All Star Basketball Championship to start in Hyderabad from Dec 11

Hyderabad: On the lines of Indian Premier League and Pro Kabaddi League, a league for the basketball in the city, coined as All Star Basketball Championship, will be held from December 11 to 14 at the YMCA, Narayanguda.

The league, being organised jointly by Amazing Telangana and Hyderabad District Basketball Association (HDBA) along with the Telangana Basketball Association (TBA), will be held on round robin league format. In total, six teams will compete for the top honours in the senior category while four teams in the



junior section (under-16) will showcase their skills.

The players registered with various clubs, departments and organisations in the city, were distributed into six teams by the district basketball association selectors. Boston Celtics’ coach Gibson Arnol will be the chief guest for the event and he will witness the inaugural edition. The president of the HDBA R Shridhar Reddy informed that the coach will also interact with State players, coaches, referees, and will also visit few schools to promote the game.