Hyderabad, 8^th July 2017:  Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys have been crowned champions of the 34th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls got underway at the Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli in Hyderabad.

 

The Championship was organized by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association under the aegis of the Telangana Basketball Association and the Basketball Federation of India.

Final Standings

Standings	Girls	Boys
1	Tamil Nadu	Punjab
2	Karnataka	Madhya Pradesh
3	Kerala	Andhra Pradesh
4	Uttar Pradesh	Haryana
5	Chhattisgarh	Uttar Pradesh
6	Punjab	Kerala
7	Maharashtra	Karnataka
8	Madhya Pradesh	Tamil Nadu
9	Haryana	Maharashtra
10	West Bengal	Rajasthan

 

Prize & Souvenir Distribution ceremony

For the prize and souvenir distribution ceremony, Shri G Kishan Reddy (MLA & Floor Leader, BJLP, Telangana) was the chief guest and Dr V Ragothaman was the guest of honour.

 

Shri M Rajender Reddy, President, Telangana Basketball Association, released the Championship souvenir.

The top three teams received trophies and medals. Individual players were also awarded in the following two categories:

• Most Valuable Player: Girls– Sanjana Ramesh, Karnataka; Boys– Princepal Singh, Punjab
• Most Promising Player: Girls- Arya Sreeramaneni, Telangana; Boys-Divyaraj Singh Rathore, Madhya Pradesh
• Special Best Player Awards conferred by Ms P Padmaja, former Railways player

o   Girls–  Monica Jayaseeli, Tamil Nadu (In the memory of Smt Anbumani, Ms Padmaja’s mother)

o   Boys– A Sai Pavan Kumar, Andhra Pradesh (in the memory of Ms Padmaja’s former Coach and mentor, the late Shri TVSN Prasad, former General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Basketball Association (APBA) and Executive Member of the BFI).

Tamil Nadu bt Kerala 70-53

The two undefeated teams from the league phase finally faced off in the summit clash earlier this afternoon.

 

Karnataka girls started off well taking an early lead. Karnataka centre Sanjana Ramesh made her intentions clear with a big block on rival centre Pushpa. Karnataka guard Grishma then followed with a  lovely left hand in and out hesitation drive then ended up with the perfect running left hand floater, while back up guard Nidhi Chaudhari followed with a three of her own. But soon things evened out as TN sized Karnataka’s zone defence and began regularly beating them to the basket. TN also got going in transition and the scores at the end of the first quarter read 18-14 in favour of TN.

 

The second quarter began with Tamil Nadu Coach R Delhi Raj constantly urging his team to play faster knowing that Karnataka was fielding a bigger, slower line up. His players responded with a flurry of baskets in the paint as they raked up a 25-14 lead. Karnataka continued to hurt from a lack of transition defence and soon TN’s lead had ballooned to 37-23 at halftime.

 

Sanjana Ramesh, who would be named MVP of the Championship, did a great job defensively with 6 blocks and 19 rebounds, but was contained to just 9 points offensively. With Sanjana being closely guarded, it was left to her teammates to contribute. However, Reshma Ramesh’s 16 points and Anagha Nagarajan’s 10 paled in comparison to Tamil Nadu’s duo of Monica Jayaseeli (24 points) and Pushpa (20 points). Pushpa, in particular, stood out for her defence on Sanjana and her 11 offensive rebounds led to multiple key second chance opportunities.

Punjab bt Madhya Pradesh 80-77

What was expected to be a fairly one sided contest turned into an exciting cliffhanger. Madhya Pradesh, having come up all the way from lower Level 2 to reach the finals, have been playing inspired basketball. Today they were literally facing their biggest challenge yet in the form of Punjab centre Princepal Singh. Standing at 6ft 10.5 inches, Princepal has been dominating all past opponents. So MP Coach Kulvinder Singh needed to think out of the box to contain the teenage giant who has improved leaps and bounds after joining the NBA Academy, Noida and is already the best player in the U18 circuit.

 

The MP team is a unique line up in the sense that it comprises all guards and forwards with no real centre to match Princepal. Aware of these limitations, Coach Kulvinder made his team to play an up-tempo offence and take Princepal’s size out of the equation. His wards responded beautifully with multiple fast break points. Against a set half court offense, guard Divyaraj Singh Rathore and forward Amit Singh Chauhan were able to convert on some tough high arcing floaters and baseline jumpers so that by the end of the first quarter, MP was trailing only by 1 point, 18-19.

