Rohit Bakshi (entrepreneur)

Rohit Bakshi (born February 14, 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur and a former 3x3 Professional Basketball player from Delhi.[1] He is the CEO of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and commissioner of 3BL,[2] the FIBA-affiliated 3x3 pro basketball league in the Indian subcontinent.[3]

This article is about an Indian former 3x3 professional basketball player. For other people, see Rohit Bakshi.

Rohit Bakshi
Rohit Bakshi - 3BL League Commissioner
Born (1982-02-14) February 14, 1982
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationEntrepreneur and former Basketball player
EmployerYKBK Enterprise Private Limited
Known for
  • CEO, YKBK Enterprise Private Limited
  • Commissioner, 3BL-3x3 Pro Basketball League Indian Sub-continent

Early life

Rohit Bakshi was born in Delhi, India, and grew up in Nagoya, Japan. He started playing 3x3 league since 2006 and has played in the Japanese 3x3 league. Rohit returned to India in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league in India.[3][4][5]

Career

In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team along with a Japanese businessman Yoshiya Kato, which aims to show the strength of Indian players as well as to win a Championship in Japan.[6] They won 3x3 Japan Premier League Championship title and became the 2nd best team in the World after losing at the World Tour Final Championship in 2016. In the following year, Rohit Bakshi and Yoshiya Kato together set up a 3x3 Pro Basketball League in India named 3BL,[7] which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and consists of eighteen teams including international players.[8][9]

References
  1. Sudevan, Praveen (15 August 2018). "3BL league aims to take Indian basketball to 2020 Olympics but there's a long way to go". Scroll.in.
  2. "3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi on first-ever FIBA 3x3 Skill Development Camp in Gurgaon:"The idea is to spread this across India."". NBA. 20 June 2019.
  3. Matange, Yash (13 July 2018). "3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi: "The Ultimate Goal is for India to bring back a [3x3] medal in the Olympics"". Sportskeeda.
  4. Ramesh, Akshay (14 September 2018). "India can achieve Olympic success in 3x3 basketball, says 3BL League Commissioner Rohit Bakshi". International Business Times.
  5. Lakhina, Tanuj (25 August 2018). "India building towards Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 3×3 Basketball with 3BL". The Indian Express.
  6. Matange, Yash (22 January 2019). "NBA India All-Access: A conversation with 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi". NBA.
  7. Antony, A. Joseph (27 April 2018). "India can win Olympic 3x3 basketball gold: Rohit Bakshi". The Hindu.
  8. Guha Majumder, Bhaswati (8 September 2017). "How India born entrepreneur settled in Japan is looking forward to bring 3X3 basketball back to his homeland". International Business Times.
  9. Singh, Rishabh (16 August 2018). "3BL League commissioner Rohit Bakshi : "I want to make Indian basketball players earn in crores"". Sports India Show.
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