The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is celebrating its 10th year in 2023, with 64 teams again competing in a single-elimination tournament in which the winning team splits a $1 million grand prize.
Competing in TBT for a second straight year is India Rising, which again has brought together some of the world's best players of Indian origin to compete in the tournament. The second year has proven to be a charm, as India Rising opened the tournament with a historic upset victory over Red Scare, fueled by 29 points from Tajinder Lall.
Reiterating its purpose and mission from last year, India Rising brings together "the world's best ballers from both the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora." The team's description adds that "India Rising was created to showcase to the world that brown ballers exist."
Among players representing India Rising are returners Sukhmail Mathon and Kiran Shastri, while former G League big man Venky Jois joins the team in 2023.
MORE: Complete schedule, results for The Basketball Tournament 2023
Who plays for India Rising at The Basketball Tournament?
India Rising's roster is headlined by a few returners but also features a handful of new players. Among notable newcomers is Jois, who earned multiple All-Big Sky honors during his time in Eastern Washington and has enjoyed a seven-year professional career, including a stint with the G League's Memphis Hustle and multiple stops in his native Australia.
Among notable returners are Mathon, Shastri and Robbie Sihota, who scored a game-high 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from deep in last year's loss to a Syracuse Alumni team.
Take a look at the full roster below:
| No. | Name | Pos. | College |
| 15 | Jaz Bains | G | Queen's University (Canada) |
| 5 | Sukhjot Bains | G | University of the Fraser Valley |
| 33 | Manroop Clair | G | University of British Columbia |
| 55 | Venkatesha Jois | F | Eastern Washington |
| 7 | Tajinder Lall | F | Carleton University |
| 41 | Sukhmail Mathon | F | Boston University |
| 31 | Sarju Patel | G | University of Albany |
| 21 | Varun Ram | G | Maryland |
| 9 | Aryan Sharma | G | University of Western Ontario |
| 24 | Kiran Shastri | F | Chaminade |
| 12 | Robbie Sihota | F | University of Calgary |
| 35 | Ajaypal Singh | F | Westmont College |
| 22 | Sukhpreet Singh | G | Queen's University (Canada) |
| 25 | Sai Tummala | F | Hawaii |
When does India Rising play in The Basketball Tournament?
- Date: Friday, July 28 (ET)
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Live stream: ESPN+
India Rising is the No. 8 seed in the Dayton Region of The Basketball Tournament. The team has advanced to the Round of 32, where it will face Carmen's Crew, a team comprised mostly of Ohio State alumni.
To open TBT, India Rising completed the biggest upset in tournament history, defeating the top-seeded host, Red Scare.
INDIA RISING PULLS OFF THE BIGGEST UPSET IN TBT HISTORY‼️ pic.twitter.com/YrEnOoIuBx
— TBT (@thetournament) July 27, 2023
The winner of the game between India Rising and Carmen's Crew will advance to face the winner of a game between Friday Beers and Men of Mackey, which is a Purdue alumni team.
