5th JCI All India Invitational Basketball Tournament tips off

Mar Ivanios scoring against SFS College Bangalore at the Athirampuzha All India Invitational Basketball Tournament, Kerala. Photo courtesy: Kerala Basketball Association

Baby Kutty/Press Release: The 5th JCI All India Invitational Basketball Tournament, organised by JCI Athirampuzha has tipped of at the St Aloysius Flood Lit Basketball Court, Athirampuzha, Kerala.

V K Krishnamenon College Kannur scraped past Providence College Kozhikode 45-43  in the women’s  section on the inaugural day of the 5th JCI All India Basketball Tournament while in the men’s division, Mar Ivanios College stunned the SFS Bangalore, comprising African nationals, with an 76-70 victory. Nicewin M top scored for the winners with 25 points.

Earlier, the tournament was declared open by Ajith Kumar IAS accompanied by Arjuna Awardee George Thomas, Senior General Manager.

Detailed Scores

Women

• V K Krishnamenon College Kannur 45 (Anjanna PG 16, Sruthi KK 10, Anju Pavitharan 10) bt Providence College Kozhikode 43 (Rhea Rajendran 14, Athulya 14)

Men

• Mar Ivanios College Thiruvanthapuram 76 (Nicewin M 25, Ajith 17, Vineth Mohan 13, Edwin Irvin 10) bt SFS College Bangalore 70 (Caesar 21, Otweyo Wilson 19, Aly 10)