The Nagpur District Basketball Association (NDBA) selected the 12-member district team in both the men and women category. The Nagpur teams will participate in the Maharashtra State Senior Inter-District Basketball Championships scheduled to be played at Bramhapuri from December 11.
The meet will be organisedy Sanmitra Krida Mandal and Chandrapur District Basketball Association under the authority of Basketball Federation of India (BFI).
The Maharashtra state teams in both the men and women section will be selected from this state tournament for the Senior National championships slated to be held at Ludhiana, Punjab from December 21.
The Nagpur teams were selected after a selection trials and preparatory camp held at Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) and Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) courts.
The district teams were wished all the luck by president of NDBA and Mayor Sandip Joshi, secretary Bhavesh Kuchanwar and all members of the district body.
NAGPUR TEAMS
Women: Shreya Dandekar (captain), Richa Kalraiya, Vaidehi Bhagat, Samiksha Chandak (all DKM), Siddha Deshmukh, Smruti Iyer (both Vision Academy), Rasika Pande (NKM), Abha Lad, Namrata Desai (both NBYS), Dhviti Sanghani (SNG), Bhagyashree Kolwadkar (SKS), Sanvi Tambe (NASA). Coach: Dhiraj Kadao.
Men: Anup Maske, Yash Jivtode (both NBYS), Harish Panchpande (captain), Karan Pande (both Vision Academy), Sonu Kumar, Ishan Kanojiya (both SNG), Pranay Bhagat (NKM) Gaurav Ahluwalia, Saurabh Mankar (both DKM), Harshal Akant (HKM), Prajwal Chaudhari (NASA). Coaches: Mahesh Gaherwar, Manoj Rakshak.