Sim Bhullar

Sim Bhullar
Sim Bhullar with the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers in 2022
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1992-12-02) December 2, 1992 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
Listed weight360 lb (163 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNew Mexico State (2012–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Reno Bighorns
2015Sacramento Kings
2015–2016Raptors 905
2016–2017Dacin Tigers
2017Guangxi Rhinos
2017–2018Dacin Tigers
2019Taipei Fubon Braves
2020Yulon Luxgen Dinos
2021–2022Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
2022–2024Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Career highlights and awards
  • SBL champion (2017)
  • SBL Best Foreign Player of the year (2017)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie Third Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Defensive Second Team (2015)
  • Third-team All-WAC (2013)
  • WAC All-Newcomer Team (2013)
  • WAC All-Defensive Team (2014)
  • WAC Freshman of the Year (2013)
  • WAC tournament MOP (2014)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto National team
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 San Antonio National team

Gursimran Singh "Sim" Bhullar (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University[1][2] and is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA.[3] At 7'5", he also became the sixth-tallest player in NBA history, being tied with Chuck Nevitt and Pavel Podkolzin for that record.[4]

  1. ^ "#2 Sim Bhullar". nmstatesports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Sharda Ugra (July 22, 2014). "India, the Next Great Basketball Superpower". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sim Bhullar becomes NBA's first player of Indian descent". BBC Sport. BBC News. April 8, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Des Bieler (April 8, 2015). "Gigantic Sim Bhullar becomes the first player of Indian descent to appear in an NBA game". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 13, 2017.