NBA Academy has to cooperate with Indian basketball more, says national  head coach Veselin Matic

NBA Academy has to cooperate with Indian basketball more, says national head coach Veselin Matic

The Indian basketball team head coach says, “India needs 15 to 20 top-class youngsters coming up every year; that means we will have around 120 players in six to seven years” The Indian basketball team head coach says, “India needs 15 to 20 top-class youngsters coming up every year; that means we will have around […]

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Baladhaneshwar guides Chennai Heat past Bengaluru Kings

Baladhaneshwar guides Chennai Heat past Bengaluru Kings

He was everywhere! Be it scoring baskets or grabbing rebounds, smart passing or stealing the ball, captain P. Baladhaneshwar was in the thick of things and with some quality play too as Chennai Heat overcame a first-half setback to defeat Bengaluru Kings 79-66 in the first Indian National Basketball League at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor […]

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Abhishek’s three-point show sinks Chandigarh

Abhishek’s three-point show sinks Chandigarh

As he jogged from end to end midway through the match against Bengaluru Kings, one noticed Chandigarh Warriors captain Palpreet Singh Brar repeatedly nodding his head in disappointment. With three men who were in action in the recent 3×3 World Tour in the Philippines, Chandigarh appeared the stronger side but it could not do much […]

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Baladhaneshwar sparkles in Chennai Heat’s thrilling win

Baladhaneshwar sparkles in Chennai Heat’s thrilling win

Kochi Tigers down Chandigarh Warriors; Mumbai Titans gets the better of Bengaluru Kings Kochi Tigers down Chandigarh Warriors; Mumbai Titans gets the better of Bengaluru Kings A fast and dramatic third quarter helped Chennai Heat defeat Delhi Dribblers 85-70 in the first Indian National Basketball League which opened with a thriller at the Rajiv Gandhi […]

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Chennai Heat appears to be strong favourite to take the honours

Chennai Heat appears to be strong favourite to take the honours

Basketball Federation of India’s inaugural National League, which has attracted some of the country’s best players, begins today Basketball Federation of India’s inaugural National League, which has attracted some of the country’s best players, begins today As the Chandigarh players walked into the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium here on Saturday evening, they watched the Chennai […]

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Hafeez hopes for a PVL-like National League

Hafeez hopes for a PVL-like National League

With attacker Rohit Kumar going for 17.5 lakh rupees and seasoned setter Ranjit Singh being sold for over rupees 12 lakh and with a pool of top-class foreign players, there was plenty of action in the Prime Volleyball League’s players auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Muin Bek Hafeez, the captain of the Indian basketball team, […]

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BFI’s new National League to start in Kochi on Oct. 16

BFI’s new National League to start in Kochi on Oct. 16

The venue was changed from Jaipur; Kochi to also have a team in the league Two weeks after announcing an October 12 start in Jaipur, there is now a change of venue and dates for the new Indian National Basketball League. Kochi, which was not even among the four INBL venues announced by the Basketball […]

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Logos and jerseys unveiled for Indian National Basketball League

Logos and jerseys unveiled for Indian National Basketball League

The jerseys and logos of the six teams that would be competing in the inaugural Indian National Basketball League (INBL) were unveiled in Mumbai on Tuesday. Arvind Arumugam (Bengaluru Kings), M Arvind Kumar (Chennai Heat), Arvinder Singh Kahlon (Chandigarh Warriors), Digvijay Singh (Delhi Dribblers), Sejin Mathew (Kochi Tigers) and Sidhant Shinde (Mumbai Titans) posed with […]

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