Introduction of Basketball in NEPAL
Basketball is played in Nepal since early 50's. The foreigners who come to work in Nepal as volunteers or in foreign diplomatic missions were responsible for importing basketball in Nepal . The retired British Gurkha Soldiers who returned to Nepal also played their part in importing Basketball in Nepal.
Basketball today is very famous in Nepal. Not only in the big cities like Kathmandu , Pokhara and others, it is very popular in the hilly districts as Dang, Myagdi, Syangja and Parbat. Most of the private schools in Nepal have quality Basketball Court that makes Basketball the very famous sport in the school level.
International Participation of Nepal Mens National Basketball Team
International Participation of Nepal Mens National Basketball Team
So far, Nepal Men’s National Team had participated in only 3 international tournaments. Nepal has participated only in the FIBA ASIA MID ASIA ZONE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT in year 2001 (GUWAHATI, INDIA), 2003 (DELHI, INDIA) and 2005(DELHI, INDIA).
FIBA Referees of NEPAL
FIBA Referees of NEPAL
Two referees have FIBA Referee LIcence
1. Raju Maharjan
2. Raj Kumar Maharjan
tell us more about basketball in Nepal. we'd be glad to learn
Good luck for Nepal.
Proud to be Lebanese
I read about Basketball in Nepal in Alexander Wolff's "Big Game, Small World" book... that book talks about basketball around the world... its a good reading... it didn't talk about basketball of each countries in general but it talks about how basketball can change lives of different people in different countries... One of them is Nepal...
would you consider it as the #1 sport in your country?Originally Posted by dinesh
these guys don't have a problem with basketball, why do you?
Great thread dinesh and welcome to the forum
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Was it Nepal or Bhutan? I think it might have been Bhutan. It was a wonderful book, though. I wish he would write another just like it.
Dinesh, is there an organized league in Nepal? Like a professional or semi-professional league or is it mostly U18 at the high schools? Please give us some news and information here. I don't want to be greedy, but I'd love to see some pictures too!
"I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas
My Nepalese mate in Australia
I had a work mate who was Nepalese and it surprised me when he told me that in his Nepal basketball is quite popular in his country. Even said that the Nepalese who live in Australia also play ball. Our game is truly gobal
"No hay poder en el mundo que pueda cambiar el destino"
-El Padrino
Basketball is popular sport in Nepal.....................the game is very famous in the big cities in Nepal. But the foundation of the basketball in the grass root level is very poor. We are trying hard to promote MINI BASKETBALL throughout the coutry.
Every school, college, university in Nepal have good basketball courts and they have their own team. But Nepal National team is not good due to teh lack of international exposure..
Nepal doesn't have professional league or semi professional league.Was it Nepal or Bhutan? I think it might have been Bhutan. It was a wonderful book, though. I wish he would write another just like it.
Dinesh, is there an organized league in Nepal? Like a professional or semi-professional league or is it mostly U18 at the high schools? Please give us some news and information here. I don't want to be greedy, but I'd love to see some pictures too!
following are the National level basketball tournaments that is held every year in Nepal.
1. National Mens and Womens basketball championship: Total no ofparticipating team is limited to 16 in both categories
2. National U19 Basketball Championship
3. National U17 Basketball Championship: 160 teams participate in this tournament last year throughout the country
Apart from above mentioned championships there is about 50 high school level, 15 college level and 5 university level basketball championship held every year by various organisations in Nepal.
We are planing for U12 and national mini basketball festival from this year onwards.
Ooops... yeah I think its Bhutan... not sure aye... I better check the library tomorrow for that... cheersWas it Nepal or Bhutan? I think it might have been Bhutan. It was a wonderful book, though. I wish he would write another just like it.
Dinesh, is there an organized league in Nepal? Like a professional or semi-professional league or is it mostly U18 at the high schools? Please give us some news and information here. I don't want to be greedy, but I'd love to see some pictures too!
