India men's national basketball team

India appeared at the international stage for the first time ever at the 1965 Asian Basketball Championship where it started out as moderately competitive. India became a regular at the event and had their most successful tournament in 1975 when the team even reached the final four.[10][11]

Plagued by a lack of popularity and support for basketball at home, at times, India faded into oblivion and only had a handful of successful performances.[12] Its most noteworthy tournament appearance was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.[13] A few of the world's top basketball powers at that time (such as the United States and Canada) withdrew from the tournament. India finished 12th out of 12 in the Olympics after getting knocked out in the preliminary round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.[14]

While the results did not go India's way one game in particular caught the attention of basketball fans worldwide. India played against the Australian Team, one of the world's top basketball teams. India, which was made up solely of voluntary basketball players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Boomers 75–93 after leading at halftime 41–37.[15]

Many Indian players also made headlines while in the Soviet Union as well. Ajmer Singh gained worldwide attention as he was amongst the top 10 shooters there and became the 10th best pivot player in the tournament there.[16]

The late 90s saw the emergence of Sozhasingarayer Robinson, the first Indian basketball player who gained considerable international attention. Robinson led India to a surprising victory over South Korea, one of Asia's top teams.[17]

In 2005, however, Robinson complained that the structure and support for basketball in India was still mediocre and government officials did not do enough to support the sport. As a protest, he retired from the national team.[18]

At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship India was coached by former Sacramento Kings head coach Kenny Natt.[19]

In 2012, former NBA D-League and U.S. college coach, Scott Flemming, took over the team. Under his supervision, the team won the South Asia Championship in 2014. India had two wins and finished 3 places higher (11th) in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship than in 2011.[20] In 2014, the Young Cagers (as team India is often nicknamed) won the Lusofonia games with wins over Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Angola in the gold medal game. This was Team India's first title ever in a non-Asian competition. In the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup India pulled off the biggest win in their 80-year history by defeating China on their home court 65–58. The establishment of a professional league was a major step in continuing this recent success the Indian team had experienced.[21][22]

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  The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium hosted the SABA Championship in 2015 and 2016. India won the gold medal on both occasions. Further, Team India has frequently used the facility for training sessions[23]
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  Satnam Singh Bhamara (left) with the Indian national team in 2013
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  Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
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  Anoop Mukkanniyil
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  Akilan Pari
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  Rikin Pethani
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  Trideep Rai
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  Yadwinder Singh
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  Riyaz Uddin

1980 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 12 teams

Baldev Singh, Ajmer Singh, Parvez Diniar, Dilip Gurumurthy, Harbhajan Singh, Jorawar Singh, Amarnath Nagarajan, Pramdiph Singh, Paramjit Singh (c), Radhey Shyam, Hanuman Singh, Tarlok Singh Sandhu (Coach: Major Makolath Rajan[25])

1997 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

Pankaj Malik, B.S. Gowtham, Gagnesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, N. Appla Raju, Parmindar Singh, Nishant Kumar, Virendar Joshi, Jaldeep Dhaliwal, D. Swaminathan, Srikant Reddy (Coach: Major N.K. Singh)

1999 Asian Championship: not qualified

2001 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 14 teams

Vinay Kumaryadan, J.Murli, B.J. Jadeja, Mohit Bhandari, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Austin Almeida, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Suresh Ranot, M.S. Sabeer Ahamed, Des Raj (Coach: Keshav Kumar Chansoria)

2003 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Gagnesh Kumar, Mihir Pandey, S. Gopinath, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Snehpal Singh, Des Raj

2005 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Mihir Pandey, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Yadwinder Singh, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Talwinderjit Singh, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Jay Prakash Singh)

2007 Asian Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Ravikumar Krishnasamy, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Roshan Thankachan Padavetiyil, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Dilawar Singh, Riyaz Uddin, Lokesh Yodav, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2009 Asian Championship: finished 13th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Talwinderjit Singh, Hareesh Koroth, Harpalsinh Vaghela, Sunil Kumar Rathee, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Prakash Mishra, Vineeth Revi Mathew, Abhilek Paul, Jayram Jat, Dinesh Comibatore, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2011 Asian Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

