Recognition: DPS Megacity has a strong basketball legacy with consistent achievement at inter-school, regional, and national levels. In 2012, the school won the BFI All-over School North East chapter and was runner-up for the next two years. The same year, the team secured 2nd place in the Inter-DPS nationals. In 2019, the boys’ team became CISCE Regional Champions, and Malini Banerjee was selected for the SGFI team, which reached the semifinals. The exceptional alumni players like Jatin Agarwal, Puneet Singhania ( Head Coach at Sports is Life ), Mrinay Jaiswal, Kunal Pandey, Ashutosh Choudhary, Pallav Sarkar, Rohan Roy ( Currently professionally playing and coaching in Canada), Ankit Das, Hemang Bhojnagarwala, and Vaibhav Lakhotia have helped the team to excel in every championship they played. In 2024, the school achieved 2nd position in the Inter-DPS Zonals, while the U17 girls and U19 boys teams both finished 2nd in the CISCE Basketball Regionals. Seven players were selected to represent West Bengal in the CISCE Nationals, and Devrat Baheti(U17) earned 2nd position nationally. The team is led by Mr. Subhasish Pal,a renowned coach in West Bengal with over 20 years of experience, a FIBA Level 2 certification, and participation in the Jr. NBA Basketball without Borders program in Melbourne. He is being assisted by Ms.Swaranjali Gupta (since 2022), a National Referee and NIS Certified coach.