 

In the second quarter, Divyaraj hit a couple of big threes, with MP simultaneously double teaming Princepal on defence. Princepal kept making the right play of identifying the double teams and dishing it out to his teammates on the perimeter. But guard Rajan and Akashdeep were unable to get going initially despite getting wide open looks. Now MP led 29-23 and the temperamental Princepal began showing signs of frustration. Late in Q2, Punjab’s role players finally showed some form with Akashdeep hitting two back to back threes to take Punjab back up 33-30. The teams then traded buckets right up to the halftime buzzer, with Punjab leading 38-37, going into the third quarter.

 

Entering Q3, MP starter Amit Singh got fouled out within the first 5 minutes. His unfazed teammates stuck to their guns and kept drawing out Princepal to the perimeter and scoring in the paint. Punjab then started routing its offence through forward Harsimranjit who responded with some big baskets around the hoop.

 

Late in the fourth quarter, the scores were 73-75 with MP in the lead, before yet another MP starter, Shunit Singh too got fouled out. Punjab point guard Mani Singh, who had been largely ineffective till this point then made two big freethrows to give his team a two point lead. On the other end Udayveer Yadav countered with an acrobatic finish that tied the game at 77-77 with around 20 seconds remaining. On the other end, Princepal got fouled and converted both his clutch freethrows to take his side back up by two.  MP were unable to score in the ensuing possession as Mani Singh closed out the 80-77 win with another made freethrow.

Results from Day 8 (8^th July 2017)

 

Girls

 

Finals

1. Tamil Nadu (Monica Jayaseeli 23, Pushpa 20, Pavithra 12) bt Karnataka (Reshma Ramesh 18, Anagha Nagarajan 10, Sanjana Ramesh 9) 70-53 [18-14, 19-9, 16-14, 17-16]

3-4 Place Match

1. Kerala (An Mariya Johny 17, Ann Mary Zachariah 16) bt Uttar Pradesh(Vrinda Garg 10, Tripti Singh 9) 58-47 [16-7, 9-7, 17-13, 16-20]

 

Boys

Finals

1. Punjab (Princepal Singh 25, Rajan 18, Harsimranjit Singh 16, Akashdeep Sharma 12) bt Madhya Pradesh (Divyaraj Singh Rathore 28, Udayveer Yadav 20, Mani Thakur 8) 80-77 [19-18, 19-19, 20-21, 22-19]

 

3-4 Place Match

1. Andhra Pradesh (A Sai Pavan 21, S V V Sai Krishna 17, M Mani Kanta 11) bt Haryana (Anil 20, Mukesh 17, Kapil Mor 17) 72-68 [15-16, 14-21, 25-11, 18-20]

Hyderabad, 7^th July 2017:  The semifinal matches of the 34^th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls got underway 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.

 

Tamil Nadu and Karnataka girls, as well as Punjab and MP boys are through to the finale.

 

Tamil Nadu girls showed excellent composure and stuck to their game plan to defeat Kerala in the first semifinals. Tamil Nadu’s stifling defense threw the Kerala’s offense into disarray. The entire Tamil Nadu starting unit got going early, as they raked up a 21-12 lead. In the second quarter, Kerala did a better job of slowing down Tamil Nadu, as the teams traded buckets till halftime. The third quarter was surprisingly low scoring with neither team able to get into an offensive rhythm. To make matters worse, Kerala forward An Mariya Johny had to leave the game due to an inury. By the end of the third period, Tamil Nadu led 39-28, and in a bid to reduce the deficit, Kerala started applying defensive pressure in the fourth quarter. Kerala brought themselves within 5 points of Tamil Nadu, before the latter was able to break free for easy transition layups and the ultimately comfortable 59-50 win.

 

In the first boys’ semifinals, Punjab boys had no trouble against the undersized Andhra Pradesh defeating them 68-53. Punjab centre Princepal Singh yet again was too much to handle, as Andhra Pradesh were outrebounded and outscored in the paint. Punjab led for nearly the entire game as Andhra Pradesh was forced to keep playing catch up before eventually falling well short.

