Prashant Singh Rawat (born 15 August 2000) is an Indian professional basketball player, last playing for Uttarakhand of the National Basketball Championship.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 2000 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Aryaman Vikram Birla Public School |
| College | Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2022 | Uttarakhand |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2017 National Basketball Championship – Champion[1] | |
Personal
editPrashant Singh Rawat is the son of Narendra Singh Rawat, a former India national team player who represented his home country from 1993 to 2000 at several international events in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and China. After this, Narendra Singh Rawat was appointed as a physical teacher in a private school in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. During this time he continued to practice basketball with Prashant. In later years Prashant went on to Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College where he was part of the basketball team.[1]
Playing career
editRawat was selected for the NBA Academy in 2017 as one of the top 22 children in the country.[2]
He represented his home country at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship in Thailand.[1] Also a Gold Medalist in the South Asian Basketball Championship 2018 in Bangladesh.[citation needed]
Since 2020, he has been a member of the Indian senior team for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[1] and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualification.[citation needed]
Altogether, he represented India in China, Australia, Bangladesh, Thailand[2] Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia.[citation needed]
He represented the nation in 2022 FIBA Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia . He has represented India in 2022 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Singapore.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d पिता के बाद अब बेटा खेलेगा सीनियर इंटरनेशनल बास्केटबाल, फीबा एशिया कप के लिए चयन Skand Shukla (Dainik Jagran), 19 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Hindi)
- ^ a b हल्द्वानी के प्रशांत का सीनियर बास्केटबॉल टीम में चयन Hindustan, 18 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Hindi)
External links
edit- FIBA profile
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at RealGM
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