Rikin Shantilal Pethani (born 2 December 1990) is an Indian professional

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player. He currently plays for

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of India's UBA Pro Basketball League. He was a member of

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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 ...

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, Iran. He grew up in Himatnagar,

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pethani, Rikin 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