Indian Basketball Society League Tournament begins April 17

The 10th edition of Berry Hills Indian Basketball Society League Tournament will begin on Friday, April 17.

The matches will be played in Salah Al Deen Indoor Sports Hall, near Century Mall in Al Mamzar, Dubai.

Organised by the Indian Basketball Society (IBS) - UAE, the Berry Hills Tournament 2015 will feature a total of 36 teams taking part in the event.

G Vijaykumar, Honorary Secretary of the IBS-UAE, said: "This year, 36 teams are competing in the event. This tournament has grown in popularity every year. The men’s team players in the Berry Hills IBS League Tournament are current and former Indian national, state and university players, employed in the UAE.”

Sameer K Mohamed, Managing Director of Jaleel Holdings and patron of the IBS League, said: “The Berry Hills IBS League Tournament aims to promote the sports culture by creating awareness among the children on the importance of physical activities to follow a healthy lifestyle.”

A total of 82 matches will be played during the 40-day tournament, in which around 450 players and coaches will represent various clubs and institutions. Out of the 36 teams, 10 teams will be playing in the Men’s matches, four teams in the Women’s matches, nine teams in the Under-19 Inter-School Boys’ matches, eight teams in the Under 13 Boys matches and five teams in the Under-13 Girls matches.

The Men’s matches will be held on Thursday and Friday evenings, while the Women’s matches will be played on Friday evenings and the Under-13 and U-19 matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Trophies, individual prizes and merit certificates will be given to teams which finish among the top three.

Special trophies and gift vouchers will be given to the Most Valuable Players, the Most Promising Players, U-13 Promising Players, Top Scorers, the Best Post Players, the Best Defensive Players and the Best 3-Point Shooters.

Fixtures and results will be available on Indian Basketball Society’s (UAE) Facebook page.

The fixtures were drawn on April 4 at Sharjah BlueBell Nursery campus in the presence of the team coaches and managers.

Teams

Men - Pool A: Knights, Dubai, Duplast Falcons City Fives, Hoopers, Beatrice and BlueBell, Sharjah. Pool B: ANF All Stars, Blue Rhine Eagles, Cromwell UK City Stars, Warriors and Pond Parkers, Al Ghusais.

U-19 Boys - Pool A: DPS, Dubai, Our Own School Sharjah, NIMS, Dubai, DPS, Sharjah and Emirates National School, Sharjah. Pool B: Indian High School, Dubai, NIMS, Sharjah, Our Own High School, Al Warqa and Gulf Indian School, Dubai.

U-13 Boys - Pool A: DPS, Dubai, NIMS, Dubai and NIMS City Sparks. Pool B: Indian High School, Dubai, DPS, Sharjah, NIMS, Sharjah and Model School, Abu Dhabi.

U-13 Girls: DPS, Sharjah, DPS, Dubai, Gems Our Own School, Dubai, Indian High School, Dubai and Ibn Seena English School, Sharjah.

Women: Earnest Eagles, DPS, Sharjah, Arabian Gazelles and Dubai Angels.
 

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