Tamil Nadu (basketball)

Tamil Nadu
League	National Basketball Championship
Location	Tamil Nadu, India
Head coach	CV Sunny

Tamil Nadu basketball team is an Indian domestic basketball team based in Tamil Nadu. The team represents the state with the same name and is governed by the Tamil Nadu Basketball Association (TNBA).

History

It plays in the National Basketball Championship. They won their first championship in 2023 ^[1] and subsequently fielded a team in the 2023–24 FIBA West Asia Super League, as the first Indian team to play the competition. ^{[2] [3]}

Tamil Nadu won its first international club trophy by winning the SABA Club Championship in 2025 which was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. ^{[4] [5]}

Honours

• National Basketball Championship
  • Champions (1): 2023 ^[1]
  • Runners-up (2): 2019, 2022

• SABA Club Championship
  • Champions (1): 2025

References

1. "Tamil Nadu men, Railways women lift National Basketball Championship trophies". Hindustan Times. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
2. "Tamil Nadu's Final 8 stint a start of something for Indian hoops, says Pranav Prince". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
3. "How different will this year's Final 8 be from the last one?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
4. "Tamil Nadu wins SABA Club Championship". edition.mv. 1 April 2025.
5. "Meet the FIBA WASL Final 8 2025 teams: Tamil Nadu". FIBA. 6 May 2025.