SL Schools and Mercantile BC clinch National Cager titles

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

Sri Lanka Schools and Mercantile BC won the Level I Men’s and Women’s titles respectively in the 49th Senior National Basketball Championship which concluded at the Police Park courts yesterday. Schools beat Colombo District (65-42) in the men’s final while Mercantile BC defeated Navy (71-58) in the women’s final.

Schools captain Praneeth Udamalagala top scored 23 points in the final was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the men’s Level I while Kumarin Silva of the Mercantile BC who made the best contribution with 17 points in the final was picked as the Level I women’s Most Valuable Player.