Amanda Maria Rocha from Sacred Heart HSS, Thevara, and Niranjan L R from St Joseph's HSS, Thiruvananthapuram, will lead Kerala women and men in the 74th Junior National Basketball Championships to be held in Indore from May 8 to 14.
Kerala women are placed in Group A along with Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, hosts Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Kerala men are in Group A, with Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and Delhi being the other teams.
The women's team is coached by Jose Philip from the Kerala State Sports Council (KSSC). Dimal C Mathew is in charge of the mean's team.
The squads: Women: Amanda Maria Rocha (capt), Tiyona Ann Philiph, Laya Maria Antony (Ernakulum), Feba Fahim, Cloudia Onden, Arthika (Kozhikode), Liya Shony, Jubeen Sunny, Nirnajana Jiju (Thrissur) , Akshara Lakshmi, Diya S Jayan (Kollam), Aleena K Mathew (Thiruvananthapuram).
Coach: Jose Philip (KSSC); assistant coach & manger: Aneeta P V (Directorate of Sports).
Men: Niranjan L R (capt), Anwin, George Joseph, Jibin Thomas (Thiruvananthapuram), Niyukth Salil, Vinay Sankar, Jeevan K Joby (Thrissur), Jins K Joby, Alby Mathew (Kottayam), Aswin Krishna, Ramanad G (Alappuzha), Jishnu V M (Malappuram), Johan Jenson Melleth (Ernakulum).
Coach: Dimal C Mathew (KSSC); assistant coach: Prem Kumar (Ernakulum); manager: Vnessh K (Palakkad).
