Strong squad for SABA Championship
Clinton Stallone
The selection panel of Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) has put out a strong 15 member pool for the upcoming SABA Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The pool is a good mixture of youth and experience and should fare we ell in the SABA Championship.
Clinton Stallone of Sri Lanka Navy will captain the side. The squad contains two schoolboys in Yoganathan Simron from Angel International School, Jaffna and Shehan Fernando of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.
A total of 60 players attended trials and the squad was pruned to 15 after the selection process was completed.
Squad: Yogananthan Simron (Angel International School, Jaffna), Asanka Mahesh Rajakaruna (SL Navy), Dasun Nilantha Mendis (Ministry of Education), Praneeth Udumalagala (FairFirst Insuarance), Nimesh Fernando (DFCC Bank), Sasindu Dilshan Gajanayake (SL Army), Shehan Fernando (St. Joseph’s College, Colombo), Clinton Stallone (SL Navy), Thimothi Nithushan (Commercial Credit and Finan nce), Shehan Udayanga Perera (FairFirst Insuarance), Gayan de Croos (Commercial Credit and Finance), Arnold Brent (ESOFT Metro Campus), Pawan Gamage (SL Army), Chanuka Shehan Fernando (DFCC Bank), Rukshan Athapaththu (University of Moratuwa)