Punjab Steelers | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | UBA Pro Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 20 July 1989
Nationality | Indian |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2017–present | Punjab Steelers |
Akilan Pari (born 20 July 1989) is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League. [1]
He is a member of India's national basketball team since 2014. As of 2018, he serves as team captain [2] of India's national basketball team. [3] [4]
Pari already made a name for himself as a youth player. He captained Tamil Nadu's official state lineups for the u-13, u-16 and u-18 (junior) and senior men level. [5]
During the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Akila Pari was selected to play at the Sprite Uncontainable Game, where he was coached by Omri Casspi and Serge Ibaka. [6]
As of 2018, he has been labelled as one of India's best basketball players [7] because of his passing and ball handling skills, and because of complicated engagement rules, missed a crucial playoff game against Lebanon, a game which India lost [8] because of his absence. [9]
Punjab Steelers | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League | UBA Pro Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 20 July 1989
Nationality | Indian |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2017–present | Punjab Steelers |
Akilan Pari (born 20 July 1989) is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League. [1]
He is a member of India's national basketball team since 2014. As of 2018, he serves as team captain [2] of India's national basketball team. [3] [4]
Pari already made a name for himself as a youth player. He captained Tamil Nadu's official state lineups for the u-13, u-16 and u-18 (junior) and senior men level. [5]
During the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Akila Pari was selected to play at the Sprite Uncontainable Game, where he was coached by Omri Casspi and Serge Ibaka. [6]
As of 2018, he has been labelled as one of India's best basketball players [7] because of his passing and ball handling skills, and because of complicated engagement rules, missed a crucial playoff game against Lebanon, a game which India lost [8] because of his absence. [9]