 

The third semifinals saw Karnataka girls continue their undefeated run as they outmatched Uttar Pradesh 75-46. Centre Sanjana Ramesh top scored for Karnataka with 23 points while forward Anagha Nagarajan contributed with 13 points of her own. For Uttar Pradesh Vartika Kushwaha led her team with 19 points. Karnataka had a whopping 29 points from UP’s turnovers, and were also able to score repeatedly from the inside to ultimately win by a margin of nearly 30 points.

 

The fourth semifinals was a chippy encounter between two teams very similar in size and approach. There was very little to choose from between these two bruising sides intent on forcing their way to the rim and scoring within 10 seconds of the shot clock. Madhya Pradesh had a double digit lead late in the game before Haryana rallied to bring it within single digits. But the side from central India managed to go on another late run to seal the thrilling 85-82 win.

 

Results from Day 7 (7^th July 2017)

 

Girls

 

Level 1

Semifinals

1. Tamil Nadu (Pushpa 29, Deepa Dharshini 7) bt Kerala (Ann Mary Zachariah 22, Aparna Sadasivan 7) 59-50 [21-12, 11-11, 7-5, 20-22]
2. Karnataka (Sanjana Ramesh 23, Anagha Nagarajan 13) Uttar Pradesh (Vartika Kushwaha 19, Vrinda Garg 8) 75-46 [15-10, 28-11, 10-16, 22-9]

 

5-6 Place Match

1. Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 19, Elijabet Ekka 15) bt Punjab (Radha Rani 16, Priyanka Behal 10) 48-46 [10-15, 15-9, 11-15, 12-7]

 

7-8 Place Match

1. Maharashtra (Abha Lad 20, Siya Deodhar 17) bt Madhya Pradesh (Divya 17) 72-42 [20-12, 19-5, 20-16, 13-9]

 

5 to 8 Classification Matches

1. Punjab (Radha Rani 24, Heena 18) bt Madhya Pradesh (Asmat Kaur Taunque 14, Divya Sam 14) 51-50 [13-9, 10-5, 15-19, 13-17]
2. Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 33, Elijabet Ekka 30) bt Maharashtra (Abha Lad 17, Purvi Mahalle 12, Suzanne Pinto 10) 78-55 [15-14, 20-7, 19-18, 24-16]

9 to 10 Classification Match

1. Haryana bt West Bengal Walkover

 

Boys

 

Level 1

Semifinals

1. Punjab (Princepal Singh 21, Rajan 13, Harsimranjit Singh 12) bt Andhra Pradesh (M Mani Kanta 19, S Sachin 12, S V V Sai Krishna 9) 68-53 [20-7, 18-10, 21-18, 9-18]
2. Madhya Pradesh (Divyaraj Singh Rathore 34, Udayveer Yadav 28) bt Haryana (Kapil Mor 30, Mukesh 24) 85-82 [22-18, 19-13, 18-18, 26-33]

 

5-6 Place Match

1. Uttar Pradesh (Priyhanshu 25, Tushal Singh 12, Devansh Pavdighada 12) bt Kerala (Joshua Abraham 16) 70-40 [24-10, 14-10, 20-7, 12-13]

7-8 Place Match

1. Karnataka (Prashant Tomar 28, Akshan Rao 25 ) bt Tamil Nadu (Gokul V 39, K Arun Pandian 9) 96-77 [17-22, 30-20, 20-20, 29-15]

 

5 to 8 Classification Matches

1. Uttar Pradesh (Priyhanshu 15, Tushal Singh 14) bt Tamil Nadu (Gokul V 11) 61-33 [16-3, 14-13, 20-11, 11-6]
2. Kerala (Tom Jose 35, Joshua Abraham 13) bt Karnataka (Prashant Tomar 20, Akshan Rao 17) 83-82 [20-18, 12-17, 18-17, 33-30]

 

9 to 10 Classification Match

1. Maharashtra (Kamlesh Rajbhar 20, Arjun  Yadav 15) bt Rajasthan (Rajveer Singh Bhati 18, Digvijay Singh 12, Kuldeep Singh 12) 74-57 [25-10, 18-12, 15-19]

Hyderabad, 6^th July 2017:  The knockout stages of the 34^th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls got underway 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.

 

From the girls’ side, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, while in the boys, Punjab and Haryana, are through to the semifinals.

