National Basketball Championship (women)

This article is about the women's basketball competition. For the men's basketball, see National Basketball Championship (men).

Indian National Basketball Championship for Women is a professional basketball tournament in India for women. This tournament is held by the Basketball Federation of India.[1][needs update] 23 state teams have participated in this tournament.

History

At the 2019 event, Indian Railways team staved off Kerala 68-55.[2] Led by the new national team player Shireen Limaye, Railways won their third straight title. Madhya Pradesh also secured a rare podium finish by beating Punjab in the bronze medal game.[2]

In the semifinals, Kerala ousted Punjab 73-62 while Railways absolutely decimated Madhya Pradesh 106-37 to reach the finals.[2]

Teams

The participating teams are:

Upper Pool
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Delhi
  4. Railways
  5. Karnataka
  6. Kerala
  7. Maharashtra
  8. Punjab
  9. Tamil Nadu
  10. Uttar Pradesh
Lower Pool
  1. Bihar
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Haryana
  5. Himachal Pradesh
  6. Jammu and Kashmir
  7. Jharkhand
  8. Madhya Pradesh
  9. Odisha
  10. Puducherry
  11. Rajasthan
  12. Uttarakhand
  13. West Bengal

See also

References

  1. ^ 61 Indian National Basketball Championship for Women
  2. ^ a b c 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions Gopalakrishnan R (Sportskeeda), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.


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