The ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Tournament, a nationwide school-based tournament for U-14 boys’ and girls’ teams and the largest program of its kind in the country to date, concluded its Mumbai leg at University of Mumbai, Kalina on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.  The top two boys’ and girls’ teams and one all-star team from both the boys’ and girls’ divisions advance to the ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Finals Tournament early next year.

Sharanya Sawant from St. Anthony’s School, Team A (U14 Girls) and Aradhya Rajesh Bhavsar from The Bishop’s Co-Ed School Undri, Pune, Team A (U14 Boys) were recognized with the Skechers MVP award for their outstanding performance through the Mumbai leg of the tournament.

Amey Ajay Darwatkar from Millenium National School, Boys Team A, emerged as the Boys’ top scorer, while Dhruvi from Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School Girls Team A, led the Girls’ division.

Amey Ajay Darwatkar from Millenium National School, Boys Team A, also emerged as the Boys’ top 2 pointer, while Reeya Shetty from Vibgyor, High School Borivali, Team A led the Girls’ division.

The tournament is being conducted in association with ACG, the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), with Skechers as the official kit partner.

The 2025-26 ACG Jr. NBA 3v3 National Tournament tipped off in Mumbai after Udaipur, continues in Guwahati and will now travel to Bengaluru, Prayagraj, New Delhi, Kochi, Chennai and Indore.  Boys’ and girls’ teams from schools in any of the states within each zone can register to participate in their respective city’s tournament by visiting this link

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 – also operated by India On Track.