 

Kerala girls and Punjab boys cruise into the semis

Kerala girls had no trouble against Maharashtra, with their superior size and steady execution on both ends of the floor. Kerala centre Ann Mary Zachariah showed her class, with the offense repeatedly running through her in the post. Displaying sound awareness, Zachariah would either back down her defender to score, or draw the foul and go to the freethrow line or else attract the double team and pass to the cutting Aparna Sadasivan who was able to make tough runners in the lane look easy.

 

In the first boys’ semifinals, Punjab dominated the much shorter Karnataka team, winning 89-66. Punjab centre Princepal Singh, listed at 6ft 10.5 inches, controlled the paint and prevented any inside scoring opportunities for Karnataka. Karnataka point guard Prashant Tomar tried his best to drive and dish but the big bodies of Punjab proved to be a stumbling block for the southern side. Karnataka could only end up scoring from beyond the arc or in transition, which wasn’t nearly enough against this well oiled Punjab team that are now heavy favourites to go the distance.

 

UP girls and Haryana boys win close games

Compared to the first two quarterfinals, the next two proved to be extremely close fought affairs. A resurgent UP team, which seems to have improved across all age groups in recent years, outlasted Punjab girls 60-52 to book their spot in the final four. Punjab led at the end of the first quarter, before UP wrested the lead with a 15-9 second period. At halftime, the score read 24-20 in favour of UP and the second half saw this well coached side continue to gradually build its lead. With as many as four players scoring in double digits, it was a consummate team effort that saw UP prevail. Meanwhile for Punjab, Radha Rani top scored with 18 in the losing effort.

 

The fourth quarterfinals between Tamil Nadu and Haryana was perhaps the most exciting one of the day so far. There was little to choose from between these two bruising teams even though Tamil Nadu led by double digits at the end of the first and third quarters. Haryana kept mounting comebacks and a massive three point play by Mukesh took the side up by 1, 71-70 with 22 seconds remaining. Tamil Nadu took a time out so as to start the offensive possession on the front court. But the inbounds play couldn’t have gone worse for TN as Haryana’s Sahil forced the turnover and his scored in the ensuing possession, to close out the memorable 73-70 win. The young TN side should hold their heads high for a game well fought, but would perhaps rue the fact that they let a winnable game slip from their grasp.

 

In the fifth quarterfinals Karnataka girls had it very easy against a Madhya Pradesh side that seemed to lack energy from having played a pre-quarterfinals game earlier this morning. Tamil Nadu girls too outclassed Chhattisgarh 73-49.

 

AP & MP boys shock Kerala and UP

In the last two quarterfinals, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh shocked Kerala and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Three key facts make these victories truly spectacular: 1) Both AP and MP are Level 2 teams that have come up to Level 1; 2) Both AP and MP were playing their second match of the day and the fatigue factor was expected to work against them; and 3) Both their opponents Kerala (3-1) and Uttar Pradesh (4-0) had topped their respective Level 1 Groups in the league stages.

 

Andhra Pradesh has been impressive with its brand of ‘total basketball’ where all 5 players on the floor seamlessly rebound, shoot, defend and drive. MP, on the other hand, has been playing hardnosed gritty basketball that may not win the applause of purists but is effective nonetheless.

 

They continued with their contrasting styles tonight at the expense of Kerala and UP. It remains to be seen how far they can keep going, but it is safe to say that they will be viewed as underdogs no more.

 

 

 

Results from Day 6 (6^th July 2017) till 7 pm

 

Girls

 

Level 1

Quarterfinals

1. Kerala (Aparna Sadasivan 14, Ann Mary Zachariah 12, An Mariya Johny 9) bt Maharashtra (Abha Lad 12, Siya Deodhar 11) 58-45 [11-7, 15-11, 21-9, 11-18]
2. Uttar Pradesh (Vrinda Garg 15, Vartika Kushwaha 12, Riya Baliyan 12, Alankrita Singh 11) bt Punjab (Radha Rani 18, Priyanka Behal 12) 60-52 [9-11, 15-9, 16-15, 20-17]
3. Karnataka (Grishma N 28, Nidhi Chaudhari 12, Reshma Ramesh 10) bt Madhya Pradesh (Rajvi Desai 19, Divya Sam 12) 73-43 [15-8, 22-14, 27-9, 9-12]
4. Tamil Nadu (Pushpa 24, Lakshmi Priya 18) bt Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 21) 73-49 [15-13, 25-15, 21-7, 12-14]

