Pushpa Senthil Kumar

Pushpa Senthil Kumar (born 18 September 2001) is an Indian basketball player.

Pushpa Senthil Kumar
Personal information
Born (2001-09-18) September 18, 2001
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Senthilkumar was a member of the National Team Youth in 2017, where she played in the FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship.[1] In 2018, she was team captain,[2] and FIBA Basketball included her tenth on their "Top 12 players to watch at #FIBAU18Asia in Bengaluru" list.[3]

In 2021, Senthilkumar was a member of the National Team Senior and played in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[1] She was named in the Indian women’s team for 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[4] In 2023, she played in the FIBA Asia 3x3 women's events in March and July.

She hails from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India. She is employed with Indian Railways and plays for Railways in the domestic tournaments.[5]

References
  1. "Pushpa Senthil Kumar - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. Sudarshan, N. (2018-10-27). "Asian Basketball Championship: India U-18 girls eye promotion". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. "Top 12 players to watch at #FIBAU18Asia in Bengaluru". FIBA.basketball. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. "Pushpa SENTHIL KUMAR at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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