Rohit Bakshi (entrepreneur)
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| Born | 14 February 1982 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Employer | YKBK Enterprise Private Limited |
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Rohit Bakshi (born 14 February 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur and a former 3x3 basketball player from Delhi.[1] He is the CEO of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and commissioner of 3BL,[2] the FIBA-affiliated 3x3 league in the Indian subcontinent.[3]
Early life
[edit]Rohit Bakshi was born in Delhi, and he grew up in Nagoya, Japan. He has played in the Japanese 3x3 league. Rohit returned to India in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league.[3][4][5]
Career
[edit]In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team in Japan.[6] They won the 3x3 Japan Premier League Championship title and lost in the final of the World Tour Championship. In the following year, Rohit Bakshi set up a 3x3 Pro Basketball League in India named 3BL,[7] which is recognized by FIBA.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Sudevan, Praveen (15 August 2018). "3BL league aims to take Indian basketball to 2020 Olympics but there's a long way to go". Scroll.in.
- ^ "3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi on first-ever FIBA 3x3 Skill Development Camp in Gurgaon:"The idea is to spread this across India."". NBA. 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b Matange, Yash (13 July 2018). "3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi: "The Ultimate Goal is for India to bring back a [3x3] medal in the Olympics"". Sportskeeda.
- ^ Ramesh, Akshay (14 September 2018). "India can achieve Olympic success in 3x3 basketball, says 3BL League Commissioner Rohit Bakshi". International Business Times.
- ^ Lakhina, Tanuj (25 August 2018). "India building towards Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 3×3 Basketball with 3BL". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Matange, Yash (22 January 2019). "NBA India All-Access: A conversation with 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi". NBA.
- ^ Antony, A. Joseph (27 April 2018). "India can win Olympic 3x3 basketball gold: Rohit Bakshi". The Hindu.
- ^ Guha Majumder, Bhaswati (8 September 2017). "How India born entrepreneur settled in Japan is looking forward to bring 3X3 basketball back to his homeland". International Business Times.
- ^ Singh, Rishabh (16 August 2018). "3BL League commissioner Rohit Bakshi : "I want to make Indian basketball players earn in crores"". Sports India Show.