Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India. It is responsible for the development and promotion of the sports authority of India at all levels. BFI manages all the national-level basketball operations in India and sports authority of India is also undertaking basketball federation of India. It is involved in organizing training camps and national tournaments, and in preparing Indian teams for both men's and women's international competitions in various age categories. The national team of India is also known as the ′Young Cagers′.[1]

Basketball Federation of India
SportBasketball
JurisdictionIndia
AbbreviationBFI
Founded1950 (1950)
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Asia
HeadquartersNew Delhi
PresidentK. Govindraj
Vice president(s)Teja Singh Dhaliwal
SecretaryChander Mukhi Sharma
Men's coachVeselin Matic
Women's coachZoran Višić
Official website
basketballfederationindia.org
India

History

First national level tournaments were organized in India in 1934.[1] The India national basketball team became a member of FIBA in 1936.[1] The governing body, BFI, was formed in 1950.[1] Poonam Mahajan was the president (and also the first female president) of Basketball Federation of India.[2] The current head of BFI is K Govindraj.[1]

National teams

Basketball
Age groupMenWomen
Senior
(Men's)
(Women's)		 1987 South Asian Games
1991 South Asian Games
1995 South Asian Games
2019 South Asian Games
2010 South Asian Games		 2019 South Asian Games
2014 Lusofonia Games
U-18
(Men's)
(Women's)		 N/A 2018 Asian Championship (Div B)
U-16
(Men's)
(Women's)		 5th – 2022 Asian Championship 2018 Asian Championship (Div B)

3x3
SelectionMenWomen
Senior
(Men's)
(Women's)		 QF – 2013 Asian Championship 2013 Asian Championship
4th – 2017 Asian Championship

Professional leagues

Basketball
LevelMenWomen
Professional Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL)[lower-alpha 1]
National Basketball Championship		 Elite Women’s Pro Basketball League
National Basketball Championship
College Indian School Basketball League (ISBL)
Indian College Basketball League (ICBL)
  1. Formally the UBA Pro Basketball League

3x3
LevelMenWomen
Professional Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL)		 3x3 Pro Basketball League (3BL)

Recognition

The Indian basketball players have also won several trophies for their country. There are 17 Indian basketball players who have been honored by the Government of India through the Arjuna Award.[3] Two players have been bestowed with Dhyan Chand Awards for lifetime achievement.[3]

Sponsorship

See also

References
  1. "About the BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. Poonam Mahajan becomes first women president of Basketball Federation of India
  3. "Techolac - Computer Technology News". Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. Nair, Abhijit (18 October 2021). "Basketball Federation of India onboards Nivia as official ball partners". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.


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