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| name = Jayasankar C Menon<br />
| image = Jayasankar Menon.jpg<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1967|12|06}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Wadakkanchery]], [[Thrissur]], [[India]]<br />
| height = 197 cms<br />
| weight = 135 kg<br />
| high_school = [[CMS High School]], [[Thrissur]]<br />
| college = [[Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur]]<br />
| career_start = 1985<br />
| career_end = 2005<br />
| years1 = 1985–1986<br />
| team1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| years2= 1987-1991<br />
| team2 = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| years3= 1992-2005<br />
| team3 = [[Tamilnadu]]<br />
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'''Jayasankar C Menon''' (born 6 December 1967) is an Indian basketballer. He represented India at the international level. Menon was an Asian All-Star player and former captain of the Indian basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/interview-jayasankar-menon-former-captain-indian-basketball-team|title=Interview: Jayasankar Menon, former captain Indian basketball team|accessdate=20 March 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Born on December 6, 1967, in [[Wadakkanchery]] in [[Thrissur district]], Jayasankar Menon played basketball from a young age. He honed his skills and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a key player for the Indian national men's team in the 1990s. Menon was an Asian All-Star reserve in 1997. He is employed as an Assistant General Manager, at [[Indian Bank]].<br />
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==Basketball==<br />
Menon played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Indian Basketball Players Association (IBPA), serving as its general secretary and currently serving as its president. He also served as the founder and director of Chennai's Professional Basketball Academy (PBA), where he organized coaching camps and nurtured young talent. He is also the Founder secretary and current President of KESPA (Kerala Sports Persons Association) founded in 2002, contributing to organizing games at the school level. He was the former Chief adviser for Sports for Hindustan group, coordinating sports activities for various colleges. He was also a Member of the Sports Committee of [[FICCI]], working towards key concerns and sports industry development.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Menon is married to Prasanna, a former captain of the Indian national women's basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/interview-with-prasanna-jayashankar-former-indian-womens-team-captain|title=Interview with Prasanna Jayashankar-former Indian women's team captain|accessdate=20 March 2024}}</ref> Together, they established the Professional Basketball Academy (PBA) in Chennai.<br />
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They have two daughters who were also athletes. The younger daughter Krishna Jayasankar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Aug/11/discus-thrower-from-tamil-nadu-krishna-jayasankarawarded-academic-scholarship-by-university-of-texa-2343448.html|title=Discus thrower from Tamil Nadu Krishna Jayasankar awarded academic scholarship by University of Texas|first=Express News|last=Service|date=11 August 2021|website=The New Indian Express|accessdate=20 March 2024}}</ref> is the first Indian woman thrower, the first women athlete from Tamil Nadu to receive an academic scholarship from the University of Texas.<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
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First Basketball Player from the South Asian region to represent ‘The ASIAN ALL STAR’ Basketball team. Represented the Asian All-star Basketball team (comprising the top 16 Basketball players in Asia) at the Basketball extravaganza held in Seoul in 1997.<br />
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Captained the Indian Basketball team at the Asian Basketball Championship in 1996 in Seoul.<br />
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Winner of 2 Gold Medals in SAF Games held at Colombo ‘91 & Chennai ‘95.<br />
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Member of Indian Basketball team which secured ‘Silver Medal’ at the Kelantan International B’ball tournament held at Kota Bharu, Malaysia in ‘91<br />
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Represented Indian Basketball team for 11 years including 4 Asian Basketball Confederation Championships.<br />
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Bangkok- 1987: Beijing – 1989: Kobe (Japan) – 1991 & Seoul – 1995<br />
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At the National Level:<br />
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Participated in 15 Senior Nationals and secured Gold Medal 5 times, Silver and Bronze Once.<br />
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Recipient of MVP (Most Valuable Player) award in 2 Inter-zone Basketball Championships.<br />
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Played for Southern Railways and was instrumental in Indian Railways' dominance in national championships<br />
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Awards & Accolades:<br />
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Recipient of Guruvacharya Award of the Golden Star Award 2016 constituted by NIER (National Institute of Education and Research), New Delhi<br />
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Outstanding Sports Person Award from the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu - 1993.<br />
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Outstanding Sports Person Award of Indian Bank - 1992<br />
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Member – Sports Committee of Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Delhi for 4 consecutive years (2009–2012)<br />
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Named into the Hoopistani Indian Basketball Hall of Fame <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2019/05/jayasankar-menon-hoopistani-indian.html|title=Hoopistani: Jayasankar Menon: Hoopistani Indian Basketball Hall of Fame|first=Karan|last=Madhok|date=24 May 2019|accessdate=20 March 2024}}</ref><br />
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Won accolades including 2 gold medals for India in the South Asian Games<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2019/05/jayasankar-menon-hoopistani-indian.html Hoopistani: Jayasankar Menon: Hoopistani Indian Basketball Hall of Fame]<br />
* [https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Aug/11/discus-thrower-from-tamil-nadu-krishna-jayasankarawarded-academic-scholarship-by-university-of-texa-2343448.html#:~:text=Krishna%20Jayasankar%20is%20the%20first,and%208th%20in%20junior%20Asia Discus thrower from Tamil Nadu Krishna Jayasankar awarded academic scholarship by University of Texas].<br />
* [https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/interview-with-prasanna-jayashankar-former-indian-womens-team-captain Interview with Prasanna Jayashankar-former Indian women's team captain]<br />
* [http://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2019/09/prasanna-jayasanakar-hoopistani-indian.html#:~:text=Prasanna%20played%20for%20India's%20senior,Asian%20Basketball%20Championship%20in%20Singapore Hoopistani: Prasanna Jayasanakar - Hoopistani Indian Basketball Hall of Fame].<br />
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