Elite Pro Basketball League


Elite Pro Basketball League was a professional franchise basketball league in India. Elite Pro Basketball Pvt Ltd was incorporated in February 2022 under the directorship of Sunny Bhandarkar and Pranav Prabhu. It is owned and operated by Elite Sports India.
Elite Pro Basketball League replaced UBA Pro Basketball League from 2022.

Teams

The league currently has sixteen franchised teams.
TeamRepresenting city/state
Ahmedabad AcesAhmedabad
Bengaluru StallionsBengaluru
Chandigarh ConquerorsChandigarh
Chennai TurbosChennai
Delhi DominatorsDelhi
Eastern TigersKolkata
Goa WavesGoa
Hyderabad HoopsHyderabad
Jaipur GiantsJaipur
Kochi PachersKochi
Lucknow SwarmLucknow
Mumbai StarsMumbai
Nagpur KnightsNagpur
Pune PythonsPune
Punjab GladiatorsPunjab
Surat DiamondsSurat

Try-outs

EPBL's first try-out took place at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on 12 May 2022. Over 250 basketball players took part in the try-out, and 150 players were selected by the twelve franchises which includes players from the Indian basketball team including Jagdeep Singh Bains, Pratham Singh, K. Ravikumar, Vinay Kaushik, Rachit Singh, Prakash Mishra and Arshdeep Singh.
Jaipur Giants have been acquired by Bradshaw Capital, an American company led by former Montblanc USA CEO, Bill Brown.

Top players

In June 2022 the league announced its first round of marquee player signings for some of the participating franchises.
PlayerTeam
Jagdeep BainsMumbai Stars
Pratham SinghPune Pythons
Prakash MishraJaipur Giants
Basil PhilipKochi Packers
Vinay KaushikChandigarh Conquerors
Arvind KrishnaHyderabad Hoops
Ram GopalLucknow Swarm
RavikumarChennai Turbos
Rachit SinghPunjab Gladiators
Karan Pal SinghAhmedabad Aces
Arshdeep SinghDelhi Dominators
Visu PalaniBengaluru Stallions

Board members

  • CEO – Sunny Bhandarkar
  • COO – Pranav Prabhu
  • Chief advisor – David Pross