2013 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

2014 Asian Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

2014 Asian Games roster

India men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Joginder Singh 26 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Indian Air Force PF 5 Narender Kumar Grewal 26 – (1988-06-25)June 25, 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian Air Force PG 6 Akilan Pari 25 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Income Tax SG 7 Prakash Mishra 32 – (1982-05-08)May 8, 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Indian Railways PF 8 Himal Chadha 15 – (1999-08-04)August 4, 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Indian Army PF 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 23 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation C 10 Amritpal Singh (C) 23 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation PF 11 Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar 21 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian Overseas Bank C 12 Palpreet Singh Brar 20 – (1994-01-03)January 3, 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab F 13 Amjyot Singh 22 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Indian Overseas Bank PF 14 Yadwinder Singh 27 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation C 15 Rikin Shantilal Pethani 23 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Indian Overseas Bank	Head coach Scott William Flemming Assistant coach(es) Rama Linga Prasad Guntupalli Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 September 2014

2015 FIBA Asia Championship "finished 8th Among 16 qualified teams in Asia "

2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster

India men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 3 Vinay Kaushik 24 – (1991-08-30)August 30, 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Income Tax G 4 Rajesh Prakash Uppar 24 – (1991-01-20)January 20, 1991 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Vijaya Bank G 7 Siddhant Sanjay Shinde 24 – (1991-06-15)June 15, 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Customs G 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 24 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation C 10 Amritpal Singh 24 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Excellence F 13 Vikas Kumar 26 – (1988-11-13)November 13, 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Haryana Police F 14 Yadwinder Singh 28 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation F 15 Arvind Arumugam 24 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Vijaya Bank F 22 Amjyot Singh 23 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tokyo Excellence G 66 Akilan Pari 26 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Income Tax C 69 Akashdeep Hazra 19 – (1996-07-01)July 1, 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Indian Railways F 96 Gurvinder Singh Gill 19 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Punjab	Head coach Sat Prakash Yadav

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge "finished 7th Among 12 qualified teams in Asia "

2017 FIBA Asia Cup[26]

2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

India men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 6 Aravind Annadurai 24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indian overseas bank G 7 tanmay shende 18 – (1999-07-22)July 22, 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Vijaya Bank Bangalore G 8 Rajvir Singh (basketball) 21 – (1995-10-25)October 25, 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Punjab Police G 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 25 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Adelaide 36ers C 10 Amritpal Singh (basketball) 26 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Sydney Kings C 15 Rikin Pethani 26 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Income Tax Chennai F 22 Amjyot Singh 25 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab Police PG 24 Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi 17 – (1999-12-07)December 7, 1999 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Indian overseas bank G 46 Prasanna Sivakumar 24 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian overseas bank C 52 Satnam Singh Bhamara 21 – (1995-12-10)December 10, 1995 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Texas Legends F 77 Muin Bek Hafeez 21 – (1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indian overseas bank PG 99 Talwinderjit Singh 30 – (1986-10-20)October 20, 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Philip John Weber Assistant coach(es) Steven Philip John Klei Sebastian Padipurakkal Joseph Baskar Sappaniambalam Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

India men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Arshpreet Bhullar 22 – (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pune Peshwas PG 23 Shahab Jamal 21 – (1995-09-25)September 25, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Pune Peshwas PF 6 Aravind Annadurai 24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indian Overseas Bank C 10 Amritpal Singh 26 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Sydney Kings C 13 Jagdeep Singh 31 – (1986-01-10)January 10, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Punjab Police Jalandhar C 15 Rikin Pethani 27 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Chennai Slam F 25 Arvind Arumugam 27 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Vijaya Bank F/C 40 Gurvinder Gill 22 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Punjab Steelers G/F 46 Prasanna Sivakumar 25 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 52 Satnam Singh Bhamara 23 – (1995-10-12)October 12, 1995 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Texas Legends 60 Prudhvishwar Ambati 22 – (1996-01-23)January 23, 1996	Head coach Zoran Višić Assistant coach(es) Sambhaji Kadam Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 23 November 2017

2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

India national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 1 Sahaij Sekhon 19 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GGDSD College PG 4 Joginder Singh 32 – (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Services F 7 Muin Bek Hafeez 24 – (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indian Bank Chennai BC G 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (C) 29 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ONGC SG 10 Rajeev Kumar 19 – (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indian Air Force F 11 Manoj Manjunatha 17 – (2003-04-30)30 April 2003 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) C 15 Jagdeep Singh 35 – (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Punjab Police PF 18 Aravind Annadurai 27 – (1993-07-05)5 July 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Karnataka F 22 Amjyot Gill 29 – (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab Police F 23 Amaan Sandhu 18 – (2002-12-08)8 December 2002 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab C 77 Vivek Goti 26 – (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Gujarat PF 78 Prashant Singh Rawat 20 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Uttarakhand	Head coach Veselin Matić Assistant coach(es) Pradeep Tomar Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 21 February 2021

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