Rajasthan defeated Telangana 81-50 in the boys' upper pool at the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune. Kerala's girls entered the quarterfinals unbeaten, while Chandigarh and Haryana teams advanced in the girls' qualifying knockout matches
Telangana women defeated Delhi 75-62 to secure a direct quarterfinal berth at the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune. Saanvi Kolisetty led with 37 points, while the Telangana boys lost to Gujarat 88-67
Telangana girls beat Uttar Pradesh 73-70 in overtime to secure their Elite Level 1 status at the National Youth Basketball Championship in Pune. Saanvi Kolishetty scored 24 points, while Kerala extended its winning run in the girls’ division
Birla Blazers opened their Sub-Junior and Youth League basketball championship campaign with a convincing 43-18 victory over Keesara Kings at YMCA Secunderabad. After a close first half, Birla Blazers strengthened their defence and pulled away in the second half
Nalgonda Speed Strikers clinched a thrilling 80-79 under-18 victory against Hyderabad Hurricanes at the Telangana Junior Basketball League. Meanwhile, Warangal Stallions dominated Ranga Reddy 117-104, and individual standout Krish Chawda crossed the 100-point milestone after just two tournament games
The Telangana Junior Basketball League was inaugurated by Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan in Hyderabad. Featuring Under-15 and Under-18 categories for boys and girls, the league has attracted nearly 3,000 registrations and aims to strengthen grassroots basketball development
Three Telangana basketball players, Viha Reddy, Jonnalagadda Nethra B and Saanvi K, played a key role in India’s unbeaten run to the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers 2026 title in Sri Lanka, with Viha also winning the MVP award
The Hyderabad District Basketball Association will hold selection trials for under-16 boys and girls on May 29 at YMCA Narayanguda. Selected players will represent Hyderabad at the 11th Youth Inter-District Basketball Championship in Jayashankar Bhupalpally from June 5 to 7
Karnataka’s men’s team secured a quarter-final berth with a third straight win at the 76th Junior National Basketball Championship, while Karnataka women upset defending champions Tamil Nadu. Telangana teams also recorded victories in Level 2 matches held at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
