Akilan Pari (born 20 July 1989) is an Indian professional
basketball
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player. He currently plays for the
Punjab Steelers 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 is a member of
India's national basketball team
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of
India's national basketball team
The India men's national basketball team represents India in international basketball. It is controlled by the Basketball Federation of India. .
Pari already made a name for himself as a youth player. He captained
Tamil Nadu
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's official state lineups for the u-13, u-16 and u-18 (junior) and senior men level.
During the
2013 NBA All-Star Game
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, Akila Pari was selected to play at the ''Sprite Uncontainable Game'', where he was coached by
Omri Casspi
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Casspi was drafted 23rd overall in the 2009 NBA draft b ...
and
Serge Ibaka
Serge Jonás Ibaka Ngobila (; born 18 September 1989) is a Congolese-Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the ...
.
As of 2018, he has been labelled as one of India's best basketball players because of his passing and ball handling skills, and because of complicated engagement rules, missed a crucial playoff game against Lebanon, a game which India lost because of his absence.
Engagement rules Akilan Pari out of India’s basketball World Cup qualifier
Ashim Sunam, The New INDIAN EXPRESS, 24 February 2018. Accessed 3 April 2018.
References
External links
Akilan Pari at 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualification
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Akilan Pari at 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
Akilan Pari at SportingIndia.com
Akilan Pari at Asia-basket.com
Akilan Pari at REAL GM
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1989 births
Living people
Basketball players from Tamil Nadu
Sportspeople from Chennai
Indian men's basketball players
Point guards
Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for India