Elite Pro Basketball League (EPBL) is a professional men's
basketball
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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).
Teams
The league currently has twelve franchised teams.
Try-outs
EPBL's first try-out took place at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad
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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.
Jaipur Giants has been acquired by Bradshaw Capital, an American company lead by former
Montblanc USA CEO, Bill Brown.
Top players
In June 2022 the league announced its first round of marquee player signings for the twelve participating franchises.
Board members
# Sunny Bhandarkar (CEO)
# David Pross (chief advisor)
See also
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INBL
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3BL
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Sports in India
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FIBA Asia Champions Cup
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References
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Basketball competitions in India
Sports leagues in India
Professional sports leagues in India