# Ludhiana cager Joypreet Singh Sidhu makes India U-18 Asia Cup squad 2026-08-07T20:40:15+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Joypreet Singh Sidhu, an 18-year-old basketball player from Ludhiana, has been selected for the Indian team for the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup 2026, Hindustan Times reports. He is the only player from Punjab in the final squad. The tournament will be held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad from August 13 to 23. Joypreet, a first-year BA student at Arya College and alumnus of KL Memorial School, trained at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy. He was part of the Punjab team that finished runners-up in the 75th Junior National Championship and represented India at the SABA Qualifiers in Sri Lanka in May, where the team won gold. He is currently at the national coaching camp in Ahmedabad till August 10. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: FIBA U-18 Asia Cup, Indian basketball, Joypreet Singh Sidhu, Ludhiana Basketball Academy, national team selection, Punjab sports Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ludhiana-cager-joypreet-singh-sidhu-makes-india-u-18-asia-cup-squad/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ludhiana-cager-joypreet-singh-sidhu-makes-india-u-18-asia-cup-squad/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.