Five Indians amongst tournament's top performers as India’s FIBA Asia U16 campaign ends on a winning note

The young Cagers definitely have some positive takeaways

Underlining their continuing development, the Indian boys’ basketball squad have ended their 2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship on a positive note with a 80-70 win over Hong Kong. The side has now finished the Championship in 13th position.

After the conclusion of all their 4 games, 5 Indian players are currently among the top 10 performers across varied statistical categories: Captain P Baladhaneshwar in points per game, 2 point field goal percentage, steals and efficiency; Forward Ankit Joshi in 3 point shooting percentage; Manoj Sisodia in assists per game; centres Harshwardhan Tomar and Adarsh Jayakumar in blocks per game.

India (P Baladhaneshwar 22 pts, 8 rebounds, 4 assists & 4 steals; Ankit Joshi 20 pts & 6 assists, Adarsh Jayakumar 20 pts & 3 blocks) bt Hong Kong (Yiu Pong Yip 21 pts & 12 rbs, Kwok Cheung 14 pts, Yu Li 12 pts) 80-70 [14-19, 24-17, 20-11, 22-23]