Elite Pro Basketball League

Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL)

Founded	2022;3 years ago (2022)
First season	TBA
Country	India
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
CEO	Sunny Bhandarkar
Website	EPBLeague.com

Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL) is a professional franchise basketball league in India. Elite Pro Basketball Pvt Ltd was incorporated in February 2022 under the directorship of Sunny Bhandarkar and Pranav Prabhu. It is owned and operated by Elite Sports India (ESI). ^{[1] [2]}

Elite Pro Basketball League replaced UBA Pro Basketball League from 2022. ^{[3] [4]}

Teams

The league currently has sixteen franchised teams. ^{[5] [6]}

Team	Representing city/state
Ahmedabad Aces	Ahmedabad
Bengaluru Stallions	Bengaluru
Chandigarh Conquerors	Chandigarh
Chennai Turbos	Chennai
Delhi Dominators	Delhi
Eastern Tigers	Kolkata
Goa Waves	Goa
Hyderabad Hoops	Hyderabad
Jaipur Giants	Jaipur
Kochi Pachers	Kochi
Lucknow Swarm	Lucknow
Mumbai Stars	Mumbai
Nagpur Knights	Nagpur
Pune Pythons	Pune
Punjab Gladiators	Punjab
Surat Diamonds	Surat

Ahmedabad Aces

Bengaluru Stallions

Chandigarh Conquerors

Chennai Turbos

Delhi Dominators

Eastern Tigers

Goa Waves

Hyderabad Hoops

Jaipur Giants

Kochi Pachers

Lucknow Swarm

Mumbai Stars

Nagpur Knights

Pune Pythons

Punjab Gladiators

Surat Diamonds

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Location of EPBL teams

Try-outs

EPBL's first try-out took place at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on 12 May 2022. Over 250 basketball players took part in the try-out, and 150 players were selected by the twelve franchises which includes players from the Indian basketball team including Jagdeep Singh Bains, Pratham Singh, K. Ravikumar, Vinay Kaushik, Rachit Singh, Prakash Mishra and Arshdeep Singh. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Jaipur Giants have been acquired by Bradshaw Capital, an American company led by former Montblanc USA CEO, Bill Brown. ^{[10] [11]}

Top players

In June 2022 the league announced its first round of marquee player signings for some of the participating franchises. ^{[12] [13]}

Player	Team
Jagdeep Bains	Mumbai Stars
Pratham Singh	Pune Pythons
Prakash Mishra	Jaipur Giants
Basil Philip	Kochi Packers
Vinay Kaushik	Chandigarh Conquerors
Arvind Krishna	Hyderabad Hoops
Ram Gopal	Lucknow Swarm
Ravikumar	Chennai Turbos
Rachit Singh	Punjab Gladiators
Karan Pal Singh	Ahmedabad Aces
Arshdeep Singh	Delhi Dominators
Visu Palani	Bengaluru Stallions

Board members

• CEO – Sunny Bhandarkar ^[14]
• COO – Pranav Prabhu
• Chief advisor – David Pross ^{[15] [16]}

See also

• Basketball Federation of India
• UBA Pro Basketball League
• Indian National Basketball League
• 3x3 Pro Basketball League
• West Asia Super League
• National Basketball Championship
• Mizoram Super League
• Sports in India

References

1. "India's Elite Pro Basketball League to feature 12 teams". Ekalavyas. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. Imtiaz, Md (11 June 2022). "Elite Pro Basketball League signs top Indian national players as marquee signings". thebridge.in. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
3. R, Gopalakrishnan. "UBA's Original Promoters to launch new Indian Pro Basketball League". Ekalavyas. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
4. "5x5 Pro Basketball League to be launched in India later this year". The Times of India. 2 May 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
5. "Elite Pro Basketball League adds four new teams ahead of pre-season camp in March". ThePrint. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
6. "Elite Pro Basketball League to organise its preseason from March 11-20". News Room Odisha. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
7. Subrahmanyam, V. V. (13 May 2022). "Try outs conducted for EPBL". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
8. "Indian 5x5 Basketball League Tryouts held in Hyderabad". Ekalavyas. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
9. "Try out for EPBL - News for All | Jai Mahakaal". 13 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
10. ANI (19 July 2022). "American Investment Group acquires Jaipur Giants team in Elite Pro Basketball League". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
11. "Bradshaw Capital obtain rights to Jaipur Giants of Elite Pro Basketball League". SportsMint Media. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
12. "Elite Pro Basketball League signs top Indians as marquee players". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
13. "Elite Pro Basketball League Signs Top Indians as Marquee Players". News18. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
14. up18news (12 August 2022). "The youngest CEO of Elite Sports India- Mr Sunny Bhandarkar". Up18 News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
15. "David Pross joins Elite Pro Basketball League as Chief Advisor - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
16. "David Pross joins Elite Pro Basketball League as chief advisor". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.