India continues winning streak on day 2 of the 2nd SABA U16 Zone Championship
India wins 83-64 over Bangladesh in its second game of the 2nd SABA U16 Zone Championship.
Forward Priyanshu led the team with 32 points.
India had 4 players scoring in double figures.
India will next meet hosts Nepal on 8th September at 13:30 (13:15 IST).
This Championship is being played in a round robin league format and the winning team qualifies to the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship that will be held in Malaysia later this year.
Indian U16 squad line up before their game against Bangladesh. Image credits: Basketball Federation of India
Bengaluru/Kathmandu, 7th September 2017: The Indian U16 men’s team beat Bangladesh 83-64 on day 2 of the 2nd SABA U16 Zone Championship being held at the Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu. Forward Priyanshu led all scorers with 32 points while India’s topscorer in the previous game, centre Princepal Singh maintained his form and dropped 13 points. Overall, four Indian players scored in double digits. Bangladesh tried to make a comeback in the second quarter by outscoring India 18-16 but India enjoyed a dominant third quarter to ensure it ended on the winning side.
Moving ahead, India are the strongest contenders for the championship, as they take on Nepal again on 8th September at 13:30 (13:15 IST).
India (Priyanshu 32 pts, Binod Rajak 14 pts, Princepal Singh 13 pts) bt Bangladesh 83-64 [26-13, 16-18, 16-9, 25-24]
Indian Contingent
Jersey. No. Name Position DOB Place of Birth Representing State Height
(cms)
(ft & inches)
Weight
(Kgs)
4 Princepal Singh C 03/01/01 Ferozepur, Punjab Punjab 210 (6’ 10.6’’) 95 5 Binod RAJAK PG 02/04/01 Kolkata, West Bengal Punjab 171 (5’ 6’’) 61 6 Harshwardhan TOMAR F/C 01/02/01 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 199 (6’ 5’’) 91 7 Mani THAKUR PG 26/10/01 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 173 (5’ 6’’) 63 8 Ajmer SINGH C 09/10/01 Delhi Chandigarh 188 (6’ 1’’) 70 9 Gaurav SHEORAN F 10/02/02 Hisar, Haryana Haryana 184 (6’) 73 10 Priyanshu F 18/03/02 Shabga, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh 183 (6’) 68 11 Jerom PRINCE GEORGE PG 01/10/02 Saudi Arabia Kerala 174 (5’ 7’’) 64 12 Prashant TOMAR PG 05/03/01 Baraut, Uttar Pradesh Karnataka 176 (5’ 7’’) 64 13 Nitish BENIWAL PF 15/02/01 Delhi Delhi 190 (6’ 2’’) 85 14 Vigneshwar UPADHYAY PF 01/01/01 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh Telangana 193 (6’ 3’’) 75 15 Rajveer Singh BHATI F 26/05/02 Bikaner, Rajasthan Rajasthan 184 (6’) 71
*PG - Point Guard / Feeder, G - Guard, F - Forward, G/F - Wing, PF - Power Forward, C - Centre, PF/C - Post
Team Manager: Kulvinder Gill
Coach: Vibhor Bhriguvanshi
Assistant Coach: Babu Davis
Referee: Tanmoy Das