Bangalore's 2013-14 BFI-IMG Reliance School Basketball League tips off

After getting a successful kick-start in various cities around the league, the modified and expanded version of the 2014-14 BFI-IMG Reliance School Basketball League tipped off in Bangalore on December 18th. Bangalore is the latest stop of the ongoing league, which is being held in eight Indian cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Indore, and Chennai.

Like every other city, Bangalore is fielding 20 total school teams in the league - 10 each in the boys' and girls' sections respectively.

Participating Teams

Boys

Group A: Vidyaniketan School, New Horizon Public School, National Public School (Rajaji Nagar), Sri Kumaran's Children's Home, Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Group B: Bishop Cotton's School, Delhi Public School (South), Mallaya Adithi International School, St. Joseph’s Indian High School, Shantiniketan High School.

Girls

Group A: Bishop Cotton's School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Mary Immaculate High School, Stella Maris High School, PPEC Indira Nagar.
Group B: Sri Kumaran's Children's Home, Mallaya Adithi International School, National Public School (Rajaji Nagar), Nirmala Rani High School, Carmel Convent High School.

According to the BFI, one of the main goals of the School League is to start the first pan-India League, as opposed to the current system of competition - tournaments. BFI and IMG Reliance have put aside money for each participating School for refurbishments of their home courts. With the help of the State Basketball Association, BFI and IMG Reliance will be hoping that this initiative will incentivize schools to invest in basketball.

IMG-Reliance School Basketball league returns to Bangalore for 2nd edition

The 2nd Bangalore IMG-Reliance School Basketball League has tipped off in the Sri Kantaveera Stadium in Bangalore on Monday, December 17th. Organised by the Karnataka State Basketball Association (KSBA), the Bangalore School League will feature 10 boys' and eight girls' teams from across the region.

Teams have been divided into two groups in both the divisions, and matches are set to be played in the league-cum-knockout phase. The league phase will end on December 21st and the Semi-Finals of the tournament are scheduled to be held from Saturday, December 22nd.

Here is the list of participating teams:

Boys

Group 1: Vidya Niketan School, Bishop Cotton's School, Christ School, Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Poorna Prajna Education Centre (PPEC) (Indiranagar).

Group 2: Delhi Public School (Bangalore South), St. Joseph's Indian High School, National Public School (Rajajinagar), Mallaya Aditi International School, New Horizon School.

Girls

Group 1: Bishop Cotton's School, Poorna Prajna Education Centre (PPEC) (Indiranagar), Delhi Public School (Bangalore South), Kendriya Vidyalaya (Hebbal).

Group 2: Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Mary Immaculate Girls' High School, New Horizon School, National Public School (Rajajinagar).

The full schedule of fixtures is available on the official website of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).

Vidya Niketan (Boys) & Bishop Cotton Girls' School win 2nd Bangalore School Basketball League

After weeks of intense competition between some of the best High-School teams in Bangalore city, the squads from Vidya Niketan and Bishop Cotton Girls' School won the 2nd Bangalore School Basketball League on Tuesday, January 31 2012. The finals of the league, organised by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and IMG-Reliance, were held at the Vidya Niketan School in Hebbal, Bangalore. The league was held in association with the Karnataka State Basketball Association (KSBBA).

After only being up by two at halftime, hosts Vidya Niketan began to stretch their lead in the second period in the Boys' final against the squad from Delhi Public School (Bangalore South). A strong effort by Venkatesh of Vidya Niketan helped lift his side to a 59-45 victory. Kedar had 19 points for the losing side.

In the Girls' final, Bishop Cotton got out firing on all quarters from the beginning against Kumaran's Children's Home, holding a 15 point lead at halftime and finally cruising to a 46-30 victory. Bishop Cotton were powered by Lopamudra, one of the best young talents in India, who scored 16 points in the final.

Lopamudra (Girls) and Ventakesh (Boys) were named the best players of the tournament, while further awards were given to Kruthikaran of Bishop Cotton and Kedar for DPS (Bangalore South) as 'Most Promising Players' of the tournament.

For the teams who qualified for the finals of this league, the cash prize was of Rs. 75,000 and Rs. 50,000 for winners and runners-up in each category. Chief Guest K. Govindraj, the President of the Karnataka Olympic Association and Senior Vice President of the BFI distributed the cash awards and prizes.

Final Scores

Girls: Bishop Cotton Girls School (Lopamudra 16) bt. Kumaran's Children's Home (Akshaya 10, Sahana 10) 46-30
Boys: Vidya Niketan School (Venkatesh 25, Samarth 11) bt. Delhi Public School (Bangalore South) (Kedar 19) 59-45

Best Player (Boys): Venkatesh (Vidya Niketan School)
Best Player (Girls): Lopamudra (Bishop Cotton Girls School)
Most Promising Player (Boys): Kedar (DPS - Bangalore South)
Most Promising Player (Girls): Kruthikaran (Bishop Cotton Girls School)

Inter-School Basketball League tips off in Bangalore

After successful implementations in Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai last year, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and IMG-Reliance launched the first ever inter-school basketball league in Bangalore on June 16th with the help of the Karnataka State Basketball Association (KSBBA).

10 boys' and 8 girls' school teams from around the city will be taking part in this competition. In each division, the teams will be divided into two groups of five, who will play against each other in a double leg (home and away) system through the course of the season. The best teams from the two groups will qualify for the knockout rounds.

The group games are scheduled to be held from June 16 - July 2, 2011, at the various schools in Bangalore.

Participating Teams

Boys

Group I: Christ School, Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Delhi Public School (Bangalore South), Bishop Cotton's School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (Hebbal).

Group II: St. Joseph's Indian High School, National Public School (Rajajinagar), Poorna Prajna Education Centre (PPEC) (Indiranagar), Vidya Niketan School, Mallya Aditi International School.

Girls

Group I: Mary Immaculate Girls' High School, Sri Kumaran Children's Home, Stella Maris Schol, National Public School (Rajajinagar).

Group II: Bishop Cotton's School, Mallya Aditi International School, New Horizon Public School, Carmel Convent High School.

UPDATE: Go here to get daily results from the Bangalore School League.