BIS #1823 MAHINDRA NBA CHALLENGE

ANDHERI, APRIL 20, 2010: Saturday, April 17, 2010 was another Red letter day in the history of the annals of St. Dominic Savio as a huge
Basketball event was organized entitled Mahindra NBA Challenge. Budding basket ball players were invited to two venues, St. Dominic Savio, Andheri and Mastan YMCA, Nagpada to show and demonstrate their talents in Basketball.

About 500+ youngsters from all the corners of Mumbai registered online for this event. On the dais were some very well known NBA legends such as T. Green and Teresa; Mr. Harish Sharma, the General Secretary of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI); Mr. M. Venkatesh and Fr. Crispino D'Souza.

The training sessions went on till about 6.30 pm. The group would be divided into eight teams and they would play each other. The best four from Dominic Savio's would play the best four from Mastan Nagpada. What the coaches did tell the players was that they were looking out for players who had a team sense and not individuals who scored. It was team work tat counted and not just individual talent.
It was indeed a wonderful sight to see so many youngsters on the basketball court from 2.30 pm to about 7.30 pm. These games will be played every Saturday until June 6, 2010. Some of the players who will be selected will perhaps be taken on for bigger things. We wish all these youngsters the best!