In India, basketball as a sport began to appear in 1930. Quickly enough, basketball competitions began to gain incredible popularity among people. After 20 years, namely in 1950, the Basketball Federation of India appeared, which acted as a regulatory body actively involved in the popularization and promotion of sports in the country. As a result, many Indian players have achieved great success in sports discipline and have repeatedly successfully represented the national basketball team in the world championships. Today we will talk about the best five basketball players in India.
Satnam Singh
At the age of 13, the player outperformed some of the best players in the country. The little prodigy, a native of the Ludhiana Basketball Academy in 2011, has already become part of the Indian basketball team, which played at the FIBA Asian Championship. After that, the player was invited to the national team on a regular basis. In 2015, the player was selected 52nd overall in the NBA Draft, which gave a tremendous boost to his career. The basketball player played for the Texas Legends club from 2015 to 2017. After 2017, the player moved to St. John’s Edge.
Player stats:
Position: Center.
GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT%
27 2 193 42 16 39 0.41 0 0 0 10 17 0.58
OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
14 24 38 3 3 2 13 43
Amjyot Singh
The player has shown extraordinary sports enthusiasm since childhood. This is not strange since there were athletes in the Amjyot family. At an early age, Singh wanted to become a cricketer, the sport most liked by the people of India, but due to an injury that the boy received during his school years, cricket as a professional sport could be forgotten. After that, the guy received an offer to try his hand at basketball, as his parameters were outstanding. As a result, the player’s professional career began in 2015 in Japan, namely at the BJ Challenge Summer League 2015. Amjyot Singh’s career is also notable for being the first Indian player to sign a contract abroad. It is also worth noting that the player shows a reasonably high result in the country’s national team and is one of the best players in India.
Player stats:
Position: Power Forward/Small Forward.
GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT%
43 3 8.7 2.4 0.8 2.8 0.281 0.5 2.1 0.256 0.3 0.4 0.765
OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
0.1 0.9 1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8
Amritpal Singh
The former kabaddi player has become one of the best discoveries in Indian Basketball. Success came to the player in 2015, when he started playing for the Tokyo Excellence team. In this team, the player demonstrated excellent speed and excellent passing game, thanks to which he became a very famous player. For his achievements in 2016, the player received the National Basketball Development League title. Then the player went to perform abroad and began to dominate there. As a result, Amritpal Singh was signed by the Australian Sydney Kings for the 2017-2018 NBL season. By the way, Amritpal became the first Indian player in history to sign a contract with an Australian club.
Player stats:
Position: Power Forward/Center.
GP MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTA FT% TRB AST STL
27 676 119 285 0.418 13 47 0.277 103 0.621 175 34 15
BLK PF TOV PTS
20 72 82 315
Anitha Pauldurai
Not only Indian men have proven themselves as excellent basketball players. Among women in this sport, Anitha Pauldurai stands out very firmly. At school, she played volleyball, but the basketball coach saw potential in the girl and suggested changing the sport. Anitha Pauldurai is currently the most titled basketball player in India. She is the owner of 30 medals of national championships. It is also worth noting that Anita took part in nine championships of the Asian Basketball Confederation for the Indian national team, which makes her the only representative of the country who succeeded. For all the years spent in the national team, she received the title of team captain for her significant contribution. The most remarkable thing is that Anitha became the youngest captain in the team’s history. She was able to achieve this at the age of 19.
Player stats:
Position: Shooting Guard.
Min FG 2pts 3pts FT O D Tot As PF To St BS
24.1 11.4 6 5.4 1.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 4 1.6 1.6 2.2 0
+/- Ef Pts
13 19.2 16.4
Geethu Anna Jose
Since Geethu Anna Jose was born in a basketball background family, one was familiar with the sport from early childhood. The girl began her career in big-time sports with the Kerala Junior Basketball Association. Already in 2002, she began to take part in international tournaments. Not only by her talent but also by her efforts, the girl quickly began to be considered a rising star in Indian women’s basketball. Halfway through the transition from junior to adult level, she began to overshadow the results of already experienced players. For her excellent game and leadership qualities on the basketball court, she was made the team’s captain. And Indian Sports News in 2011 named her the best basketball player in India and the face of Indian basketball in general.
Player stats:
Position: Center.
PPG RPG APG
21,6 9,4 1,2
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