Rohit Bakshi (born 14 February 1982) is an Indian

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and a former 3x3 Professional Basketball player from

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. He is the

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of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and

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of 3BL, the

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-affiliated 3x3 Pro Basketball League in the Indian

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Early life

Rohit Bakshi was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He started playing 3x3 league in 2006 and has played in the Japanese 3x3 league. Rohit returned to

in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league in India.

Career

In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team along with a Japanese businessman

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, which aims to show the strength of Indian players as well as to win a Championship in

. They won the 3x3 Japan Premier League Championship title and lost in the final of the World Tour Final Championship in 2016. In the following year, Rohit Bakshi and Yoshiya Kato set up a 3x3 Pro Basketball League in India named 3BL, which is recognized by the

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(

) and consists of eighteen teams including international players.

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Rohit Bakshi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakshi, Rohit 1982 births Living people Indian sportspeople People from Delhi