Amritpal Singh (basketball)

Amritpal Singh
Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991
Ganna Pind, Punjab
Nationality Indian
Listed height 212 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Western Railway Mumbai
2015 ONGC Uttarakhand Dehradoon
2015–2016 Tokyo Excellence
2016 ONGC Uttarakhand Dehradoon
2017 Pune Peshwas
2017–2018 Sydney Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • NBDL champion (2016)

Amritpal Singh (born January 5, 1991) is an Indian professional basketball player who last played for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Early life

Singh comes from a family of farmers. He began playing basketball in 2009, after playing kabaddi as a youth. In March 2010, he joined the Ludhiana Basketball Academy.[1]

Professional career

In August 2015, Singh signed with Tokyo Excellence of Japan's National Basketball Development League (NBDL). After putting up impressive performances in the BJ Challenge Summer League from June to August playing for the Hyogo Impulse team, Singh secured a one-year contract with the Tokyo team.[2] In March 2016, he helped Tokyo Excellence win the 2015–16 NBDL Championship.[3]

In April 2017, Singh impressed a number of teams at the NBL Draft Combine in Melbourne. He participate in the combine alongside fellow Indian players Amjyot Singh, Yadwinder Singh and Vishesh Bhriguvanshi.[4] Two months later, Singh was invited to join the Sydney Kings for a tournament in China, known as the Atlas Challenge 2017.[4]

On August 30, 2017, Singh signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2017–18 NBL season, becoming the first Indian-born player to be signed by an Australian NBL team.[5] In 24 games, he averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

National team career

Singh made his debut for the Indian national team in 2011 at the FIBA Asia Championship. He has since competed at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[6] At the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Iran, Singh averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "AMRITPAL SINGH – INDIAN BASKETBALL'S 'CINDERELLA MAN'". ekalavyas.com. December 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Indian cagers Amjyot, Amritpal to play in Japans National Basketball Development League". Sportskeeda.com. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rao, Adarsh (March 27, 2016). "AMJYOT-AMRITPAL DUO POWERS TOKYO EXCELLENCE TO 3RD CHAMPIONSHIP". ekalavyas.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Basketball: India's Amritpal Singh invited to play for Sydney Kings in Atlas Challenge 2017". IndiaTimes.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "WELCOME AMRITPAL SINGH!". SydneyKings.com. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Amritpal Singh's profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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