The Telangana Basketball Association will launch the inaugural Telangana Junior Basketball League on June 19 in Hyderabad. Featuring Under-15 and Under-18 boys’ and girls’ categories, the league has attracted nearly 3,000 registrations and will involve six city-based franchises.
The Telangana Basketball Association will organise the inaugural edition of the Telangana Junior Basketball League (TJBL), a first-of-its-kind professional basketball league in the State dedicated exclusively to identifying, nurturing and showcasing young talent, from June 19 at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium (Yousufguda) here.
“The objective behind TJBL is to nurture talent from the grassroots level, provide access to quality coaching and professional infrastructure, and create a sustainable ecosystem for basketball to thrive in Telangana. We want to identify promising players at a young age and provide them with a clear pathway to excel at the State, national and international levels,” A Prudhvishwar Reddy, TBA general secretary, said.