Pre-quarterfinals

1. Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 27, Urvanshi Baghel 19, Elijabet Ekka 13) bt Haryana (Suman 19, Ritika 13) 78-47 [24-14, 19-15, 16-9, 19-9]
2. Madhya Pradesh (Asmat Kaur Taunque 16, Ruchi Patel 15, Rajvi Desai 10) bt West Bengal (Liza Deb 15, Jyothi Routh 10) 63-39 [22-11, 19-11, 14-10, 8-7]

 

Relegation from Level 1 to Level 2

* Both teams have already been relegated. This match is played so as to decide their lower level groupings for next year.

1. Gujarat (Naiya Patel 24, Tanisha Shah 13, Hethavi Sorathiya 8) bt Rajasthan (Shataksh Rathore 16, Akshita 11, Ankita 9) 62-38 [22-11, 17-4, 16-15, 7-8]

 

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Finals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw

1. Himachal Pradesh (Pallavi Bramla 37, Rakhi 14) bt Chandigarh (Tarini Boprai 32) 71-48 [22-9, 15-9, 16-13, 18-17]

 

Boys

 

Level 1

Quarterfinals

1. Punjab (Princepal Singh 32, Harsimranjit Singh 19, Rajan 18) bt Karnataka (Aniket Sahoo 21, Akshan Rao 14) 89-66 [30-9, 21-20, 16-15, 22-22]
2. Haryana (Mukesh 23, Kapil Mor 19, Gaurav 16) bt Tamil Nadu (G Dhanosh 25, Gokul V 14) 74-70 [13-23, 17-8, 13-24, 31-15]
3. Andhra Pradesh (A Sai Pavan Kumar 25, S Sachin 18) bt Kerala (Jerom Prince 23) 82-61 [27-23, 18-13, 23-14, 14-11]
4. Madhya Pradesh (Divyaraj Singh Rathore 27, Udayveer Yadav 18) bt Uttar Pradesh (Priyhanshu 23, Krishnakant Singh 8, Shubham Karwasara 8) 79-67 [9-20, 26-14, 20-15, 24-18]

Pre-quarterfinals

1. Andhra Pradesh (A Sai Pavan Kumar 32, S Sachin 19, P Pavan 12) bt Maharashtra (Tanay Thatte 27, Arjun Yadav 14) 91-61 [23-13, 23-26, 20-14, 25-8]
2. Madhya Pradesh (Udayveer Yadav 29, Mani Thakur 16, Divyaraj Singh Rathore 15, Shunit Singh 12) bt Rajasthan (Kuldeep Singh 17, Rajveer Singh Bhati 14, Deepu 12) 88-60 [25-13, 12-17, 26-17, 25-13]

 

Relegation from Level 1 to Level 2

* Both teams have already been relegated. This match is played so as to decide their lower level groupings for next year.

1. Delhi (Nitish Beniwal 23, Aryan 14, Sanksar Nagpal 11) bt Chhattisgarh (Harendra Kumar 22, Saif Ali Khan 16) 73-54 [20-14, 20-12, 11-10, 22-18]

 

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Finals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw

1. Telangana (Vinay Kothari 16, Rithik Pothuganti 16, Aman Topno 13, Vighneshwar Upadhyay 13) bt Assam (Salew Kadete 21, Sanjay Balmiki 19, Shivam Sunar 12) 79-69 [21-11, 20-17, 14-27, 24-14]

Hyderabad, 5^th July 2017:  The 34^th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls saw its final day of league action conclude 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.

 

Exciting Conclusion of League Rounds

It was an exciting final day of league action as there were many close fought games that went right down to the wire. Notably, Tamil Nadu boys beat Punjab 75-73, Rajasthan boys beat Kerala 80-75, while Delhi beat Karnataka 60-58. All of these teams progressed to the quarterfinals, barring Delhi, which will be relegated to Level 2 next year.

 

In the girls section, Tamil Nadu and Kerala girls posted easy wins. Punjab had it surprisingly easy against Madhya Pradesh, winning 61-43, while UP brooked no resistance from Gujarat.

