A bunch of new players were selected for the NBA basketball academy following three days of trials for the top-30 players from across the country, at the Jaypee Greens here on Sunday.
The 11 players, selected through the ACG-NBA scheme , will get full scholarship for their training at the academy under the guidance of NBA-certified coaches. The final selection, under the supervision of the Technical Director of the NBA Academy, Scott Fleming, was a culmination of the process of filtering about 1600 aspirants.
The trials in the earlier stages, starting on May 21, were held in Delhi, Kottayam, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
