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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 contingent for the FIBA 3×3 U18 Asia Cup 2017 is all set to leave for Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The selection trial for this event was held on 21st April 2017 at the National Basketball Academy – Indore, MP. The 3rd edition of the tournament will see 32 teams competing for the title. The Indian […]

India’s junior boys and girls were seeded 14th in their respective categories and were placed in Qualifying Draw 1. The winner of Qualifying Draw 1 would then go on to be placed in Pool C of the main tournament. The girls team finished 1-1 after beating Turkmenistan while the boys team finished with a record […]

The Indian men’s basketball team is all set to participate in the 39th William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament, which will be played from 15th to 23rd July 2017 in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. The team is led by Rikin Pethani and opens the tournament on 15th July against Iraq, followed by games against South Korea, […]

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). […]