Middle Asia Zone Qualifying Round- July 13-15-at the Thyagraj Stadium in N Delhi,

From the Basketball Federation of India (BFI):
India's new head coach and former NBA coach Kenny Natt will finally get an opportunity to play the Indian team against competitive international opposition. The Indian Senior Men’s Basketball team have been pooled with Sri Lanka as they prepare to take part in the Middle Asia Zone Qualifying Round against SAARC teams at the Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi, from July 13-15. The winner of this five-team qualifier event will qualify for the 26th FIBA Asia Basketball Championship that will be held in Wuhan (China) between Asia’s 16 best basketball teams from September 15-25. Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh are in Pool B of the Qualifiers.
Pool A: India, Sri Lanka
Pool B: Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
India will play a maximum of three games in this round – these qualifiers will also be the first chance for India’s new American basketball coach, Kenny Natt, to see his team perform in competitive matches against international opposition. Natt, a former NBA coach, has been holding camp with the Senior Probables team for about a month at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
The final 12-man roster for India that will take part in this competition will be released tomorrow.
The qualifiers will be held in a league-cum-knockout basis. Two teams from each pool will qualify for the Semi-Finals. Here is the schedule of the games:


The international matches will be held at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The BFI would like to invite all mediapersons to come and cover this event. Schedule of the games have been attached.