Showing posts with label Renato William Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Renato William Jones. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2011

India Women’s Squad for 2011 William Jones Basketball Tournament in Chinese Taipei



The roster of 12 women who will represent India at The 33rd William Jones International Basketball Tournament, which will be held in Chinese Taipei, has been released by Women’s coach Pete Gaudet and the Basketball Federation of India (BFI). The Women’s tournament, in which India is participating, will be held at the Taipei Gymnasium from July 31 – August 4.

Gaudet, who has been in training with the women’s probables at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi for the past month will get a chance to see his team play their first competitive games under him at this international competition.

Indian team for William Jones Basketball Tournament

  • Prashanti Singh
  • Geethu Anna Jose
  • P. Anitha
  • Akanksha Singh
  • Raspreet Sidhu
  • M. Pushpa
  • Shireen Limaye
  • S. Kokila
  • Harjeet Kaur
  • Bharti Netam
  • Smruthi RK
  • Kruthika Lakshman

    Head Coach: Pete Gaudet

    Sonika Ohlyan and Asha Hegde have been selected as stand-by.

    The William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

    India will play in the round-robin tournament with the four other women’s teams who have confirmed participation in this year’s tournament: Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan World University Games (WUG) team.

    Schedule

    July 31
    16:00 Taiwan WUG-India
    18:00 Opening ceremony
    18:30 China-Japan

    Aug. 1
    17:00 Korea-Taiwan WUG
    19:00 India-China

    Aug. 2
    17:00 Taiwan WUG-Japan
    19:00 Korea-India

    Aug. 3
    17:00 Japan-Korea
    19:00 China-Taiwan WUG

    Aug. 4
    17:00 India-Japan
    19:00 Korea-China
    21:00 Closing ceremony
  • Tuesday, June 28, 2011

    Indian Senior Women to take part in William Jones Basketball Tournament in Chinese Taipei



    A 17-women team of Senior Indian basketball players have been chosen as probables for The 33rd William Jones International Basketball Tournament, which will be held from July 31-August 4 in Chinese Taipei. The women’s tournament will be held at the Taipei Gymnasium in Taipei City.

    A selection committee constituted by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) has chosen a short-list of 17 players after observing their performance at the coaching camp at the KD Jadhav Stadium in New Delhi. The final team consisting of 12 players will be announced one week before the tournament begins.

    Senior Women probables for 33rd William Jones Basketball Tournament:

    Geethu Anna Jose
    M. Pushpa
    Anitha Pau Durai
    Smruthi RK
    Bharti Netam
    Prashanti Singh
    Harjeet Kaur
    Akanksha Singh
    Raspreet Sidhu
    Asha Hegde
    Aruna Kindo
    Kruthika Laksman
    S. Kokila
    Sneha Rajguru
    Shireen Limaye
    Sonika
    Amruta Bhuskute

    The William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

    Other women’s team who have confirmed their participation in the women’s event this year are Japan National Team, Chinese Taipei National Team, Samsung Women’s Team, and Chinese Taipei University National Team.

    This will be the first international action for the Indian National Basketball Team under new American head coach, Pete Gaudet. The tournament will also serve as preparation for the 24th FIBA Asia Championship for Women, to be held in Omura/Nagasaki, Japan, from 21-28 August.