Wilfred College beat St.Xavier's at home in ICBL

Indian College Basketball League

Jaipur, November 29, 2014: Wilfred College men made the most of home conditions as they beat St. Xavier’s on Day 4 in the Premier League of Indian College Basketball League (ICBL) organized by Basketball Federation of India & Rajasthan Basketball Association in collaboration with IMG Reliance in Jaipur on Saturday.

Riding on Yash’s 14 points, the hosts beat St. Xavier’s 42-30. In other fixtures, Rajasthan College beat Commerce College 34-23. Dilip top scored for the winners with 18 points.

Meanwhile in the women’s category, SKIT College remained unbeaten in the league beating Amity 16-12 with Manali Khatri piling 6 points.

Premier League Results

Venue: St. Wilfred’s

Men

Rajasthan College (Dilip 18) beat Commerce College (Alok 11); Wilfred College (Yash 18) beat St. Xavier’s College (Sagar 14) 42-30; Anand (Shubham 17) beat Balaji College (Akshay 15) 42-33; Subodh (Ankit 10) beat GIT College (Nikhil 11) 32-22

Women

Amity (Radha 4) lost to SKIT College (Manali 6) 12-16

About the Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honor of Arjuna Award. More information here.

About IMG Reliance

IMG Reliance Pvt Ltd., is an equal joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest and most recognized private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports marketing and management company. The joint venture company will develop market and manage sports and entertainment in India. Its current assets include India’s premier fashion event, Lakmé Fashion Week and South Asia’s only ATP World Tour event, the Aircel Chennai Open. IMG Reliance has entered agreements with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), to improve, popularize and promote the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional level. IMG Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented young Indians from sports including – basketball, soccer and tennis at IMG’s world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.

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