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	'''Jeena Palanilkumkalayil Skaria''' known as P.S Jeena (born 9 January 1994) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player and practicing ~~christian~~ who captains the [[India women's national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://ekalavyas.com/2016/01/07/jeena-and-albin-to-lead-kerala-at-the-66th-basketball-senior-nationals/\|title=Jeena and Albin to lead Kerala at the 66th Basketball Senior Nationals - Ekalavyas\|date=2016-01-07\|work=Ekalavyas\|access-date=2018-04-17\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2017/divisionb/news/jeena-ps-out-to-provide-the-offensive-firepower-for-the-hosts\|title=Jeena PS out to provide the offensive firepower for the hosts\|website=FIBA.basketball\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref>		'''Jeena Palanilkumkalayil Skaria''', known as '''P.S Jeena''' (born 9 January 1994), is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player and practicing Christian who captains the [[India women's national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://ekalavyas.com/2016/01/07/jeena-and-albin-to-lead-kerala-at-the-66th-basketball-senior-nationals/\|title=Jeena and Albin to lead Kerala at the 66th Basketball Senior Nationals - Ekalavyas\|date=2016-01-07\|work=Ekalavyas\|access-date=2018-04-17\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2017/divisionb/news/jeena-ps-out-to-provide-the-offensive-firepower-for-the-hosts\|title=Jeena PS out to provide the offensive firepower for the hosts\|website=FIBA.basketball\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> She is the first Indian to play in the Australian A Division Basketball League.

	==Playing career==		==Playing career==
	Jeena considers fellow Keralite basketball player [[Geethu Anna Jose]] as her role model.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball\|title=\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> Jeena played basketball for Sports division, [[Kannur]] and she received her first international call-up in the U16 FIBA Asia Championship in 2009.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball\|title=In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball\|publisher=Sportskeeda\|author=Hoopistani\|date=2012-11-01\|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> Later she played college basketball for Krishnamenon College, Kannur] and for [[Kannur University]]. Jeena had a "breakout moment" in her career in 2012 as the leader of ~~India’s~~ junior ~~women’s~~ team that took part in the [http://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2012/10/china-win-u18-womens-abc-again.html U18 FIBA Asia Championship for Women] in Johor Bahur, Malaysia. She was the second-highest scorer in the entire tournament with 20.2 points per game behind China's Wong K.Y and led the tournament in rebounds with 13.6 rebounds per game.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112"/> She was instrumental in Kerala winning their first Senior Nationals in 2017. Jeena was signed by Australian basketball team Ringwood Lady Hawks in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/field/909815/basketball-india-captain-ps-jeena-signed-up-by-australian-team-ringwood-lady-hawks\|title=Basketball: India captain PS Jeena signed up by Australian team Ringwood Lady Hawks\|author=Scroll Staff\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> She works with the Kerala State Electricity Board as a senior assistant.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/keralas-jeena-ps-lead-womens-basketball-team-asiad\|title=Kerala's Jeena PS To Lead Women's Basketball Team At Asiad\|last=Das\|first=Ria\|date=2018-08-10\|website=SheThePeople TV\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>		Jeena considers fellow Keralite basketball player [[Geethu Anna Jose]] as her role model.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball\|title=In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball\|last=\|first=\|date=November 2012\|website=\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> Jeena played basketball for Sports division, [[Kannur]] and she received her first international call-up in the U16 FIBA Asia Championship in 2009.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball\|title=In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball\|publisher=Sportskeeda\|author=Hoopistani\|date=2012-11-01\|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> Later she played college basketball for Krishnamenon College, Kannur] and for [[Kannur University]]. Jeena, who played for the state team at the age of 16, made her Indian team debut in 2009 in Asian basketball tournament.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news \|title=അപ്പ്, അപ്പ് ജീന, മൂന്നാം തവണയും ഇന്ത്യൻ നായിക \|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/wayanad/news/padinjarathuthara-jeena-basketball-captain-1.4274407 \|work=Mathrubhumi \|language=ml}}</ref> She had a "breakout moment" in her career in 2012 as the leader of India's junior women's team that took part in the [http://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2012/10/china-win-u18-womens-abc-again.html U18 FIBA Asia Championship for Women] in Johor Bahur, Malaysia. She was the second-highest scorer in the entire tournament with 20.2 points per game behind China's Wong K.Y and led the tournament in rebounds with 13.6 rebounds per game.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112"/> She was instrumental in Kerala winning their first Senior Nationals in 2017. Jeena was signed by Australian basketball team Ringwood Lady Hawks in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/field/909815/basketball-india-captain-ps-jeena-signed-up-by-australian-team-ringwood-lady-hawks\|title=Basketball: India captain PS Jeena signed up by Australian team Ringwood Lady Hawks\|author=Scroll Staff\|website=Scroll.in\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> She is the first Indian to play in the Australian A Division League.<ref name="madhyamam">{{cite news \|last1=ഡെസ്ക് \|first1=വെബ് \|title=ദേശീയ സീനിയർ ബാസ്കറ്റ്ബാൾ: കേരളത്തിെൻറ പി.എസ്. ജീന മികച്ച താരം \|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/sports/sports-news/ps-jeena/657644 \|work=www.madhyamam.com \|date=2019-12-29 \|language=ml}}</ref> She works with the Kerala State Electricity Board as a senior assistant.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/keralas-jeena-ps-lead-womens-basketball-team-asiad\|title=Kerala's Jeena PS To Lead Women's Basketball Team At Asiad\|last=Das\|first=Ria\|date=2018-08-10\|website=SheThePeople TV\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			She was born in Pantipoyil, Bappanamala, [[Wayanad district]] to Palanilkumkala Scaria Joseph and Lizzie.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Her husband is Jackson Johnson, a [[Chalakudy]] native who is a purchase engineer at KSB-MNC.<ref name="Deshabhimani">{{cite news \|title=പ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ ; പി എസ് ജീന അനുഭവങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവയ്‌ക്കുന്നു \|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/sports/p-s-jeena/944517 \|work=Deshabhimani \|language=ml}}</ref> They were married on July 4, 2020.<ref name="Deshabhimani" />

