The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the ACG Worldwide Group (ACG) have launched the first national basketball talent search programme to scout young players who can follow in the footsteps of Satnam Singh, the first Indian-born player to be drafted into the NBA.
One top player from the programme will also receive the opportunity to attend the NBA Development League (NBA D- League) National Tryout in the United States, a media release said today.
NBA D-League is NBA’s official minor league and Satnam Singh would tip off the programme at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in Delhi on October 26.
“ACG-NBA Jump is the next step in our continued commitment to grow the game of basketball in India,” said NBA India Managing Director Yannick Colaco.
“With Sim Bhullar becoming the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA and Satnam Singh becoming the first Indian-born player to be drafted into the NBA, basketball playing youth in India now have relatable figures to look up to, and this programme will give them the opportunity of a direct path to the professional ranks,” he added.
The programme would be split into three phases. In the first phase, six regional, one-day elite camps will be held in six cities -- Delhi, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
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