 

All the pre-quarterfinalists and quarterfinalists have now been confirmed and will face off tomorrow in the following manner:

 

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
PRE QUARTER FINAL
104	A 4 MADHYA PRADESH	Vs	B 5 WEST BENGAL	GIRLS	07.00 AM
105	A 4 RAJASTHAN	Vs	B 5 MADHYA PRADESH	BOYS	08.30 AM
QUARTER FINAL
106	A 3 MAHARASHTRA	Vs	B 2 KERALA	GIRLS	10.00 AM
107	A 3 KARNATAKA	Vs	B 2 PUNJAB	BOYS	11.30 AM
108	B 3 UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	A 2 PUNJAB	GIRLS	02.00 PM
109	B 3 TAMIL NADU	Vs	A 2 HARYANA	BOYS	03.30 PM
110	A 1 TAMIL NADU	Vs	W/O CHH/ HAR	GIRLS	05.00 PM
111	B 1 UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	W/O MP/ RAJ	BOYS	06.30 PM

 

Court – 2

 PRE QUARTER FINALS LEVEL – I

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
PRE QUARTER FINAL
112	B 4  CHHATTISGARH	Vs	A 5 HARYANA	GIRLS	07.00 AM
113	B 4 MAHARASHTRA	Vs	A 5 ANDHRA PRADESH	BOYS	08.30 AM
QUARTER FINAL
118	B 1 KARNATAKA	Vs	W/O WB/ MP	GIRLS	05.00 PM
119	A 1 KERALA	Vs	W/O MAH/ AP	BOYS	06.30 PM

 

 

Results from Day 5 (5^th July 2017)

 

Girls

 

Level 1

Group A

1. Tamil Nadu (Pushpa 25, Monica Jayaseeli 22, Lakshmi Priya 12) bt Maharashtra (Siya Deodhar 17, Suzanne Pinto 15, Khushi Dongre 9) 84-67 [14-24, 18-16, 24-14, 28-13]
2. Punjab (Radha Rani 27, Priyanka B 13) bt Madhya Pradesh (Asmat Kaur Taunque 13) 61-43 [7-3, 13-9, 20-14, 21-17]

Group B

1. Uttar Pradesh (Vrinda Garg 7, Pratishtha Singh 6, Vartika Kushwaha 6) bt Gujarat (Hethavi Sorathiya 8) 37-18 [7-2, 8-6, 9-6, 13-4]
2. Kerala (Ann Mary Zachariah 22, Sandra K A 17, Aparna Sadasivan 16) bt Chhattisgarh (Neha Karva 28, Elijabet Ekka 13) 72-51 [13-15, 24-9, 18-15, 17-12]

 

Level 2 to Level 1 Qualifying Matches

* Both teams have already qualified for the pre-quarterfinals. This match is played so as to enable the winner to decide their pre-quarterfinals opponent.

1. West Bengal (Liza Deb 27, Jyothi Routh 22) bt Haryana (Ritika 20, Priyanka Gupta 19, Suman 13) 69-67 [10-13, 20-10, 17-23, 22-21]

 

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Semifinals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw

1. Chandigarh (Tarini Boprai 23, Vaidehi Singh 19) bt Telangana (G Sandhya 16, Arya A Sreeramaneni 14) 65-58 [15-14, 16-11, 16-13, 18-20]
2. Himachal Pradesh (Ananya Sanoria 11, Rakhi 10) bt Andhra Pradesh (P Satya Sai Sushmita 24) 59-48 [15-13, 8-11, 14-17, 22-7]

 

 

Boys

 

Level 1

Group A

1. Delhi (Nitish Beniwal 27, Sankar Nagpal 11) bt Karnataka (Akshan Rao 16, Shreyas Shrinivas 10) 60-58 [10-11, 8-18, 24-7, 18-22]
2. Rajasthan (Rajveer Singh 27, Kuldeep Singh 16) bt Kerala (Jerom P 25, Tom Jose) 80-75 [23-8, 23-18, 20-21, 14-28]

 

Group B

1. Tamil Nadu (Gokul V 32, R Harikara Prabhu 14, K Arun Pandian 10) bt Punjab (Princepal Singh 23, Harsimranjit Singh 22, Mani Singh 15, Rajan 11) 75-73 [14-26, 16-7, 25-21, 20-19]
2. Uttar Pradesh (Priyhanshu 25, Aniket Singh 19) bt Chhattisgarh (Saif Ali Khan 23, Harendra Kumar 14) 91-55 [27-16, 15-16, 19-12, 30-11]

 

Level 2 to Level 1 Qualifying Matches

* Both teams have already qualified for the pre-quarterfinals. This match is played so as to enable the winner to decide their pre-quarterfinals opponent.

