73rd Indian Senior National Basketball Championship 2023: Groupings, Venues, Fixtures & Watch Details

There are 64 teams in total: 34 in the men’s section and 30 in women’s.

The 73rd Senior National Basketball Championship 2023 tipped off yesterday in Ludhiana.

The Championship is being held from Dec 3 to 10.

There are 64 teams in total: 34 in the men’s section and 30 in women’s.

Groupings

Returning to the classic format (after experimenting with an inter-Zonal format last year), the teams have been divided into two Levels 1 & 2. Level 1 features the top 10 teams split into two Groups A & B. Level 2 comprises the remaining teams evenly distributed betwen Groups C to F.

Men’s Groupings

Women’s Groupings

Venues

The games are being played across 4 courts - Court 1 is the main indoor stadium within the Guru Nanak Sports Complex, Court 2 is also an indoor facility a short distance away (although with a cement surface) next to Rakh Bagh Park. Courts 3 and 4 are in Punjab Agricultural University.

Fixtures

League Round Fixtures Dec 3 to 7.

Watch Details

The initial league rounds are being live streamed on BFI YouTube Channel and FanCode, while the knockout rounds will be shown only on FanCode.

Defending Champions

At the 72nd Senior National Basketball Championship 2022, held in Udaipur from November 27 to December 4, Punjab men and Indian Railway women triumphed. Punjab men had dethroned Tamil Nadu, while Indian Railway women retained their title, beating Kerala 110-64 in the finals.

Indian Railway men and Delhi women clinched the bronze medals, beating Rajasthan and Karnataka respectively.

***

If you've come this far...

Appeal to readers - ₹₹ Support Ekalavyas: Ekalavyas is India's first and only basketball media company. We are not foreign-funded, nor investor backed. Your support and encouragement have got us this far. We now need your financial assistance to ensure we can keep providing you timely, accurate and important information. Please contribute via https://www.instamojo.com/@ekalavyas​ 🙏🏾. We are accepting contributions as low as Rs. 9/- (excluding a small processing fee charged by the payment gateway provider). Thank you for playing a part in keeping media independent and objective!