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[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: The 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014 tipped off earlier this morning in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Championship is being organised by the Bhilwara District Basketball Association in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Basketball Association under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India and IMG-Reliance. 27 men’s teams […]

[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: In the last semi-final match of the day, Tamil Nadu men’s sustained scoring through four quarters saw them beat Services 86-73 to enter the finals of the 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15. The teams exchanged the lead as many as 14 times through the first 25 […]

[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: Maharashtra women overcame a young and upcoming Karnataka side in a close Level 1 match earlier this afternoon. Karnataka got off to a good start and were riding on a lead for a majority of the first half. Maharashtra, however, fought their way back into the game led […]

By tradition, India’s senior national basketball championship – or the ‘Senior Nationals’ – are held in the transition period between one calendar year and another. Although there have been exceptions on the schedule every now and then, for most of India’s finest hoop players, the New Year’s celebrations have been held in preparation or during […]

[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: The action packed 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15 concluded a short while ago, with Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh crowned champions in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively. Chhattisgarh repeat as champions In a game of two halves, Chhattisgarh’s 6ft 9 inch centre Poonam Chaturvedi made it a […]