Prashant Singh Rawat

Prashant Singh Rawat (born 15 August 2000) is an Indian basketball player for Uttarakhand of the National Basketball Championship.

Prashant Rawat
No. 78 – Uttarakhand
PositionForward
LeagueNational Basketball Championship
Personal information
Born (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000
NationalityIndian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
CollegeMBGPG College (Haldwani) School = ARYAMAN VIKRAM BIRLA
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017-presentUttarakhand
Career highlights and awards
2017 National Basketball Championship - Champion[1]

Personal

Prashant Rawat is the son of Narendra Singh Rawat, a former Indian national team player who represented his home country from 1993 to 2000 at several international events in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and China. After this, NS 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 MBGPG College where he was part of the basketball team.[1]

Playing career

Prashant 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]

Since 2020, he has been a member of the Indian senior team for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[1] Altogether, he represented India in China, Australia, Bangladesh and Thailand.[2]

References
  1. 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)
  2. हल्द्वानी के प्रशांत का सीनियर बास्केटबॉल टीम में चयन Hindustan, 18 February 2020. Accessed 25 February 2021.(in Hindi)


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