Rikin Shantilal Pethani (born 2 December 1990) is an Indian professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays for
Chennai Slam
Chennai Slam was an UBA Pro Basketball League franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which began to play in 2015. They were the only team who has won the league twice.
History
On 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Chennai Slam start ...
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 ...
.
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.
He grew up in
Himatnagar
Himatnagar or Himmatnagar is a municipality in Sabarkantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the district. The city is on the bank of the river Hathmati.
History
Himatnagar was founded in 1426 b ...
,
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
and played cricket until 8th grade, when a coach discovered his talent for basketball.
Gujarat’s Pethani delivers goods for adopted state
Indian Express, 6 March 2014. Accessed 22 April 2017.
External links
2016 FIBA Asia Challenge profile
Asia-basket.com profile
Real GM profile
References
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1990 births
Living people
Indian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Gujarat
Centers (basketball)
Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for India
People from Sabarkantha district