No. 9 – India | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 13 November 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | UP College, Varanasi | ||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Young Cagers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | North Western Railway Jaipur | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | ONGC Uttarakhand Dehradoon | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | T-Rex Basketball Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Bengaluru Beast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (born 13 November 1991) is an Indian professional basketball player who is the captain of the Indian National Basketball Team, and most recently, a player with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Bhriguvanshi was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India for the year 2020.[1]
Bhriguvanshi also has a biography by Nirupma Baghley, titled Vishesh: Code To Win, about him being India’s youngest captain.