Geethu Anna Jose
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Changanasserry, Kottayam , India | |
| Nationality | Indian |
|---|---|
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2004 (International) 2002 (Junior International)–present |
Geethu Anna Jose (born 30 June 1985 in Kollad,
Indian women's national basketball team.[2]
Personal life
Jose was born in a
Changanacherry. Her brother Tom Jose is also a basketball player who represented the State of Kerala.[3] Jose married Rahul Koshy on 8 January 2014. They have a son and a daughter.[4]
Career
As a child, Jose played volleyball, first playing basketball with the Kerala Junior Basketball Association. While playing in a championship match for Kerala, she was spotted by the Southern Railway basketball team; she joined Southern Railway in 2003.[1]
Jose, who is 6ft 2in tall (188cm)San Antonio Silver Stars invited her for tryouts.[7]
In June 2012, Jose scored 11 points in the finals of the third Asian Beach Games at Haiyang, helping India to achieve a 17–14 victory over China.[8]
Sporting credits
International
- 2002: Junior ABC in Chinese Taipei
- 2004: Senior ABC, Japan
- 2004: Invitation Tournament in Malaysia
- 2004-8: represented Indian Railways basketball team, winning 5 Senior Nationals
- 2005: silver medal in 20th Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Senior Women, Sendai, Japan
- 2005: played in the Invitation Tournament at Phuket, with awards for MVP, best player, top scorer, top rebounder and also the Most Popular Player Award
- 2006: The Most Valuable Player Award and top scorer, rebounder and best shot-blocker prizes in the Melbourne (Australia) Commonwealth Games[1]
- 2006: played in a friendly-match series at Auckland, New Zealand
- 2006: professional league player for the Australian Ringwood Hawks Club, Melbourne, Australia, receiving the Player of the month Award for July
- 2006: gold medal in the First awards for MVP, best player, top scorer, top rebounder, and most popular player.
- 2007: Australian League July Player of the Month Award
- 2007: winner in Pool-B at FIBA Asia Championship for Women, Incheon, South Korea[9]
- 2008: selected for the WNBL
- 2008: Australian Most Valuable player of the Year[10][11]
- 2009: silver medal for 3-on-3 basketball contest; Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam[12]
- 2009: captain of the Indian Team at the FIBA Asian Basketball Championship for Senior women at Chennai
- 2009: top scorer for ABC, Chennai
Indian
Geethu received Arjuna Award the year 2014–15 for her outstanding contributions towards sport in India and International arena
- 2000 Youth championship at M.P (Kerala team)
- 2001: Junior nationals (Goa)
- 2003: Junior nationals (Punjab)
- 2003: Senior Nationals (Hyderabad)
- 2004/5: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 55th Senior Nationals competition (Ludhiana)
- 2005/6: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 56th Senior Nationals competition (Pune)
- 2006/7: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 57th Senior Nationals competition (Jaipur)
- 2007: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 58th Senior Nationals competition (Puducherry)
- 2008/9: represented the Indian Railways team in the 59th Senior Nationals competition (Surat)
- 2009/10: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 60th Senior Nationals competition (Ludhiana)
- 2003: represented Inter Railways team in the 27th All India Railway Basketball championship (Varanasi)
- 2004: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 28th All India Railway Basketball championship (Lucknow)
- 2005: represented Inter Railways team in the 29th All India Railway Basketball championship (Gorakhpur)
- 2006: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 30th All India Railway Basketball championship (Guwahati)
- 2007: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 31st All India Railway Basketball championship (Chennai)
- 2008: represented Inter Railways team in the 32nd All India Railway Basketball championship (Guwahati)
- 2009: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 33rd All India Railway Basketball championship (Jabalpur)
- 2005 represented the winning Southern Railway team in the 21st Federation Cup (Bhavnagar)
- 2007: represented the Southern Railway team in the 23rd Federation Cup (Rourkela)[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Shooting star". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Geethu to lead". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Geethu Anna Jose: The face of Indian women basketball". Indian Sports News. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Long Read: Once a gentle giant hoopster, Geethu, a mother of two, learns to hustle in 3-by-3 basketball". The Indian Express. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Geethu Anna Jose shoots for the stars in WNBA". 24 April 2011.
- ^ Scroll Staff (17 January 2019). "Basketball: India captain PS Jeena signed up by Australian team Ringwood Lady Hawks". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Geethu set for WNBA trials". The Times of India. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Geethu Anna Jose". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "IND – Indian ace seeks better challenges". Fiba.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Dandenong Basketball Association". Dandenongbasketball.com.au. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women". Fiba.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". info.vaigoc2009.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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