2019 Nepal Basketball League season explained

2019 Nepal Basketball League
League:Nepal Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:20 April 2019 - 21 June 2019
No Of Teams:8
Season Champs:The Times International Club (1st title)
Second Place:Nepal Army Club
No Of Games:65
Mvp: Sadish Pradhan (Times)
Prevseason Link:2018 Nepal Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:2018
Nextseason Link:2020 Nepal Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:2020

The 2019 Nepal Basketball League also known as Kwiks Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of Nepal Basketball League. The league began on 20 April 2019.[1]

A total of eight teams took part in the league which ran for 55 days, making it the biggest and longest basketball tournament of the country.[2]

The Times International Club secured their first title after defeating Nepal Army Club in the final.[3]

Teams

TeamCourtCity
Budhanilkantha Municipality Basketball ClubGolfutar Basketball CourtBudanilkantha
Golden Gate International ClubGolden Gate International CollegeKathmandu
Kirtipur Basketball ClubNaya Bazaar ClubKirtipur
Nepal Police ClubNational Police AcademyKathmandu
Royal Basketball ClubRoyal Basketball AcademyLalitpur
South Siders Basketball ClubSt Xavier's CollegeKathmandu
The Times International ClubThe Times International CollegeKathmandu
Tribhuwan Army ClubArmy Officer's ClubKathmandu

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Final: (1) Tribhuwan Army Club vs. (2) The Times International Club

Season statistics

Regular season

CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameSaurav ShresthaBudhanilkantha Municipality22.1
Rebounds per gameBikram JoshiThe Times International11.8
Assists per gameRabin KhatriNepal Army Club4.5
Steals per gameNikesh Rakhal MagarRoyal Basketball Club1.9
Blocks per gameBikram JoshiThe Times International1.7
Turnovers per gameSaurav ShresthaBudhanilkantha Municipality3.5
Fouls per gameBimal KarkiNepal Police Club0.9

Women's Nepal Basketball League

2019 Women's Nepal Basketball League
League:Women's Nepal Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:1 April 2019 - 22 June 2019
No Of Teams:4
Season Champs:Nepal Police Club (1st title)
Second Place:Samriddhi Gorillas
No Of Games:13
Mvp: Anusha Malla (Police)
Nextseason Link:2020 Nepal Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:2020

The 2019 Women's Nepal Basketball League was the first season of the Women's Nepal Basketball League. Four teams took part in the inaugural season which began on 1 June.[4]

Nepal Police Club became the inaugural champions after defeating Samridhhi Gorilas in the final.[5]

Teams

Regular season

League table

Results

Final

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Basketball League. 2018-02-16. The Himalayan Times. 2019-04-02. en-US.
  2. News: क्वीक्स नेपाल बास्केटबल लिगको प्ले अफ समिकरण पूरा. 2018-02-16. hamrokhelkud.com. 2019-06-05. en-US. 2019-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605160803/https://www.hamrokhelkud.com/basketball/54308. dead.
  3. Web site: Times, Police win Nepal Basketball League. kathmandupost.com. English. 2019-12-31.
  4. Web site: Nepal\'s first ever women\'s basketball league from Saturday. kathmandupost.com. English. 2019-12-31.
  5. Web site: Times, Police win Nepal Basketball League. kathmandupost.com. English. 2019-12-31.