Union Bank E Division champs at Mercantile Basketball Knockout Tournament 2016

The Union Bank team, from left: Shehan Perera, Hasitha Fonseka, Gobinath Thagavelu, Clifford Shenan, Dhananjayan Wijendra, Hasitha Wijerathne, Damien Gunewardena, Roshan Vithaanarachchi, Kasun Perera and Gayath Wickramasinghe

Union Bank’s men’s Basketball team emerged E Division champions at the 11th Mercantile Ram Ratnavale Memorial Knockout Tournament 2016 organised by the Mercantile Services Basketball Association. 

Union Bank, a first-time participant at the tournament beat Mobitel (71-55) at the Men’s E division final played yesterday (15th June) at the Henry Pediris Basketball Complex. Union Bank faced IFS at the Quarter Finals to emerge winners and proceeded to win the semifinals against UB Finance to qualify to the finals.  

Union Bank did well to hold back the experienced Mobitel team throughout the final game. There was a keen tussle in the 2nd quarter where Mobitel were leading by 3 points, however the UB team did well to bounce back in the 3rd quarter to build up a healthy lead. Thus, emerging winners convincingly in the final quarter.  The team was led by Dhananjayan Wijendra, the leading scorers for UB were Clifford Shenal, Hasitha Wijerathne and Shehan Perera.