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On day three of the William Jones Cup, the Indian men’s basketball team lost 80-101 against Republic of China ‘Blue’ (Chinese Taipei National Team A). Anil Kumar Gowda put on a shooting clinic: dropping 27 points, shooting 80% from 2 point range and hitting five of seven from beyond the arc. Young forward Muin Bek […]

The Indian women’s basketball team is all set to participate in the 39th William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament, which will be played from 5th to 9th July 2017 at Chinese Taipei The team is led by veteran cager Anitha Paul Durai, and coached by newly appointed head coach Zoran Visic, and Asst. Coach Shiba […]

The Indian men’s basketball team lost to South Korea 67-92 on day 2 of the 39th William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament. The William Jones Cup is an exposure trip for India ahead of the FIBA Men’s Asia Cup to be held in Lebanon from 8th to 20th August 2017. India’s positives included its balanced […]

The Indian men’s basketball team lost to Iraq 68-86 on the first day of the William Jones Cup, but there were some positives to take heart from. Power forward Amjyot Singh Gill put in another standout performance, continuing his good form from the BRICS Games, with 22 points and 6 rebounds. Collectively, the Indian team’s […]

On day four of the William Jones Cup, the Indian men’s basketball team lost 44-88 to Iran’s national team. India had fewer turnovers than Iran, but were outrebounded 51-26. Forward Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar posted 12 points and 6 rebounds. Next up, the Indian men play Lithuania on 19th July at 1300 hrs CST (1030 IST). […]