The new season of the Student Basketball League will start on June 15
The Georgian Student Basketball League is moving to a new stage of development. Starting from the new season, alongside the University Sports Federation, the Georgian National Basketball Federation will act as the organizer of the league.
The winner of the league will earn a spot in the second division of the Georgian Basketball Championship – “A League” and will receive 60,000 GEL in funding. For the first time in history, teams from the student league are given the chance to advance to professional basketball.
Regarding this topic, Deputy Minister Shalva Gogoladze, President of the Georgian National Basketball Federation Paata Guraspauli, and President of the University Sports Federation Jemal Arjevanidze spoke at a press conference held at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The press conference was attended by heads and representatives of the teams participating in the student leagues.
A draw was held after the press conference. The 8 participating teams of the league were divided into 2 groups. The regular championship, which will kick off on June 15, will be held in 2 rounds, after which all 8 teams will advance to the playoffs and will be paired in the quarterfinals in a crossover system based on their standings in the group stage. The first round of the playoffs will feature single-match series, while the semifinal and final series will consist of 2 matches each. Live statistics of the matches will be available on the official website of the Georgian National Basketball Federation (GBF.ge).
Group A Group B
Tbilisi State Medical University Tbilisi State University
University of Physical Education and Sport Caucasus International University
Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University Ilia State University
Georgian Technical University Georgian National University
