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The '''National Basketball Championship''' is a men's national level [[basketball in India|basketball]] tournament, by the [[Basketball Federation of India]], governing body of basketball in India. The competition is contested among the regional state teams affiliated under Basketball Federation of India.<br />
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== 2019 edition ==<br />
2019 marked the 70th time, the Indian Senior National Basketball Championship was held. It took place in the [[Guru Nanak Indoor Stadium]].<ref name="Gopalakrishnan">[https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/70th-national-championship-punjab-men-railways-women-champions 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions] Gopalakrishnan R ([[Sportskeeda]]), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.</ref> <br />
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[[Punjab, India|Punjab]] beat arch-rivals [[Tamil Nadu]] 93-75.<br />
The frontcourt of [[Amritpal Singh (basketball)|Amritpal Singh]], [[Amjyot Singh]] and [[Princepal Singh]] was too much for [[Tamil Nadu]], where [[Jeevanantham Pandi]] and [[Aravind Annadurai]] were among the top adversaries. Punjab also featured the backcourt duo of [[Arshpreet Bhullar]] and [[Rajveer Singh (basketball)|Rajveer Singh]], who scored many points from long distance.<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
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In the Semifinals, Punjab’s team secured a 79-67 victory over [[Uttarakhand]], whereas Tamil Nadu secured a narrow 65-63 win against [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
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== Championships ==<br />
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!|Year<br />
!|Champion<br />
!|Runner-up<br />
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| 2017 || [[Uttarakhand]] || <br />
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| 2018 || [[Tamil Nadu]] || <br />
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| 2019 || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<ref>[https://in.nba.com/news/70th-senior-national-basketball-championship-ludhiana-punjab-india-groups-fixtures-and-schedule/1i1y449r7thlb1f7sjladbwllz 70th Senior National Basketball Championship, Ludhiana: Groups, Fixtures, and Schedule] Yash Matange ([[NBA.com]]), 21 December 2019. Accessed 2 February 2021.</ref> || [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
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| 2020 || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<ref name="Naik"/> || <br />
|}<br />
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==Notable players==<br />
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.<br><br />
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.<br><br />
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* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aravind Annadurai]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ravi Bhardwaj]]<ref name="Naik"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arshpreet Bhullar]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Muin Bek Hafeez]]<ref name="Naik"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Kumar (basketball)|Nikhil Kumar]]<ref name="Naik"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeevanantham Pandi]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amjyot Singh]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amritpal Singh (basketball)|Amritpal Singh]]<ref name="Gopalakrishnan"/><br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prashant Singh Rawat]]<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-now-son-will-play-senior-international-basketball-after-father-20043980.html पिता के बाद अब बेटा खेलेगा सीनियर इंटरनेशनल बास्केटबाल, फीबा एशिया कप के लिए चयन] Skand Shukla ([[Dainik Jagran]]), 19 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.{{in lang|hi}}</ref> <br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Princepal Singh]]<ref name="Naik"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[National Basketball Championship (women)]]<br />
*[[UBA Pro Basketball League]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Basketball in India}}<br />
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:National Basketball Championship}}<br />
[[Category:Basketball competitions in India]]<br />
[[Category:1950 establishments in India]]</div>ImportMaster