• India’s junior boys and girls were seeded 14thin 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 of 0-2.
  • The 3rdedition of the tournament has 32 teams competing for the title in Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
  • Qatar and Japan are the defending champions in the men’s and women’s category respectively.

Bengaluru, 26th May 2017: The Junior Boys and Girls representing India have ended their campaign at the FIBA 3×3 U18 Asia Cup 2017.

The junior boys lost their first game against Lebanon 12-18 and went on to lose their second game against Turkmenistan 9-20 to finish with a 0-2 record in the tournament and not make it out of the main draw.

On the other hand, the junior women finished the tournament 1-1 as they beat Turkmenistan 21-9 but fell to Chinese Taipei 17-12 who went on to qualify for the Main Draws of the FIBA 3×3 U18 Asia Cup 2017 with a perfect record.

For India, Sreekala Rani (15) and Vaishnavi Yadav (14) were the leading scorers for the girls team while Prashant Tomar (8) was the top scorer for the boys team in the tournament.

The matches of the tournament are being streamed live on FIBA 3×3’s YouTube channel.

The entire Indian squad lists and the pools for the tournament were as follows:

 

THE SQUADS

Men

Sr. No. Name Position State/Unit
1 Bhagyansh Gulati Player Uttar Pradesh
2 Prashant Tomar Player Karnataka
3 Princepal Singh Player Punjab
4 Sejin Mathew Player Kerala
5 Dilip Gurumurthy Team Leader Karnataka

Women

Sr No Name Position State/Unit
1 Ishwarya Janardhanan Player Tamil Nadu
2 Sreekala Rani Player Kerala
3 Vaishnavi Yadav Player Uttar Pradesh
4 Harshitha Kelttira Bopaiah Player Karnataka
5 Jeena Zachariah Team Leader Indian Railways

 

POOLS FOR THE TOURNAMENT
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Image credits: FIBA.com

 

About the FIBA 3×3 U-18 Asia Cup

The 3rd FIBA 3×3 U-18 Asia Cup 2017 is being held in the Malaysian city of Cyberjaya from 26th to 28th May. Thirty-two teams from 17 different countries are participating. Sixteen men’s teams and sixteen women’s teams are competing at the tournament – as well as the mixed shoot-out contest – hosted by FIBA in cooperation with the Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) and organised by NBL Asia. Bahrain, Turkmenistan and Jordan are making their debuts at the event.

The event will then be played with 12 teams per gender, divided into 4 pools of 3 teams. The pools will not be determined through a draw, but will be automatically created, based on the 3×3 Federation Ranking of the participating countries as of 1 March 2017.

The top 2 teams from each pool will then qualify to a knock-out phase starting from the quarter-finals.

For more information visit: www.fiba.com/asia/3x3U18/2017

History of the event
The FIBA 3×3 U18 Asia Cup 2017, staged in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, will mark the 3rd edition of the competition.

2013 (Bangkok, Thailand)

COMPETITION GOLD SILVER BRONZE
MEN’S TEAM EVENT Philippines India China
WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT Chinese Taipei India China

2016 (Cyberjaya, Malaysia)

COMPETITION GOLD SILVER BRONZE
MEN’S TEAM EVENT Qatar Philippines Malaysia
WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT Japan Kazakhstan Malaysia
SHOOT-OUT CONTEST Kawachi Kodai
(JPN)		 Yoveta Paguno
(INA)		 Arnold Thevakuman
(SRI)

 

For more information visit: http://www.fiba.com/asia/3x3u18/2017/history

About Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honour of Arjuna Awards. Earlier in June 2015, 19-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara made history by becoming the first Indian national to be drafted by an NBA team, when he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. More information at www.basketballfederationindia.org