India women's national basketball team

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India
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FIBA ranking70 Decrease 2 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachZoran Višić
Nickname(s)Young Cagers, Sleeping Giants
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Championship
Appearances19
MedalsAsian Division B champions 2017

India women's national basketball team is a national women's national basketball team, from India.

Asian Championship[]

FIBA Asian Championship
Year Host city Position
1970 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10th
1980 Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong 7th
1982 Japan Tokyo, Japan 9th
1984 China Shanghai, China 7th
1986 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1988 Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong 8th
1990 Singapore Singapore, Singapore 7th
1992 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 6th
1997 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 9th
2001 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 8th
2004 Japan Sendai, Japan 7th
2005 China Qinhuangdao, China 10th
2007 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 7th
2009 India Chennai, India 6th
2011 Japan Omura, Japan 6th
2013 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 5th
2015 China Wuhan, China 6th
2017 India Bengaluru, India 9th
2019 India Bengaluru, India 8th
2021 Jordan Amman, Jordan Qualified

Asian Games[]

Asian Games
Year Host city Position
1982 India New Delhi, India 5th
2010 China Guangzhou, China 7th
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 6th
2018 Indonesia , Indonesia 9th

Commonwealth Games[]

Commonwealth Games
Year Host city Position
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 8th
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 8th

Lusofonia Games[]

Lusofonia Games
Year Host city Position
2014 India Goa, India Bronze

Team[]

The national team in 2015.

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[2]

India women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 22 – (1994-11-09)9 November 1994 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Bangalore India
PG 5 Barkha Sonkar 20 – (1996-12-24)24 December 1996 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) Hillsborough Hawks United States
F 6 28 – (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Delhi India
G 7 32 – (1985-06-22)22 June 1985 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
F 10 22 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Railways India
PG 11 21 – (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Grand Canyon Antelopes United States
C 12 23 – (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Railways India
F 13 Jeena Palanilkumkalayil Skaria 23 – (1994-01-09)9 January 1994 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Kerala India
F 14 22 – (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Pune India
C 15 22 – (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 17 19 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) Gujrat India
C 21 17 – (1999-11-24)24 November 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tokyo Gakuen Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 July 2017

Past rosters[]

2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

The following is the Indian women squad that participated in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Korea.[3]

Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State
4 FORWARD Divya Singh 1982 174 Delhi
5 CENTER Kiranjit Kaur 1988 182 Punjab
6 CENTER Geethu Anna Jose 1985 185 Railways
7 GUARD Anitha Pauldurai 1985 170 Railways
8 GUARD Manisha Kaprekar 1979 170 Railways
9 GUARD Akanksha Singh 1989 168 Delhi
10 FORWARD Rashmi Channegowda 1986 176 Maharashtra
11 GUARD Anju Lakra 1983 164 Railways
12 GUARD Bharti Netam 1986 165 Chhattisgarh
13 FORWARD Raspreet Sidhu 1989 168 Delhi
14 GUARD Prashanti Singh 1984 173 Delhi
15 FORWARD Seema Singh 1983 176 Railways

Coaching staff

2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State
4 FORWARD Akanksha Singh 1989 174 Delhi
5 CENTER Kiranjit Kaur 1988 182 Punjab
6 CENTER Geethu Anna Jose 1985 185 Railways
7 GUARD Varun Bahl 1985 170 Slums
8 GUARD Pratima Singh 1990 173 Delhi
9 GUARD 1989 168 Delhi
10 FORWARD Kritika Laxman 1990 175 Karnataka
11 GUARD Anju Lakra 1983 164 Railways
12 GUARD Harjeet Kaur 1986 186 Delhi
13 FORWARD Raspreet Sidhu 1989 168 Delhi
14 GUARD Prashanti Singh 1984 173 Delhi
15 FORWARD Shiba Maggon 1976 173 Delhi

Coaching Staff

  • India Jay Prakash Singh - Head Coach women team 2009
2009 Asian Indoor Games

The Indian women's squad for 2009 Asian Indoor Games.[4][5]

Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State
GUARD Anitha Pauldurai 1985 170 Railways
CENTER Geethu Anna Jose 1985 185 Railways
GUARD Prashanti Singh 1984 173 Delhi
FORWARD Raspreet Sidhu 1989 168 Delhi

Coaching staff

  • India - Head Coach women team
2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State
4 FORWARD Akanksha Singh 1982 168 Delhi
5 CENTER Kiranjit Kaur 1988 182 Punjab
6 CENTER Geethu Anna Jose 1985 185 Railways
7 GUARD Anitha Pauldurai 1985 170 Railways
8 GUARD Pushpa 1989 173 Railways
9 GUARD 1989 168 Delhi
10 FORWARD Kritika Laxman 1990 175 Karnataka
11 FORWARD Smriti 1991 175 Railways
12 FORWARD Shireen Limaye 1996 175 Maharashtra
13 FORWARD Raspreet Sidhu 1989 168 Delhi
14 GUARD Prashanti Singh 1984 173 Delhi
15 FORWARD Kokila 1990 168 Tamil Nadu

Coaching Staff

  • India Pete Guadet - Head Coach women team 2011
  • Abdul Hamid Khan - Asstt. Coach
  • Trainer - Zack

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ Indian Women National Team 2007 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Indian Contingent 3rd Asian Indoor Games - Vietnam Archived 8 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Indian Women Basketball Team - 3rd Indoor Asian Games.

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