Championship, will be selected, is organised jointly by the Ernakulam District Basketball Association (EDBA), Team Rebound and Regional Sports Centre (RSC). Under the auspices of Kerala Basketball Association

The championship was inaugurated by Ernakulam District Collector Mohammed Y Safarulla, IAS at a function presided by PJ Sunny President Kerala Basketball Association welcome address by SAS Navas IRS (retd) Secretary RSC

Detailed Scores
Women

1. St Josephs College Irinjalkuda -81(Aswathy Jayasankar 18, Aleena Sebuy 16, Lithra K P 16, Vimmy V Varkey15) bt Alphonza College Pala-53(Sneha Thomas26)

Men

1. Kerala Varma Thrissur-97(Shiras Muhammed27, Abhnandhu25, Antony johnson17, Grigomathew11) bt PRC Alapuzha-67(Amalraghu25)
2. Kerala police -95(Sreejith nair26,Shan Shoukathali19,Christy chacko10) btMarian college kuttkanam-56(Tom Jose21,aswin Binu11,Akhil P Murali11)
3. Cherupushpa Chandanakampara-69(Tins 14,Sonu13,Abhin babu10) bt YMCA Kollam-39(Arun babu11)

College Games 2018 Basketball Results

Venue V K Krishna Menon Indoor Court
College Games Basketball title for Mar Ivanios and Providence Kozhikode
Bronze for SES and SB College

Mar Ivanios College Thiruvananthapuram and Providence College Kozhikode were the 2018 Champions College games 2018 Basketball here at V K Krishna Menon Flood lit Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode

While 3rd position goes to SES College Sreekantapuram in women and SB college Changancherry in me Secures bronze.

In Women losers an highly scored one SES College Sreekantapuram after leading 42-27 at halftime with Amrita contributing 41 points and Sanika with 36 defeated Govt Brennen college Thalsserry an SAI outfit of Thallaserry 103-82 while the men bronze medal match SB had no difficulty in beating Marian College 62-23 with SAM Jose Sunny top scoring with 25 points for SB

Detailed Scores

Bronze Medal

Final

Women

1. Providence College Kozhikode -66(Athulya N24,Shilpa k20, Mayuka KT14) bt St josephs college Irinjalakuda-50(Vimmy varkey14, Aswathy jayasankar11)

Men

1. Mar Ivanios College Thiruvanthapuram -109(SarthAS37,Santhosh P aji18,Harikrishnan14,Premprakash14) bt SreeKerla Varma college Thrissur-94(Shiras Muhammed25,Grigomathew19,Abhinandhu17)

Women

1. SES College Sreekantapuram-103(Amritha AS41,Sanika saju36,Nijila9) beat Govt Brennen College Thalasserry-82(Amala42,Libina19)

Men

1. SB College Changacherry-63(Sam Jose Sunny25,Akhil B13,Jacob Jaimon jacob10) bt Marian College kuttikkanam-23

Venue Devagiri CMI Public School Kozhikode
St Josephs to meet Providence in Women & Mar Ivanios to Meet Sree Kerala Varma In final
St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda will meet Providence in women while Mar Ivanios college Thiruvananthapuram will take on Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur in men the final of the College games 2018 held here at DevaGiri CMI School Flood lit Indoor Stadium in Kozhikode. In Women Semifinal Govt Brennen college Thalsserry have given a good fight to favourites St josephs college Irinjalakuda as they fought an even battle in the first half with the score levelling at 40-40 before losing the match to St Joseph’s to the score of 86-64 and will now meet Providence College Kozhikode who defeated SES College Sreekantapuram 74-53. In men division Semi final Mar Ivanios defeated Marian college kuttikkanam75-67 to meet Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur who defeated SB College 86-74 in the final

College games Basketball Final

Detailed results

Semi-Finals

Women

1. St Josephs College Irinjalakuda -86(Aswathy Jayasankar 35)bt Govt Brennen College Thalasserry-64(Amala John20, Libina Joseph12)
2. Providence College Kozhikode-74(Athulya 21,Anla P16,mayuka r14) bt SES Srekantapuram-53(Sanikasaju21,Minnu Benny11)

Men

1. Mar Ivanios College Thiruvanthapuram-75(Harkrishnan17,Prem prakash16,Nadhu 15) bt Marian college kuttikkanam-67(Akhil P Murali17)
2. Sree Kerala Varma College Trissur -86(Shiras Muhammed 31,Antony Johnson21, Muhhamed Salih10), bt SB college Changancherry -74(sudharasan21,Sam jose Sunny16,AkhilMathew Sunny13,Sohul K Lal11)

Final Schedule college games Basketball

3rd Feb 2018 Venue V K N Menon Indoor Stadium Kozhikode

Losers final

1. Women 8.30 Am Govt n Brennen College Thalasserry Vs SES College Sreekantapuram
2. Men 10.00Am Marian College Kuttikannam Vs SB College Changancherry

Women final

1. 2.00Pm Mar Ivanios College Thiruvanthapuram Vs Sree Kerala Varma college Thrissur