YES............it was Bhutan that was mentioned in the book
My bad!... sorry!
Even Nepal has a U14 team! Also 3 wins in 5 games against Japan U14... hmmm, not really believing thatJapan tour fruitful for basketball team
ANIL GHIMIRE
KATHMANDU, June 12: Nepali U-14 basketball team´s Japan tour two weeks ago was fruitful in the sense that it has given a morale boost to the players ahead of the U-16 Asian Youth Olympic 2013 and the Asian Basketball Federation Championship, according to Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA) officials.
The Nepali U-14 team played five matches against the U-14 team of Japan and registered three wins during the tour from May 24 to June 1. The team faced marginal defeats in the other two matches.
Dinesh Nakarmi, head coach of NeBA, who led the Nepali team to Japan, said that the tour was fruitful for the players as well as for their project. "The tour has given us a great boost as we are preparing for bigger events in the upcoming years."
"The players played in front of big crowds and against international players, which gave them good psychological boost. This experience will help them to play better in future," added Nakarmi.
"The players got a chance to play in the Olympic Dom against a good team of Japan which has boosted their confidence," Nakarmi said, adding that he is satisfied with the performance of the players.
The U-14 squad also got an opportunity to practice under the expertise of Japanese coach during their tour. They had practice sessions for two days.
Nakarmi said that the coaching style of the Japanese is different from that of Nepali coaches as they point out the mistakes and give suggestions on how to correct them. When asked about the weaknesses of Nepali players during the tour, Nakarmi said that they are physically unfit.
"Our players do not have a good build and we fail to control the ball many times. Our players lack fitness, which is the most essential pre-requisite," he added.
NeBA also requested the U-14 team of Japan to visit Nepal for friendly matches. Along with that, NeBA requested Japan Basketball Association (JBA) to send an expert to guide the national team. JBA donated technical equipment to NeBA. "They are happy with our proposal and have requested us to start paper works," said Nakarmi.
Saugat Baniya, captain of the U-14 national team, said that they got a chance to learn many things from their tour. "Japanese players were disciplined and their game was eye-catching. We have to learn from them."
Baniya praised the speed and the compact defense of the Japanese players and said that the Nepali squad should improve in those aspects.
Regarding the coaching of the Japanese, Baniya said that they learned a lot from Japanese experts.
The U-14 national team is currently participating in the National U-19 Basketball Championship that began on Saturday. Coach Nakarmi said that the U-14 players were included in the U-19 tournament in order to develop their skills. "We do not expect good results from them as they are physically and technically weaker than their opponents."
Published on 2011-06-12 07:00:16
But U14 in U19 tournament is a terrible idea... assuming we can trust the ages
aim low, score high
nt u14 roster for these games:
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ful...&NewsID=289168KATHMANDU: A 15-member Nepali Under-14 Basketball team on Tuesday left for Japan to participate in the Cultural Sports Exchange and Basketball Development Programme slated for May 25-31 in Tokyo. Ajay Kuwar, Satendra Kumar Jaisawal, Anish Magar, Keshang Thokya Thakuri, Namkang Dorjee, Kunkenjit Thing Lama, Chhewang Ghirme Bista, Biplab Khadka, Saugat Singh Baniya, Sohan Tamang, Pradip Nepali and Kumar Magar will represent Nepal in the programme. Dinesh Thapa (team leader) and chief coach Dinesh Nakarmi and assistant coach Purna Neupane accompanied the team. The Nepali team will play five friendly matches in Tokyo before taking on Tokyo High School Champions.
can you tell me the average height of nepalese players?
Hi Dinesh, do you happen to be NeBA secretary-general Dinesh Thapa?
FIBA Asia really should make a division 2 tournament for the uprising teams in all levels (seniors and youth levels) at least they can play and compete
and also to prevent them to be a victim of the system and politics in FIBA (used as stepping stones in the sub region tourneys)
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