1. Madhya Pradesh (Divyaraj Singh Rathore 41, Udayveer Yadav 24, Mani Thakur 11) bt Andhra Pradesh (A Sai Pavan Kumar 31, S V V Sai Krishna 16, S Sachin 16) 96-90 [18-33, 27-19, 18-17, 33-21]

 

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Semifinals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw

1. Telangana (Vinay Kothari 18, Aman Topno 16, Vighneshwar Upadhyay 14, Rithwik Thamareddy 13) bt Himachal Pradesh (Abhay Dhadwal 22) 84-57 [32-23, 20-17, 18-11, 14-6]
2. Assam (Shivam S 17, Kaif Ahmed 15, Sanjay Pal Balmiki) bt Gujarat (Rishabh Chaudhary 17, Rushal Kholiya 10) 63-55 [21-18, 12-8, 10-8, 20-21]

 

Pending results from Day 4 (4^th July 2017) after 6:00 pm

 

Girls

 

Level 1

Group B

1. Uttar Pradesh (Vartika Kushwaha 25, Vrinda Garg 18, Tripti Singh 12) bt Chhattisgarh (Urvashi Baghel 13, Neha Karva 13, Elijabet Ekka 11) 83-48 [25-24, 26-11, 22-10, 10-3]

 

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Quarterfinals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw 

1. Andhra Pradesh (A Surya Kamala Kumari 10, R Swetha 10, P Sathya Sai Sushmita 10) bt Uttarakhand (Sarita Bisht 2, Shrishthi Sharma 2) 39-4 [18-2, 2-2, 10-0, 9-0]
2. Chandigarh (Tarini Boprai 20) bt Assam (Lakshmi Kachari 9, Bishnu Priya Borah 4) 38-17 [16-4, 6-2, 2-1, 14-10]

 

Boys

 

Level 2 to Level 1 Qualifying Matches*

*The winning team qualifies from Level 2 to Level 1

1. Andhra Pradesh (M Mani Kanta 26, A Sai Pavan Kumar 16, S V V Sai Krishna 15) bt West Bengal(Avijit Monikar 15) 74-24 [20-5, 17-6, 20-9, 17-4]
2. Madhya Pradesh (Divyaraj Singh Rathore 16, Udayveer Yadav 9) bt Bihar (Dharmendar Kumar 5, Bhupendra Bahadur 4) 59-22 [26-7, 17-4, 9-4, 7-7]

Level 2 Loser’s Knockout Quarterfinals*

*This is a standalone tournament for Level 2 teams that have already been eliminated from the main draw

1. Gujarat (Rushal Kholiya 12, Bhavya Upadhyay 11) bt Goa (Jeshua Pinto 10) 43-25 [12-6, 8-2, 13-12, 10-5]

Bengaluru, 1^st July 2017:  The 34^th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls has tipped off 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.

 

Morning Session

In the morning matches so far, defending champions Tamil Nadu girls have opened with an easy 76-31 win over Rajasthan. In the boys section, Karnataka and Punjab also registered important victories over Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh respectively. Last year’s semifinalists Karnataka trailed at the end of the first and second quarters before a strong showing in the third period saw them outlast their opponents from western India. In the Punjab vs Chhattisgarh boys game, repeated turnovers in the third quarter cost Chhattisgarh dearly as Punjab was able to pull away for the easy double digit win.

 

Arguably the most exciting match of the morning was between Haryana and Delhi boys. This level 1 Group A league encounter started with Delhi dominating, with 14-7 and 13-9 opening quarters. That’s when the momentum shifted drastically towards Haryana who clawed their way back in the second half. A buzzer beating two pointer by Haryana’s Mukesh pushed the game into overtime and they continued to shine in the extra five minutes to hand Delhi the heartbreaking loss.

 

In lower level 2 games, Himachal Pradesh boys and girls, West Bengal girls and MP girls too posted victories in their respective bids to get elevated to Level 1.

