Ahluwalia Memorial Basketball Tournament in Sept

Dimapur, August 23 (MExN): The inaugural edition of MS Ahluwalia Memorial 3×3 Open Basketball Tournament will be held at Children’s’ Park Basketball Court, PWD Colony, Dimapur from September 27-28.


The Tournament is organized by Dimapur District Basketball Association (DDBA) in collaboration with Nagaland Basketball Association (NBA), a press release informed. 


The event will be held on a League-cum-Knockout basis. 


The title sponsor of the event is the family members of Late MS Ahluwalia, it said.  


3x3 Basketball is a game now in its early development but one that DDBA is committed to continue to promote and develop, Senti Longkumer, Secretary General of DDBA said about the inaugural tourney.


This is going to be a pioneering event in Dimapur, he maintained adding:“DDBA believes that this format can act as a catalyst to promote basketball throughout the district with its young, urban, and a carnival-like atmosphere.”


Stating that it would be a major attraction on its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, the Secretary General of DDBA also express appreciation to  family members of Late Ahluwalia for partnering with the association in in promoting the format in Dimapur. 


The registration fee is Rs 1000 and the teams are requested to give the Player-Captain’s contact number to be added in “DDBA 3x3 OBT” WhatsApp group, where all information would be provided.


Teams can also scan and upload the duly filled up forms in the group. 


The last date for submission of form is September 24 and participating teams can contact the Technical Team for any queries. 


Teams interested to participate can request for registration forms from the Technical Team through Whatsapp or Email: Asalie Peseyie, Convener (8787473881), Tiameren Amri (9612157207), Alanthung Ngullie (9774071875).