National Basketball Championship (men)

National Basketball Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1950
Country	India

The National Basketball Championship is a men's national level basketball tournament, held by the Basketball Federation of India, governing body of basketball in India. The competition is contested among the regional state teams affiliated under Basketball Federation of India.

2019 edition

2019 marked the 70th time the Indian Senior National Basketball Championship was held. It took place in the Guru Nanak Indoor Stadium.^[2]

Punjab beat arch-rivals Tamil Nadu 93-75. The frontcourt of Amritpal Singh, Amjyot Singh and Princepal Singh was too much for Tamil Nadu, where Jeevanantham Pandi and Aravind Annadurai were among the top adversaries. Punjab also featured the backcourt duo of Arshpreet Bhullar and Rajveer Singh, who scored many points from long distance.^[2]

In the semifinals, Punjab’s team secured a 79-67 victory over Uttarakhand, whereas Tamil Nadu secured a narrow 65-63 win against Indian Railways.^[2]

Championships

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2017	Uttarakhand
2018	Tamil Nadu
2019	Punjab^[3]	Tamil Nadu^[2]
2020	Punjab^[1]

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player

- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time

Aravind Annadurai^[2]
Ravi Bhardwaj^[1]
Arshpreet Bhullar^[2]
Muin Bek Hafeez^[1]
Nikhil Kumar^[1]
Jeevanantham Pandi^[2]
Amjyot Singh^[2]
Amritpal Singh^[2]
Prashant Singh Rawat^[4]
Princepal Singh^[1]

References

^ a b c d e f Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors Shivani Naik (The Indian Express), 9 January 2020. Accessed 12 January 2021.
^ a b c d e f g h i 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions Gopalakrishnan R (Sportskeeda), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.
^ 70th Senior National Basketball Championship, Ludhiana: Groups, Fixtures, and Schedule Yash Matange (NBA.com), 21 December 2019. Accessed 2 February 2021.
^ पिता के बाद अब बेटा खेलेगा सीनियर इंटरनेशनल बास्केटबाल, फीबा एशिया कप के लिए चयन Skand Shukla (Dainik Jagran), 19 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Hindi)

External links

[Naik-1] Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors Shivani Naik (The Indian Express), 9 January 2020. Accessed 12 January 2021.

[Gopalakrishnan-2] ^ a b c d e f g h i 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions Gopalakrishnan R (Sportskeeda), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.

[3] 70th Senior National Basketball Championship, Ludhiana: Groups, Fixtures, and Schedule Yash Matange (NBA.com), 21 December 2019. Accessed 2 February 2021.

[4] पिता के बाद अब बेटा खेलेगा सीनियर इंटरनेशनल बास्केटबाल, फीबा एशिया कप के लिए चयन Skand Shukla (Dainik Jagran), 19 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Hindi)