Asia University Basketball: India finishes Last

The 7th Asia University Basketball Championship was held in Taipei, Chinese Taipei from 2nd to 7th September 2024.

The 7th Asia University Basketball Championship was held in Taipei, Chinese Taipei from 2nd to 7th September 2024. 

Six teams took part, including debutant India, which finished last.

India Roster

Image courtesy - Special Arrangement.

Here is the 12-man Indian roster for the Asian University Basketball Championship:

1. Kuldeep Tamaliya - Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Vadodara - Captain

2. Mahaveer - University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

3. Krishnapal Singh Gohil - Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Vadodara

4. Hariram Choudhary - University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

5. Binod Rajak - University of Kota, Kota

6. Navneet Singh Yadav - Manipal University, Jaipur

7. Satendra Singh - University of Kota, Kota

8. Aditya Sharma - University of Kota, Kota

9. Vikas Choudhary - University of Kota, Kota

10. Yusuph Maswi - KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

11. Abhishek Panda - Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

12. Nipun Aswal - KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

Coaching Staff

1. SRSS Prasad Rayudu - Head Coach

2. Mr. Bharat Bhushan - Coach

3. Dr. Vijay Singh - Team Manager

4. Mr. Rajesh Sobti - Head of Delegation

Seven Players from Rajasthan

Five players on the Indian squad were from University of Kota.

The Indian roster comprised players from six universities across three States - Rajasthan (7), Odisha (3) and Gujarat (2). The team was selected after tryouts in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, held from 12th to 14th July 2024. 

During the tryouts, only the top four teams from Khelo India University Games were invited. 

However, players from the top three Khelo India University medal positions: Punjab University, University of Madras and Jain University did not attend the tryouts, for reasons not-yet-known at the time of publishing this report. 

Only the fourth-place team from the Khelo India University Games - University of Rajasthan, Jaipur attended the tryouts. But interestingly, among the seven players from Rajasthan - only two were from University of Rajasthan, while the remaining five were from University of Kota. 

India Results

• 2nd September 2024: Taipei 113 - 66 India (Group Phase)

• 3rd September 2024:Korea 95 - 73 India (Group Phase)

• 6th September 2024:Philippines 89 - 81 India (5th Place Game)

Final Standings

1. Taipei 

2. Korea 

3. Mongolia

4. Hong Kong 

5. Philippines

6. India

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