Jagdeep Singh (basketball)
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| Born | 10 January 1986 2016 | Mumbai Challengers |
| 2023 | Mumbai Stars | |
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Jagdeep Singh Bains (
FIBA Asia Championship. Singh has completed his degree of coaching from the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports
in 2019.
Early life
Singh was born on 10 January 1986 in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.[1] His father coached athletics, and Jagdeep was a runner. Due to his exceptional height, he drew the attention of a local basketball coach in 2002. Singh joined the Rajasthan team in the following year, competing in school nationals.[2] He was soon noticed by coach Sankaran Subramanian, and he was invited to the prestigious Ludhiana Basketball Academy in Ludhiana, Punjab.[1][3] Subramanian trained Singh for five to six hours each day, and he taught him fundamental basketball skills.[2]
International career
Shortly after becoming a part of Ludhiana Basketball Academy early in his career, Singh joined the
Uzbekistan.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ The Tribune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ a b Dwivedi, Aditi (12 July 2015). ""Heartbreaking when you do so much, but get rejection in return," Jagdeep Singh Bains, ex India basketball player". Ekalavyas.com. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Kanthwali, Gaurav (7 September 2011). "Ludhiana provides wings to India's basketball dream". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ FIBA Player Profile
- ^ FIBA Archive
- ^ FIBA Archive