Chennai Slam

Chennai Slam
2016 Chennai Slam season
Division	South Division (UBA)
League	UBA Pro Basketball League
Founded	2015
Arena	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai), 8,000-capacity
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Team colors	Blue, white
Head coach	Prasanna Menon
Championships	2 (2015, 2016)

Chennai Slam was an UBA Pro Basketball League franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which began to play in 2015. They were the only team who has won the league twice.

History

On 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Chennai Slam start their first UBA Pro Basketball League with a 65–61 loss to Hyderabad Sky, but made a comeback with four victories. The team finished its 6-game regular season in second place in the division.

In the semifinals, Chennai Slam won over Punjab Steelers 92–77. They won the first season of the UBA Pro Basketball League by beating Pune Peshwas 81–49 in the finals.

Players

Chennai Slam season 4 roster

#	Name	Weight(Kg)	Height
1	Agu Chukwunanu	75	5 ft 9 in
7	Krish Mishra	87	6 ft 0 in
5	Ashutosh Rai	103	6 ft 5 in
9	Ameeth Khan	67	5 ft 10 in
11	Vignesh Prabhu	80	6 ft 0 in
21	Brendon Pineda	101	6 ft 4 in
30	Cammy Carmel	90	6 ft 2 in
31	Gopal Ram	110	6 ft 8 in
33	T N Bopanna	80	5 ft 8 in
34	Longji Gobum	124	6 ft 4 in
36	Rikin Pethani	105	6 ft 8 in
40	Jairam Jat	97	6 ft 4 in