Punjab Steelers | |
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Position | Forward |
League | UBA Pro Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Chandigarh, India | 31 October 1992
Nationality | Indian |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–present | Punjab Steelers |
Ravi Bhardwaj (born 31 October 1992) is an Indian professional basketball player. [1] He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League. [2] [3]
Ravi started playing basketball at the age of 16. [4] 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. [5] He also represented Indian National Basketball Team in Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. [6]
In 2015, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of UBA Pro League's first season. [7]
Ravi Bhardwaj won many medals in inter-school, inter-university and inter-college meets. Ravi finished his MBA from Panjab University. [8]
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