The Basketball Network Academy (BNA) in association with the Maharashtra State Basketball Association (MSBA) and Indian Gymkhana will be conducting the first Basketball Premier League 2022 for the ‘ageasFEDERAL’ Trophy, at the floodlit Dr. Muthukumar Basketball Courts, Indian Gymkhana, Matunga from Friday, May 20 to 31, 2022.
BNA, which has been focusing its energies on Basketball Grassroots Developments in Maharashtra, has now decided to organise the Basketball Premier League 2022, exclusively for Junior (under-18) Boys and Girls, born on or after 01.01.2004.
A total of 96 Boys, 96 Girls, and 24 junior coaches have been selected from Maharashtra. From the selected players eight teams have been formed in each category. Coaches have been allotted to the 16 teams.
The eight teams in the boys and girls categories have been divided into two groups of 4 each and the tournament is being played on league-cum-knockout basis.
The participating teams:
Men – Group-A: Nashik Lions, Nagpur Blasters, Pune Panthers, Ratnagiri Vipers.
Group-B: Mumbai Warriors, Thane Cheetahs, Palghar Tigers, Aurangabad Eagles.
Women – Group-A: Mumbai Warriors, Thane Cheetahs, Palghar Tigers, Nashik Lions.
Group-B: Nagpur Blasters, Pune Panthers, Ratnagiri Vipers, Aurangabad Eagles.