2016 UBA Pro Basketball League season
| 2016 UBA Pro Basketball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | UBA Pro Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
18 – 28 February 2016 (Phase-1) 23 – 26 March 2016 (Phase-2) 27 March 2016 (Play-offs) 28 – 30 March 2016 (Semi-finals) 1 – 3 April 2016 (Finals) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | TEN Action, TEN Sports, Ten HD |
| Season champions | Delhi Capitals |
| Season MVP | Vinay Kaushik |
The UBA Pro Basketball League season is the 2nd season of the UBA Pro Basketball League. The Phase-1 of the season began on 28 February 2016 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.[1]
UBA has partnered with Emmy Award winning broadcaster Paul Crane who has covered sports at the highest levels in the United States for over three decades, to present the Pro Basketball League 2016. Steve Graham, executive producer of the League, has been involved with six past Olympic Games, international triathlons, auto racing and international volleyball games in his career.[1]
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty and BJP MP and President of the Maharashtra State Basketball Association Poonam Mahajan were the chief guests of the opening ceremony that held on 18 February 2016 at the Pune’s Balewadi Stadium. Basketball Federation of India is extended its support to this event, and former international player, Norman Isaac of BFI.[2]
Delhi Capitals were crowned champions of Season 2 after beating defending champions Chennai Slam by 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.[3] Vinay Kaushik was named MVP.
Format
The UBA schedule has each of its teams playing an equal number of regular season games with their won-loss records used to qualify for the league’s post-season. Each team will play each of its division opponents four times along with one cross division opponent, which will rotate each season. Each division will stage a one game play-in between its second and third place teams with the winner to face the first place team in a best-of-three semi final followed by a best-of-three final between the division winners to determine the UBA Champion.
Teams
There are currently 8 franchise teams competing in the tournament divided into two divisions:[1]
North Division
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South Division
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Standings
North Division
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South Division
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Fixtures and Results
Phase 1
18 February 2016 16:30 |
| Punjab Steelers | 59–67 | Delhi Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-22, 25-11, 10-17, 7-19 | ||
| Pts: Amrit Pal Singh 19 Gurvinder Singh Gill 10 |
Pts: Smithin Settu 20 Vinay Kaushik 19 Ramesh 11 | |
18 February 2016 19:00 |
| Mumbai Challengers | 95–77 | Haryana Gold |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-24, 27-13, 27-18, 24-22 | ||
| Pts: Nikhil Kumar 24 Jagdeep Bains 15 Karanpal Singh 13 |
Pts: Deepak Rathee 15 Vikas Kumar 13 | |
19 February 2016 16:30 |
| Chennai Slam | 83–68 | Hyderabad Sky |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 18-20, 41-23, 8-8 | ||
19 February 2016 19:00 |
| Bengaluru Beast | 85–78 | Pune Peshwas |
| Pts: Somveer 27 Visu Palani 17 |
Pts: Narender 21 Siddhanth Shinde 16 Ajinkya Mane 13 |
20 February 2016 16:30 |
| Delhi Capitals | 87–72 | Haryana Gold |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-16, 20-17, 19-21, 23-18 | ||
20 February 2016 19:00 |
| Punjab Steelers | 68–83 | Mumbai Challengers |
21 February 2016 16:30 |
| Chennai Slam | 80–64 | Bengaluru Beast |
21 February 2016 19:00 |
| Hyderabad Sky | 76–104 | Pune Peshwas |
22 February 2016 16:30 |
| Punjab Steelers | 57–80 | Chennai Slam |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-15, 26-17, 23-13, 17-12 | ||
24 February 2016 16:30 |
| Mumbai Challengers | vs. | Bengaluru Beast |
25 February 2016 16:30 |
| Hyderabad Sky | vs. | Punjab Steelers |
25 February 2016 19:00 |
| Delhi Capitals | vs. | Mumbai Challengers |
26 February 2016 19:00 |
| Hyderabad Sky | vs. | Bengaluru Beast |
27 February 2016 16:30 |
| Punjab Steelers | vs. | Delhi Capitals |
27 February 2016 19:00 |
| Mumbai Challengers | vs. | Haryana Gold |
Brackets
| Play-offs | Semi-finals | Championship | |||||||||||
| North Division | N1 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | ||||||||||
| N2 | Mumbai Challengers | 1 | N2 | Mumbai Challengers | 1 | ||||||||
| N3 | Punjab Steelers | 0 | N1 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | ||||||||
| S1 | Chennai Slam | 1 | |||||||||||
| South Division | S1 | Chennai Slam | 2 | ||||||||||
| S2 | Pune Peshwas | 1 | S2 | Pune Peshwas | 1 | ||||||||
| S3 | Bengaluru Beast | 0 | |||||||||||
Note:
1: Play-offs will be One-game playoff.
2: Semi-finals and Finals will be best of three games.
Play-offs
Mumbai Challangers[4] and Pune Peshwas[5] through to semi-finals.
27 March 2016 16:30 IST |
| Mumbai Challangers | 78–76 | Punjab Steelers |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 21-17, 9-21, 30-21 | ||
| Pts: Gagandeep Singh 23 Rebs: Gagandeep Singh 12 Asts: Jagdeep Singh Bains 4 |
Pts: Gurvinder Gill 21 Rebs: Gurvinder Gill 16 Asts: Akilan Pari 5 | |
27 March 2016 19:00 IST |
| Pune Peshwas | 79–73 | Bengaluru Beast |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 21-23, 16-17, 30-18 | ||
| Pts: Narender Grewal 23 Rebs: Narender Grewal 11 Asts: Siddhanth Shinde 5 |
Pts: Kaif Zia 27 Rebs: Manpreet 10 | |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | 2–1 | Mumbai Challengers | 69–75 | 72–61 | 78–69 |
| Chennai Slam | 2–1 | Pune Peshwas | 88–72 | 71–73 | 97–79 |
Championship
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Slam | 1–2 | Delhi Capitals | 77–62 | 67–77 | 65–92 |
1 April 2016 19:00 IST |
| Chennai Slam | 77–62 | Delhi Capitals |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-16, 25-9, 15-18, 22-19 | ||
| Pts: Gopal Ram 22 | Pts: Ramesh 15 | |
2 April 2016 19:00 IST |
| Delhi Capitals | 77–67 | Chennai Slam |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-10, 21-18, 12-22, 24-17 | ||
| Pts: Ramesh 17 | Pts: Arjun GK 21 | |
3 April 2016 19:00 IST |
| Delhi Capitals | 92–65 | Chennai Slam |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 24-13, 20-14, 27-20 | ||
| Pts: Ajay Pratap Singh 21 | Pts: Cammy Carmel 22 | |
References
- 1 2 3 "A bigger & better ‘UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2’ is here". Ekalavyas.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2 tips off in Pune with celebs in attendance; Delhi & Mumbai register opening wins". Ekalavyas.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "UBA Pro Basketball League: Delhi Capitals crowned champions of Season 2 after beating Chennai Slam". Sportskeeda. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2: Mumbai Challengers qualify for semis with thrilling win over Punjab Steelers". Sportskeeda. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2: Pune Peshwas through to semis with win over Bengaluru Beast". Sportskeeda. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.