U-16 Saba Qualifiers & FIBA U-18 3*3 World Cup: India squad, fixtures, live streaming details

The young Indian cagers qualified for 3*3 World Cup for the first time on merit.

The FIBA season is in full swing with the commencement of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. For the next four days, the Indian U-16 and U-18 basketball team will play in the South Asian Championships (Saba Qualifiers) and U-18 3*3 World Cup respectively. Although India hasn’t qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international games haven’t stopped yet. From a very optimistic start under the new leadership at the FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifiers in Syria, the attention now turns to youth basketball tournaments.

U-16 Asian Basketball Championship – SABA Qualifiers

Commencing today (July 29th), the U-16 boys’ team are set to participate in the SABA Qualifiers taking place in Sri Lanka. This qualifying tournament will be under a new coaching setup. Unlike the previous outing, where the team was led by coach Veselin Matic and assistant coach Mohit Bhandari, Ram Kumar and Asad Ullah Khan will coach this year’s team.

In Pool D, the 13th-seeded India kick off with a game against Ukraine at 9:25 PM on August 30, followed by a match against Latvia at 12:40 AM a day later. Wrapping up their final pool games, the team will go up against Israel at 9:25 PM on September 1 and Kyrgyzstan at 12:40 AM on September 2.

If India finishes at least second, they’ll face the teams from Pool B, which has second seeds Estonia and seventh seeds Brazil. The quarter-finals will be on September 3 at 7:05 PM or 8:30 PM IST.

Where and how to watch live streaming and broadcast of FIBA U-18 3*3 World Cup in India?

All matches will be live streamed on Courtside 1891 and possibly on FIBA’s YouTube channel. Unfortunately there isn’t any broadcast available.