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ICBL, Chennai: Satyabhama, MOP Vaishnav take city crowns

Vishnu Ravi Shankar

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Vishnu is a corporate lawyer, who used to work at one of India’s leading corporate law firms, before quitting his job to pursue his passion for sports and his dreams of entrepreneurship. A dedicated student of the game of basketball, he is the go-to guy for all things NBA and International Basketball. An avid player of the game – he is never far from a basketball court, whichever city he is in. He is keen on bringing Indian sports, outside of cricket, onto the global stage and hopes to bring due respect to Indian sportspersons. Email: vishnu@ekalavyas.com. Twitter: @vishnu_r_s

Chennai, December 10, 2014: Satyabhama Engineering men and MOP Vaishnav women took the Chennai crown in the Indian College Basketball League (ICBL) organized by Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and Tamil Nadu Basketball Association in collaboration with IMG Reliance (IMG-R) at DG Vaishnav College in Chennai on Wednesday.

Satyabhama, in the men’s summit clash, beat JIT College 71-48 led by Mandeep’s 16 points. Ajinkya scored 14 points for the runners up team and also won the Best Defender award.

In the women’s category, MOP Vaishnav swept aside any challenge from Stella Maris College. Led by Preethi’s 10 points, MOP Vaishnav won the city crown by 36-19.

CATEGORY: MEN

Match	Team 1	Team 2	Score (Team1-Team2)	Winner	Highest Scorer (Points)
3^rd & 4^thPlace	Loyola College	DG Vashinav College	(67 – 48)	Loyola College	Vignesh (15) – Aakash (12)
FINALS	Satyabama Engineering College	JIT College	(71 – 48)	Satyabama Engineering College	Mandeep (16) – Ajunkya (14)

CATEGORY: WOMEN

Time	Team 1	Team 2	Score (Team1-Team2)	Winner	Highest Scorer (Points)
3^rd & 4^thPlace	Ethiraj College	SDNB College	(24 – 21)	Ethiraj College	Divya Lenci (14) – Vini Sree (9)
FINALS	Stella Maris College	MOP Vashinav College	(19 – 36)	MOP Vashinav College	Sangavi (10) – Preethi (10)

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

BOYS:

Rising Star: Magesh from Vivekanand College

Most Valuable Player: Akash from DG Vaishnav College

Best Defender: Ajunkya from JIT College

GIRLS:

Rising Star: Vinesree from SNDB College

Most Valuable Player: Divya Kumar from MOP Vashinav College

Best Defender: Srividya from Stella Maris College

Dec 11, 2014Vishnu Ravi Shankar

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