William Jones Cup 18

  If life was a basketball game, it wouldn’t be a coast-to-coast fast-break towards the basket or a 360-degree dunk in every possession. It would be hesitant, back-and-forth, a battle against progress where there would be several lead changes and as many easy baskets as turnovers. 2016 for Indian Basketball was definitely one such year. […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

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, […]