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Ravi Bhardwaj
Punjab Steelers
PositionForward
LeagueUBA Pro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 31)
Chandigarh
NationalityIndian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentPunjab Steelers

Ravi Bhardwaj (born 31 October 1992) is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.

Career

Ravi started playing basketball at the age of 16.[1] He was a member of India's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran, Iran. There, he had his teams best field goal and free throw percentage. [2]He also represented Indian National Basketball Team in Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4th to 15th April, 2018.

In 2015, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of UBA Pro League's 1st season.[3]

Ravi Bhardwaj won many medals in inter-school, inter-university and inter-college meets. Ravi finished his MBA from Panjab University.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors". The Indian Express. 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ India - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ Local cagers Sartaj, Ravi on cloud nine - Selected to attend the juniors’ circuit training camp in the US, The Tribune, 16 November 201. Accessed 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours, Hindustan Times, 8 July 2016. Accessed 9 April 2018.