File photo. Rikin Pethani of Tamil Nadu hits a jumper during the 66th Senior National Basketball Championship. Image credits: Basketball Federation of India
Puducherry, 6th January 2017: The prestigious 67th Senior National Basketball Championship will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Puducherry from the 7th to 14th January. 27 men’s teams and 25 women’s teams have confirmed their participation.
The championship is being organised by the Puducherry Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.
Defending champions Railways women will be the team to watch out for as it rekindles its rivalry with previous winners Chhattisgarh. In the men’s section, traditional powerhouses Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu will be vying for top honours.
29 international players from across the country will be adding their experience to the fray.
List of prominent international players expected to participate
Men
| S. No | Name | State |
| 1 | Pari Akilan | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Rikin Pethani | Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Hariram Ragupathy | Tamil Nadu |
| 4 | S. Prasanna Venkatesh | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | Pratham Singh | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Aravind Annadurai | Tamil Nadu |
| 7 | P. Baladhaneshwar | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Vishesh Bhriguvanshi | Uttarakhand |
| 9 | Yadwinder Singh | Uttarakhand |
| 10 | Amritpal Singh | Uttarakhand |
| 11 | Arvind Arumugam | Karnataka |
| 12 | Anil Kumar BK | Karnataka |
| 13 | Arshpreet Singh Bhullar | Punjab |
| 14 | Talwinderjit Singh Sahi | Punjab |
| 15 | Ravi Bhardwaj | Chandigarh |
Women
| S. No | Name | State/ Organization |
| 1 | Raja Priyadharshini | Railways |
| 2 | Apporva Muralinath | Railways |
| 3 | Smruthi Radhakrishnan | Railways |
| 4 | Sitamani Tudu | Railways |
| 5 | P. Anitha | Railways |
| 6 | Stephy Nixon | Kerala |
| 7 | Poojamol K.S. | Kerala |
| 8 | Jeena P.S. | Kerala |
| 9 | Anjana P.G. | Kerala |
| 10 | V. Srividhya | Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | Shireen Limaye | Maharashtra |
| 12 | Bhandavya H.M. | Karnataka |
67th Senior National Basketball Championship Groupings
MEN
LEVEL – 1 LEVEL – 2
| GROUP “A” | GROUP “B” | GROUP “C” | GROUP “D” | GROUP “E” | GROUP “F” |
| PUNJAB | UTTRAKHAND | DELHI | TELANGANA | MAHARASHTRA | WEST BENGAL |
| KARNATAKA | TAMIL NADU | CHANDIGARH | BIHAR | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| KERALA | I. RAILWAY | GOA | HIMACHAL PRADEH | JAMMU & KASHMIR | JHARKHAND |
| HARYANA | GUJARAT | RAJASTHAN | PUDUCHERRY | ODISHA | MADHYA PRADESH |
| CHHATTISGARH | SIKKIM | TRIPURA | UTTAR PRADESH |
WOMEN
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2
| GROUP “A” | GROUP “B” | GROUP “C” | GROUP “D” | GROUP “E” | GROUP “F” |
| I. RAILWAY | KERALA | KARNATAKA | MADHYA PRADESH | BIHAR | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| TELANGANA | DELHI | GUJARAT | GOA | CHANDIGARH | PUDUCHERRY |
| CHHATTISGARH | TAMIL NADU | HARYANA | HIMACHAL PRADESH | JAMMU & KASHMIR | ODISHA |
| PUNJAB | WEST BENGAL | UTTARAKHAND | UTTAR PRADESH | TRIPURA | |
| MAHARASHTRA | RAJASTHAN |
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