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Elite Pro Basketball League
Indian basketball league From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL) was 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]
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Teams
The league currently has sixteen franchised teams.[5][6]
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
Location of EPBL teams
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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]
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Top players
In June 2022 the league announced its first round of marquee player signings for some of the participating franchises.[12][13]
Board members
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References
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