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Mathru Cup Women’s Championships-2024 and Felicitation of State teams
Results of the matches played at Kanteerava courts on 08 March 2025
FINALS:
1. South Western Railway 75 (Bhandavya 23, Sathya 17, Sathiya 17) bt Beagles BC 66 (Sanjana Ramesh 26, Chandana 13, Mekhala 13) Ht 47-33.
Third place match:
2.DYES Mysore 51 (Jeshtnavi 14, Preethi 11) bt Mounts Club 49 (Nidhi 24, Niharika 14) Ht 27-30.
The Winners carried a cash prize of Rs. 75,000/- Runners Rs. 50,000/- Third Place Rs. 30,000/- and Fourth Place Rs. 15,000/- were given.
Placing: 1. South Western Railway 2. Beagles BC 3. DYES Mysore. 4. Mounts Club
Best Player of the tournament Ms Mohanbala of SW Railway and Most Promising Player Ms. Sanjana N Kumar of Beagles BC
STATE TEAMS FELICITATION
The Karnataka State Basketball Association felicitated the following state teams securing gold and silver medals in the recently held Nationals. A total cash prize of Rs. 14.5 lakhs were given to state team players.
1. Gold Medal – 39th Youth National Basketball Championship-Girls Team. Awarded Rs. 7.5 lakhs.
2. Silver Medal – 39th Youth National Basketball Championship-Boys Team. Awarded Rs. 5.0 lakhs.
3. 74th Senior Nationals – Men Team secured 4th place. Awarded Rs. 2.0 lakhs.
On the occasion of women’s day the following guests distributed the cash awards:
The guests were Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS Chief Secretary, Govt of Karnataka, Dr. K. Govindaraj, MLC, President FIBA Asia and KOA, Mrs. Anu Prabhakar, Kannada Cine Actress.
38th National Games Karnataka Women Secured Bronze Medal – 2025
Karnataka Women team won the bronze medal in 38th National Games at Dehradun, Uttarakahand from 28th January to 2nd February 2025.
Karnataka 77( Sanjana Ramesh 18, Sobana 17, Mohan Bala 14, Mekhala 13) bt Punjab 76( Komalpreet 28, Amolpreet 21, Kanishka 15) Ht 38-34
Team: Bhandavya HM (Capt), Anusha P, Mohanbala, Sanjana Ramesh, Chandana, Supritha, Mekhala Gowda, Yashaswini, Ruth B, Sobhana, Aadhya Nagalinga and Preethi Mallappa. Coach: Mrs Zarina PS Manager: Mohan Kumar JE
State Basketball Teams for National Games-2025
The following players have been selected to represent 5X5 & 3X3 for the Karnataka State Women team in the 38th National Games to be held at Uttharkhand from 28th January to 4th Feb 2025.
Men Tam : Aravind A, (Capt) Anil Kumar ,Abhishek Gowda, Sumanth, Dheeraj Reddy, Manoj BM, Achintya, Aaron M, Arjun Yadhav, Aaron B, Prathyanshu Tomar, Shashank Rai, Coach: Mr GRL Prasad, Manger cum Asst Coach Mr Umashankar.
Women Team ( 5X5) : Bhandvaya HM (Capt), Anusha P, Mohanbala, Sanjana Ramesh, Chandana, Supritha, Mekhala Gowda, Yashaswini, Ruth B, Sobhana, Aadhya Nagalinga, Preethi Mallappa. Coach: Mrs Zarina PS, Manager: Mohan Kumar JE
Women Team (3×3): Grishma N (Capt), Shakathi, Nidhi Srinivas, Deepika.
3×3 Men and Women Nationals at Bangalore-2025
The Basketball Federation of India and Karnataka State Basketball Association jointly organised the 4th 3×3 Senior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women at Sri Kanteerava Indoor and Outdoor Stadium, Bangalore from 17th to 19th January 2025. Totally 30 men and 26 women teams participated in this championship. The championship was conducted successfully.
Results:
Men Section:
Finals : Tamil Nadu beat Uttar Pradesh by 21-16
3rd Place: Haryana beat Rajasthan by 21-19
Women Section:
Finals: Kerala beat Tamil Nadu by 16-12
3rd Place: Telangana beat Madhya Pradesh by 21-11
Placings:
Men: 1. Tamil Nadu, 2. Uttar Pradesh, 3.Haryana
Women: 1.Kerala, 2. Tamil Nadu, 3.Telangana
Karnataka State Teams for Sub Junior Nationals at Hyderabad-2024
The following players will be representing the Karnataka State Sub Junior Boys and Girls teams respectively in the 49th Sub Junior National Basketball Championship will be held at Hyderabad from 16th to 22nd December 2024.