 

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony was in the afternoon, with Shri T Padma Rao Goud (Minister for Sports and Youth Services as well as Excise & Prohibition) and Shri Dr Vivek Anand (Advisor to Government of Telangana & Chairman & Managing Director, Visaka Groups) as chief guests. Guests of honour include Shri G Kishan Reddy (MLA, BJP), Shri Burra Venkatesam (Telangana Principal Secretary, Youth Affairs & Sports), Shri K Govindaraj (President, BFI), Shri Chander Mukhi Sharma (General Secretary, BFI) and Shri Ragothaman (Treasurer, BFI). Special invitees include Shri Ranga Rao (President, Olympic Association of Telangana), Smt Dr Vidya Sravanthi (Co-option Member, GMHC), Shri S R Prem Raj (General Secretary, Olympic Association of Telangana) and Shri Arvind Krishna (Film Actor).

 

Don Bosco School, Hyderabad were particularly entertaining with their innovative basketball themed performance that was enjoyed and appreciated by all those present.

 

Later in the evening hosts Telangana girls got off to a dream start beating Bihar 42-10.

Results from Day 1 (1^st July 2017) until 7:00 pm

 

Girls

 

Level 1

Group A

1. Tamil Nadu (S Pushpa 14, S Lakshmipriya 13, Monica 10) bt Rajasthan (Ankita Mandia 11, Shatakshi 9, Akshita 8) 76-31 [25-8, 25-10, 14-9, 12-4]
2. Maharashtra (Suzanne 15, Shruti Bhosale 13) bt Punjab (Heena 17, Radha Rani 15) 57-47 [18-10, 9-7, 7-14, 23-16]

Group B

1. Chhattisgarh (Elizabeth Ekka 24, M Nagmani 11) bt Gujarat (Naina Patel 16, Hetushree S 6) 69-35 [15-9, 20-7, 19-11, 15-8]

 

Level 2

Group C

1. Himachal Pradesh (Pallavi 14, Ramandeep 9, Ananya 8) bt Goa (Katherine Barr 10, Shimei Nathan 6) 49-27 [18-4, 12-6, 14-10, 5-7]

Group D

1. West Bengal (J Routh 18, B Das 12, M Singh 12) bt Uttarakhand (Srishti Sharma 14) 74-20 [18-0, 15-0, 17-6, 24-14]

Group E

1. Telangana (G Sandhya 9, Aarya 8) bt Bihar (Kavya 5) 42-10 [18-3, 8-2, 10-2, 6-3]

Group F

1. Odisha (Lipramayee 23, Swagatika 13) bt Andhra Pradesh (V Satwika 12, R Swetha 11) 46-41 [11-7, 13-8, 12-6, 10-20]

 

Boys

 

Level 1

Group A

1. Karnataka (Prashant T 21, Akshan Rao 13, S Sreenivas 10) bt Rajasthan(Kuldeep Singh 23, Digvijay 16, Rajveer 10) 70-65 [13-18, 21-17, 27-16, 9-14]
2. Haryana (Mukesh 24, Gaurav 18) bt Delhi (Nitish 29, Aman 20) 69-65 [14-7, 13-9, 16-23, 17-21, 9-5(OT)]

Group B

1. Punjab (Akashdeep Sharma 27, H Singh 9, Md Singh Gill 8) bt Chhattisgarh (Ayushman Singh 14, Govind 11, Ritesh Yadav 08) 55-42 [16-8, 04-12, 18-9, 17-13]

Group C

1. West Bengal (Avijit Monkar 37) bt Jammu & Kashmir (Shivam Heer 21, Harithik C 14) 70-51 [25-19, 11-12, 18-9, 16-11]

Level 2

Group C

1. Himachal Pradesh (Abhay 25, S Singh 13, Sahil 6) bt Chandigarh(Sahaij 15, Jaskaran 15, Harkirat 08) 61-55 [6-18, 16-8, 14-11, 25-18]

Group E

1. Madhya Pradesh (Uday Veer Yadav 29, Divyaraj Singh 23, Mani Thakur 6) bt Odisha (Chitta Ranjan 8, Harsh Vardhar 7, Soilen Mondal 7) 62-26 [23-06, 17-09, 18-06, 04-05]