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At a height of 7 ft and potential offers from the NBA, Amritpal Singh isn’t just standing tall but is an outstanding basketball player who initially took to the sport just to earn a livelihood. “I’m speaking to you from a khét (field)”, Amritpal Singh tells this incredulous reporter. The 22-year-old starting centre on the Indian senior […]

The season 3 of the Mizoram Super League (MSL) – India’s first professional basketball league, tipped off on 21st March 2017 at the Khatla Indoor Stadium, Mizoram. Weeks 2 and 3 saw further additions to the squads in a bid to bolster their chances of winning the league. Signings and arrivals Newly promoted Chanmari Hollow […]

The 4 member contingent at the NBL Draft Combine. From L to R- Amjyot Singh Gill, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amritpal Singh and Yadwinder Singh.   It was an unprecedented honour. In mid-April, four of the top players of India’s national basketball team – Amjyot Singh, Amritpal Singh, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, and Yadwinder Singh – were invited to […]

The season 3 of the Mizoram Super League (MSL) – India’s first professional basketball league, tipped off on 21st March, 2017 at the Khatla Indoor Stadium. Week 1 saw a total of 4 matches. Game 1 Khatla TBL 69 (Gurvinder Gill 29 pts,14 reb) bt. Chanmari Hollow 67 (Vanlalthazuala 21 pts, 8 reb) Defending champions […]

Amritpal Singh’s latest achievement adds to the long list of successes of the Ludhiana Basketball Academy In the early 2000s, a diminutive basketball coach from Tamil Nadu worked his way up north the country, thousands of kilometres away, and found career nirvana in Punjab. It was here that the legendary coach Dr Sankaran Subramanian began […]