Mumbai Challengers | |
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Leagues | UBA Pro Basketball League |
Founded | 2015 |
Location | Mumbai, Maharastra, India |
Head coach | Jora Singh Gulia |
Championships | 1 (2017) |
The Mumbai Challengers was an Indian professional basketball team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The Challengers last competed in the United Basketball Alliance as a member of the North Division along with three other teams. They are one of two UBA teams located in Maharashtra, the other is Pune Peshwas. The team was established in 2015 with the inception of the UBA.
The Challengers won their first UBA Championship in Season 4 [1] after defeating the Punjab Steelers in the semifinals and the Bengaluru Beast in the finals series.
The only player that has played all four UBA Seasons for the Challengers is Karanpal Singh, while Jagdeep Singh Bains, [2] Nikhil Kumar, Prudhvi Reddy [3] and Dildar have all been on the roster since season 2.
UBA Season | W | L | Finish | Playoffs |
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Season 1 (2015) | 0 | 6 | 4th, North | Did not qualify |
Season 2 (2016) | 4 | 3 | 2nd, North | Lost in semifinal series 2-1 |
Season 3 (2016) | 2 | 2 | 3rd, North | Lost play-in game |
Season 4 (2017) | 5 | 1 | 1st, North [4] | Won Championship |
Mumbai Challengers Season 4 roster
# | Name | Position | Nationality | Department |
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1 | Harman Singh | |||
6 | Jagdeep Bains | Punjab | ||
8 | N/A | |||
9 | Prasanna Venkatesh | IOB | ||
17 | Prudhvi Reddy | Student | ||
18 | Inderbir Gill | Canada? | ||
22 | Jimmy Scroggins | N/A | ||
24 | Nikhil Kumar | |||
25 | Karan Pal Singh | Student | ||
40 | Dildar Singh | Student | ||
56 | Jeevenathan | IOB | ||
58 | Ravinder Singh | |||
Name | Avg PPG (S1) [ citation needed ] | Avg PPG (S2) [ citation needed ] | Avg PPG (S3) [ citation needed ] | Avg PPG (S4) [ citation needed ] | Total Avg PPG |
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Alex Scales | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.2 | 40.2 |
Jimmy Scroggins | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24.2 | 24.2 |
Inderbir Gill | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16.3 | 16.3 |
Jagdeep Bains | N/A | 11.6 | 22.3 | 13.6 | 15.8 |
Nikhil Kumar | N/A | 15.1 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 12.6 |
Prudhvi Reddy | N/A | 7.2 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
Prasanna Venkatesh | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Karanpal Singh | 30.5 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 11.6 |
Dildar Singh | N/A | 1.9 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Jeevanathan | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.2 | 4.2 |
UBA season | Name |
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Season 1 | Linesh |
Season 2 | PC Antony |
Season 3 | Jora Singh Gulia |
Season 4 | Jora Singh Gulia |
UBA season | Name |
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Season 1 | N/A |
Season 2 | Sudeep Bose |
Season 3 | Sudeep Bose |
Season 4 | Sudeep Bose |
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