Satnam Singh became the first India-born player to be drafted in National Basketball Association (NBA American league) in 2015. He was drafted by the Mavericks following the 52nd pick of the second round and also rocked the show on the court by playing the G-league for 2 years. Currently, Satnam Singh has earned immense respect across the country for playing in St. John’s Edge in NBL, Canada and huge expectations have been piled up out of this big boy to make the country proud further.
Amy jot became the second Indian to make it to the NBA-G league after Satnam Singh with Oklahoma City Blue with his sharpshooting skills. His consistent awe-striking 6 foot 8 forward shoot has been striving in the league for playing in the International Association of NBA. Amy jot was at the helm of the Indian Basketball team captaining it throughout the FIBA Asian cup. He played majorly for the country at the age of 27 and now plays for the Wisconsin Herd in the NBA-G league.
Amritpal Singh became the first Indian to play in an Australian team of Australia’s National Basketball Association League (NBL). He is regarded for signing up with Sydney Kings and influencing extreme workouts, handling training camps and the pre-season tour. He also handled a seamless backup centre for the NBL team and played in several tournaments like South Asian Basketball Championship, FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and FIBA Asia Cup because of which he earned the MVP in tournaments leading the Indian team internationally.
Anita is considered to be one of the consistent evolving players of the Indian Basketball Team who then retired in 2018. She has been tagged to be the first Indian woman to play in consecutive eight Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championships. Her agility and diligence ranked her in the top 10 FIBA Asian Women’s Championship 2013. She also brought a gold medal for the country in 2013 in the first most 3 on 3 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship Doha and has been the most regarded player with prestigious trophies in all India tournaments.
Geethu Anna is the former captain of Indian Women’s Basketball Team and she has also excelled in being a part of the Junior Volleyball Team of Kerala. She is the first professional Indian woman basketball player who played for Australian club Ringwood Hawks and has been invited for try-outs by big WNBA teams.