Boys Team: Ojasya Ladha, (Capt), Atulya Siroya, Renish Mathew, Darsh Kothari, Rhythm Bahadur, Pranav Sai Ram, Sathya Singh, Praneeth, Dheer Sharma, Swarith R, Aarav AB, Chinmay Gowda, Coach: Mr Mohan Kumar JE, Manager: Mr Somashekar KS, Chief Manager: Mr Prabhu Dev H.
Girls Team: Aanchal S (Capt), Linsha R, Spandana S, Sejal Chethan, Langna Gowda, Risha R Kumar, Prathigya, Livadeep Jubal, Siri Prasad Bhat, Nethra Thomas, Pavithra Shenoy, Coach: Mr Ashok Bhanda, Manager; Mrs.Usha BG.
M A Parthasarathy and Abhishek Gowda honoured with Prestigious KOA Awards-2024
1st December 2024: Mr M A Parthasarathy Sir and Mr Abhishek Gowda were honoured with the Prestigious Karnataka Olympic Association Awards-2024 Presented by Hon’ble Chief Minister Mr Siddaramaiah, Home Minister Dr. G. Parmeshwara and FIBA Asia President Dr. K. Govindaraj. The function was held at Yavanika Hall.
State Association Cup championship for Men and Women 2024
Results of the matches played at Sri Kanteerava courts on 7-12-24.
Finals Men:
1. MEG & Centre 91( Mayur Bhat 27, Nithin Biju 20, Manu Thomas 17) bt KSP 70( Abhishek Gowda 31, Sumanth 24) Ht 54-28.
Third place match:
1. JSC 63( Nihal 11, Sanketh 10) bt D K District 59( Shashank Rai 24, Shailen 10) Ht 44-20.
Women:
Semifinal league matches :
1. South western railway 79( Bhandavya 23, Sobana 18, Sathya 12) bt Beagles bc 60( Mekhala 24, Sanjana 16) Ht 48-29.
2. Mysore district A 53( Aishwarya 13) bt Young Orion’s 47( Supritha 12) Ht 30-27.
Placings Men: 1. MEG & Centre 2. KSP 3. JSC 4. DK district.
Placings Women: 1. S W Railway 2. Mysore district A 3. Beagles bc 4. Young Orion’s.
MEG & Centre in the Men’s section and South western railway in the Women’s sections are the champions of this championship.
Top Performance by Karnataka in 39th Youth Championships 2024
Howrah (Kolkata ) – Rajasthan boys and Karnataka Girls topped the 39th Youth National Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls here at the Sabuj Sati Indoor stadium, Howrah, Kolkata as in the boys Rajasthan were crowned with an 85-67 victory over Karnataka and in women section Karnataka won with a (61-54) victory over Tamil Nadu.
Rajasthan retained the Boys title while Karnataka regained the Girls trophy from Tamil Nadu.
In the women’s final Deepika P P and captain Nidhi Umesh came as the top scorer with 16 points each for Karnataka while Pushpa Jeffrin scored 15 points for Tamil Nadu.
In the boy’s final dominated by Rajasthan, Piyush Choudhary was the top scorer with 27 points and 14 rebounds and for Karnataka Samarth Manur scored 24, Harshan Yathish 19 and Aditya Shenoi Played Well.
KOA Awards 2024
“I am always ready to provide necessary facilities and encouragement to sports persons of the state: CM Siddaramaiah”
“Continuous funding for the sports sector in the state budget: CM”
“We have reserved Rs 6 crore for gold medalists. I urge sports persons to win gold for the country”: CM
Bengaluru, Dec 1: “I am always ready to provide necessary facilities and encouragement to sports persons of the state. Continuous funding for the sports sector has been allocated in the state budget. I urge anyone from the state to win a gold medal for the country in the Olympics,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Honouring a Legend: Dr. K. Govindaraj
Today, we celebrated the incredible journey of Dr. K. Govindaraj, a towering figure in the world of basketball, as he was felicitated by the Young Orians Sports Club for his extraordinary 50 years of dedication to the sport.
From his humble beginnings as a young player for Young Orians Sports Club, he showcased his talent on the courts, representing Karnataka at the Sub-Junior Nationals in 1973, numerous State Championships, and Junior Nationals across India. His passion, discipline, and relentless drive set him apart.
Fast forward to today, Dr. K. Govindaraj has not only left a lasting mark on the game but has also transformed its landscape. As the President of FIBA Asia and the Karnataka Olympic Association, his visionary leadership has propelled basketball to new heights both in Karnataka and internationally.
The event, held in Bengaluru, was graced by eminent dignitaries, including:
Mr. B. Dayananda, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, and President, KSBBA
Mr. Kulvinder Singh, Secretary General, Basketball Federation of India (BFI)
Mr. Jitendra Shetty, Joint Director, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES)
Mr. Anantha Raju, Secretary General, Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA)
Shri Katta Jagadish, President, Young Orians Sports Club
Mr. Gunashekhar, Secretary, Young Orians Sports Club
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BFI President Dr. K Govindaraj, MLC, has been elected as President FIBA Asia – 2023
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