The Velammal International School (TVIS), Ponneri and Velammal Vidyalaya, Paruthipattu Crowned Winners of the Chennai Leg of the ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Tournament

The ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Tournament, a nationwide school-based tournament for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams, concluded its Chennai leg at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.

The top two boys’ and girls’ teams in each zone and one all-star team from both the boys’ and girls’ divisions in each zone will advance to the ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Finals Tournament early this year.

Ashika from Velammal Vidyalaya, Paruthipattu (U14 Girls) and Arwaz Khan from The Velammal International School (TVIS), Ponneri (U14 Boys) were recognized with the Skechers MVP Award for their outstanding performance throughout the Chennai leg of the tournament.

The 12^th edition of the program is being conducted in association with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), with Skechers as the official kit partner.

Here are the winners of the Chennai leg of the ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Tournament:

U-14 Boys

U-14 Girls

The ACG Jr. NBA program continues to teach the fundamentals and values of basketball to positively impact the lives of Indian youth.  Since its launch in India in 2013, the Jr. NBA program has reached more than 15 million youth and 15,000 physical education instructors in 35 cities across the country.  The ACG Jr. NBA program is part of the NBA’s broader grassroots basketball development efforts in India that also include NBA Basketball School – a network of tuition-based basketball development programs in 13 cities for male and female players ages 6-18 – operated by India On Track.

Players, coaches and families can learn more about the 2025-26 ACG Jr. NBA program by following the NBA’s social media channels in India across Facebook (Facebook.com/NBAIndia), Instagram @NBAIndia),YouTube (YouTube.com/@NBAIndiaOfficial) and X (@NBAIndia)