India men's national basketball team

India appeared at the international stage for the first time ever at the 1965 Asian Basketball Championship where it started out as moderately competitive. India became a regular at the event and had their most successful tournament in 1975 when the team even reached the final four.[9]

Plagued by a lack of popularity and support for basketball at home, at times, India faded into oblivion and only had a handful of successful performances. Its most noteworthy tournament appearance was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. A few of the world's top basketball powers at that time (such as the United States and Canada) withdrew from the tournament. India finished 12th out of 12 in the Olympics after getting knocked out in the Preliminary Round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.

While the results did not go India's way one game in particular caught the attention of basketball fans worldwide. India played against the Australian Team, one of the world's top basketball teams. India, which was made up solely of voluntary basketball players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Boomers 75-93 after leading at halftime 41–37.[10]

Many Indian players also made headlines while in the Soviet Union as well. Ajmer Singh gained worldwide attention as he was amongst the top 10 shooters there and became the 10th best pivot player in the tournament there.

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium hosted the SABA Championship in 2015 and 2016. India won the gold medal on both occasions. Further, Team India has frequently used the facility for training sessions.[11]

The late 90s saw the emergence of [Jaldeep Dhaliwal], the first Indian basketball player who gained considerable international attention. Jaldeep led India to a surprising victory over South Korea, one of Asia's top teams.[12]

In 2005, however, a player S.Robinson complained that the structure and support for basketball in India was still mediocre and government officials did not do enough to support the sport. As a protest, he retired from the national team.[13]

At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship India was coached by former Sacramento Kings head coach Kenny Natt.[14] Further, for the first time ever, India had its own strength and conditioning coach. Even though the team lost most games, its performance against Lebanon, which had made it to the final four at the previous tournament, superseded expectations.

In 2012, former NBA D-League and U.S. college coach, Scott Flemming, took over the team. Under his supervision, the team won the South Asia Championship in 2014. India had two wins and finished 3 places higher (11th) in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship than in 2011.[15] In 2014, the Young Cagers (as team India is often nicknamed) won the Lusofonia games with wins over Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Angola in the gold medal game. This was Team India's first title ever against non-Asian competition. In the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup India pulled off the biggest win in their 80-year history by defeating China on their home court 65–58. The establishment of a professional league will be a major step in continuing this recent success the Indian team has experienced. In 2011, plans for the establishment thereof were officially agreed upon.

Opposition: Bahrain (February 21)
Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama
Opposition: Iraq (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaeb Hall, Baghdad[17]

India national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Singh, Joginder 31 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 5 Sahil, Sahil 21 – (1999-02-02)February 2, 1999 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 7 Hafeez, Muin Bek 23 – (1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 G 9 Bhriguvanshi, Vishesh (C) 28 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) C 10 Singh, Amritpal 29 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) C 12 Singh, Princepal 19 – (2001-01-03)January 3, 2001 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) G 14 Sivakumar, Prasanna Venkatesh 27 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F 15 Singh, Jagdeep 34 – (1986-01-10)January 10, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PF 18 Annadurai, Aravind 26 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 G 23 Sandhu, Amaan 17 – (2002-12-08)December 8, 2002 PF 24 Rawat, Prashant Singh 19 – (2000-08-15)August 15, 2000 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F 25 Arumugam, Arvind 29 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Veselin Matić Assistant coach(es) Pradeep Tomar Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on February 21, 2020

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

India men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Arshpreet Bhullar 22 – (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Pune Peshwas PG 23 Shahab Jamal 21 – (1995-09-25)September 25, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Pune Peshwas PF 6 Aravind Annadurai 24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indian Overseas Bank C 10 Amritpal Singh 22 – (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sydney Kings C 07 tanmay shende 19 – (1999-07-22)July 22, 1999 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Bengaluru Beast C 13 Jagdeep Singh 31 – (1986-01-10)January 10, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Punjab Police Jalandhar C 15 Rikin Pethani 18 – (1999-12-02)December 2, 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Chennai Slam F 25 Arvind Arumugam 27 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Vijaya Bank F/C 40 Gurvinder Gill 22 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Punjab Steelers G/F 46 Prasanna Sivakumar 25 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 52 Satnam Singh Bhamara 23 – (1995-10-12)October 12, 1995 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Texas Legends 60 Prudhvishwar Ambati 22 – (1996-01-23)January 23, 1996	Head coach Zoran Višić Assistant coach(es) Sambhaji Kadam Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 23 November 2017

2015: Roox [20]

• India v Japan - Group B - Game Highlights - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Youtube.com video