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Revision as of 13:16, 15 September 2012

India India
FIBA rankingT-58 Decrease8
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachUnited States Kenny Natt
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances22
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances4
Medals Gold: 1995, 1999, 2004
Silver: 2010

The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.[1]

Affiliated into FIBA since 1936, India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Throughout its history, Team India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 22 times and is placed in the top-5 in appearances in this tournament.[2] Further, India's basketball team won three gold medals and one silver medal at the South Asian Games.[3]

History

1965-1975

India appeared at the international stage for the first time ever at the 1965 Asian Basketball Championship where it started out as moderately competitive. In the following years, India became a regular at the event and had their most successful tournament in 1975 when the team even reached the final four.[4]

1980-2010

1980 Olympics (Soviet Union)

Main article: Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Plagued by a lack of popularity and support for basketball at home, at times, India faded into oblivion and only had a handful of successful performances. Its most noteworthy tournament appearance was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. A few of the world's top basketball powers at that time (such as the United States and Canada) withdrew from the tournament. India finished 12th out of 12 in the Olympics after getting knocked out in the Preliminary Round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.

While the results did not go India's way one game in particular caught the attention of basketball fans worldwide. India played against the Australian Team, one of the world's top basketball teams. India, which was made up solely of voluntary basketball players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Aussies 75-93 after leading at halftime 41-37.[5]

Many Indian players also made headlines while in the Soviet Union as well. Ajmer Singh gained worldwide attention as he was amongst the top 10 shooters there and became the 10th best pivot player in the tournament there.

1990-2010

The late 90s saw the emergence of Sozhasingarayer Robinson the first Indian basketball player who gained considerable international attention. Robinson led India to a surprising victory over South Korea, one of Asia's top teams.[6] Later, he became the first Indian player ever to get a contract offer from another continent when he signed for Negar sang Sharekord in Iran.

In 2005, however, Robinson complained that the structure and support for basketball in India was still mediocre and government officials did not do enough to support the sport. As a protest, he retired from the national team.[7]

2010-present

Despite the immense loss that the absence of Robinson brought to India, there have been steady improvements in the past. The National Basketball Association in America has long recognized the increased importance of the Indian market worldwide and has supported the development of Indian basketball and its national team. At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship India were coached by former Sacramento Kings of the NBA head coach Kenny Natt.[8] Further, for the first time ever, India had its own strength and conditioning coach. Even though the team lost most games, its performance against Lebanon, which had made it to the final four at the previous tournament, superseded expectations.[9] Officials still work towards the goal that India will eventually become truly competitive at an international level. The establishment of a professional league has been recognized as a major step to make this goal come true. In 2011, plans for the establishment thereof were officially agreed upon.

Roster

2011 Team Roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 Amjyot Singh 20 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Punjab Police (Amateur) India
C 5 Satnam Singh Bhamara 16 – (1995-10-12)October 12, 1995 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) IMG Academy United States
G 6 Hareesh Koroth 27 – (1984-11-12)November 12, 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Tamil Nadu (Amateur) India
G 7 Jade Cross 17 – (1994-12-15)December 15, 1994 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Indian Railways (Amateur) India
C 8 Dishant Vipul Shah 20 – (1992-01-03)January 3, 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Gujarat (Amateur) India
G 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 20 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Indian Railways (Amateur) India
F 10 Amitpal Singh 28 – (1984-01-28)January 28, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Punjab Police (Amateur) India
F 11 Narender Kumar Garewal 29 – (1983-04-20)April 20, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Services (Amateur) India
F 12 Trideep Rai 29 – (1983-07-04)July 4, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Uttarakhand (Amateur) India
SG 13 Talwinderjit Singh 25 – (1986-10-26)October 26, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Punjab Police (Amateur) India
C 14 Yadwinder Singh 25 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Indian Railways (Amateur) India
C 15 Jagdeep Singh 19 – (1993-01-10)January 10, 1993 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Punjab Police (Amateur) India
00 Sidbreakball oh yeah fools 154 – (1857-12-14)December 14, 1857 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Penn State United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Captain
  • Club denotes current pro club

Competitive record

Upcoming Match

4th FIBA Asia Cup

September 14
India  vs.  Iran
September 15
Qatar  vs.  India
September 16
India  vs.  Chinese Taipei
September 17
Japan  vs.  India

Performances

Olympic Games record

FIBA World Championship record

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia championship

  • best performance: 1975 : 4th
  • worst performance: 2007 : 15th

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

  • best performance: 2007 : 7th
  • worst performance: 2003 : 9th

Since 2003, the majority of India’s national basketball players compete under the team name “Young Cagers” at the annual Asian Club Championships.[10]

See also

References

www.jumpsportsindia.com

  1. ^ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues
  2. ^ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues
  3. ^ Pakistan basketball team named for 11th South Asian Games, gz2010.cn, accessed 25 March 2012.
  4. ^ http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/2447/_/1975_FIBA_Asia_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA: 1975 Asian Championship for men, fiba.com, accessed 17 October 201.
  5. ^ http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/10/grid/X/rid/727/sid/2940/tid/301/_/1980_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/statistic.html FIBA: 1980 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men, archives.fiba.com, accessed 17 October 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.taiwanhoops.com/2004/11/stankovic-cup-day-4-robinsons-36-leads.html Taiwan Hoops - Stankovic Cup Day 4 – Robinson’s 36 leads India upset Korea, 81-76 , taiwanhoops.com, written November 24, 2004, accessed 13 October 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120411292200.htm The Hindu - Sport / Basketball : Robinson not to play for India, TN, Hindu.com, written 4 Dec 2007, accessed 15 October 2011.
  8. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/interviews/Im-here-to-create-a-superstar-says-Indias-NBA-coach-Kenny-Natt/articleshow/8853690.cms The Times of India – Sports - I'm here to create a superstar, says India's NBA coach Kenny Natt, timesofindia.com, written 14 June 2011, accessed 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/ScheduleResults.aspx 26th FIBA Asia Championship : Schedule & Results, fibaasia.net, accessed 21 October 2011.
  10. ^ [1]


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