'3x3 International Pro Basketball League is men's and women's professional 3x3 basketball league founded in India, recognized by FIBA under Basketball Federation of India. Founded in 2017, the competition currently consists of 12 teams in men's and 6 in women's league.
The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India. The team made significant improvements as the sports of basketball is becoming more popular.
In India, basketball is a popular sport, with a multiple club league system, as well as men's and women's national teams. Indian basketball made significant improvements, most notably in 2015, making them one of the top emerging continental teams.
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is an Indian professional basketball player who is the captain of the Indian National Basketball Team, and most recently, a player with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Bhriguvanshi was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India for the year 2020.
Jagdeep Singh Bains is an Indian professional basketball player. Before playing for Mumbai Challengers of the UBA Pro Basketball League, he spent his first seven seasons with Punjab Police Jalandhar in the Indian National Basketball Championship. Singh was dismissed from Punjab in 2012 and suffered a career-threatening injury. He returned to basketball in 2016, when he signed with the Challengers. He last played for Mumbai Stars in Elite Pro Basketball League. Singh competed with the India national basketball team at the FIBA Asia Championship. Singh has completed his degree of coaching from the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in 2019.
Gursimran Singh "Sim" Bhullar is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA. At 7'5", he also became the sixth-tallest player in NBA history, being tied with Chuck Nevitt and Pavel Podkolzin for that record.
Jordan Taylor Clarkson is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). After forgoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Clarkson was traded to the Cavaliers in 2018. In December 2019 he was traded to the Jazz. On March 24, 2015, Clarkson along with Jeremy Lin, became the first Asian-American starting back court in NBA history. In 2021, Clarkson was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Satnam Singh Bhamara is an Indian professional wrestler and former basketball player, currently signed to the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He became the first Indian player to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) when the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the 52nd overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft. At 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and 360 pounds (160 kg), Singh played the center position. He played high school basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Amritpal Singh is an Indian professional basketball player who represents Punjab of the National Basketball Championship. In the past, he played for the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League.
Amjyot Singh Gill is an Indian professional basketball player. He has previously played for the Tokyo Excellence of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and the Delhi Capitals of the UBA Pro Basketball League. He and Amritpal Singh became the first Indian males to sign a professional basketball contract abroad.
Zhou Qi is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball team since 2014, winning a gold team medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.
The United Basketball Alliance (UBA) was the first men’s professional basketball league in India, comprising eight teams. The UBA was headquartered in Pune and had a city team, Pune Peshwas. The first UBA match was played on 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad between Bengaluru Beast and Pune Peshwas. The match was won by Pune Peshwas as they pulled out an 88-81 win. This marked the first time a professional basketball league tipped off in India.
Kevin Dwayne Galloway is an Iraqi-American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Akilan Pari is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Ravi Bhardwaj is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Rikin Shantilal Pethani is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Chennai Slam of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Duop Thomas Reath is an Australian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Lee College Runnin’ Rebels and the LSU Tigers and was part of the Australian Basketball team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Princepal Singh Bajwa is an Indian professional basketball player. Listed at 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and 221 pounds (100 kg), he plays the power forward and center position.
Rohit Bakshi is an Indian entrepreneur and a former 3x3 basketball player from Delhi. He is the CEO of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and commissioner of 3BL, the FIBA-affiliated 3x3 league in the Indian subcontinent.
Prashant Singh Rawat is an Indian professional basketball player, last playing for Uttarakhand of the National Basketball Championship.
