Uttar Pradesh Basketball 6

Bengaluru, 2nd July 2017:  The 34th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls entered Day 2 today at the Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli in Hyderabad. The Championship is being organized by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association under the aegis of the Telangana Basketball Association and the Basketball Federation of India. Mr Narendra, MD of APLL, […]

Noida, 5th June 2017: The inauguration ceremony of the 68th Junior National Basketball Championship was held today morning on Day 2, here at Shiv Nadar University. The chief guest for the occasion was none other than the local MP from Gautam Budh District, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Mahesh Sharma who is also the Union Minister of […]

Noida, 4th June 2017: The prestigious 68th Junior National Basketball Championship tipped off this morning at the Shiv Nadar University in Gautam Budh Nagar district, Noida. The Championship is being organised by the Uttar Pradesh Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. Karnataka women hold off Kerala Last year’s winners, Karnataka […]

[Originally published on NBA.COM, as part of its ‘Local Heroes’ series, around June 2017.] Coach (noun): An instructor or trainer in sport. The Oxford dictionary is impassive. It fails to capture the full gamut of emotion this seemingly innocuous five letter word can evoke. As sportspersons, we all know the value a coach holds in our […]

[Originally published on NBA.COM, as part of its ‘Local Heroes’ series, around January 2017.] Never has a name been more apt. Vishesh. That’s Hindi for ‘Special’. When it comes to basketball, the special ones are those who hustle after every loose ball, dominate each possession and have an uncanny knack of always making the right play. […]