Ravi Bhardwaj (born 31 October 1992) is an Indian professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays for the
Punjab Steelers
Punjab Steelers was an Indian professional basketball team located in Punjab, India. The team last competed in India's UBA Pro Basketball League
The United Basketball Alliance (UBA) was the first men’s professional basketball league in ...
of India's
UBA Pro Basketball League
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 ...
.
Career
Ravi started playing basketball at the age of 16. He was a member of
India's national basketball team
The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA. ...
at the
2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the quali ...
in
Tehran
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, Iran. There, he had his teams best field goal and free throw percentage. He also represented Indian National Basketball Team in Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.
In 2015, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of UBA Pro League's first season.
Ravi Bhardwaj won many medals in inter-school, inter-university and inter-college meets. Ravi finished his MBA from
Panjab University
Panjab University (PU) is a Collegiate university, collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both Punjab, India, State and Government of India, Union governments, it is considered a state university (Indi ...
.
The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours
''Hindustan Times'', 8 July 2016. Accessed 9 April 2018.
References
External links
2016 FIBA Asia Challenge profile
Asia-basket.com profile
Ravi Bhardwaj
Realgm Profile
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1992 births
Living people
Centers (basketball)
Indian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Chandigarh
Panjab University alumni