			==Awards and honours==
			2020: National Senior Basketball Tournament - Most valuable player award<ref>{{cite news \|last1=കാസിം \|first1=സിറാജ് \|title=മോസ്റ്റ് വാല്യുബിള്&zwj; പ്ലെയര്&zwj; 'ജീന' \|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/sports/other-sports/most-valuable-player-in-national-senior-basketball-championship-ps-jeena-1.4410792 \|work=Mathrubhumi \|language=ml}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]		[[Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]
	[[Category:Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games]]		[[Category:Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games]]

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{{Infobox person
| name = P S Jeena
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| birth_date = 9 January 1994
| birth_place = Kalpetta, Wayanad
| nationality = Indian
| height = 179 cm
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'''Jeena Palanilkumkalayil Skaria''' known as P.S Jeena (born 9 January 1994) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player and practicing christian who captains the [[India women's national basketball team]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ekalavyas.com/2016/01/07/jeena-and-albin-to-lead-kerala-at-the-66th-basketball-senior-nationals/|title=Jeena and Albin to lead Kerala at the 66th Basketball Senior Nationals - Ekalavyas|date=2016-01-07|work=Ekalavyas|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/womensasiacup/2017/divisionb/news/jeena-ps-out-to-provide-the-offensive-firepower-for-the-hosts|title=Jeena PS out to provide the offensive firepower for the hosts|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Jeena considers fellow Keralite basketball player [[Geethu Anna Jose]] as her role model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Jeena played basketball for Sports division, [[Kannur]] and she received her first international call-up in the U16 FIBA Asia Championship in 2009.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/in-jeena-ps-a-new-leader-emerges-for-the-future-of-indian-basketball|title=In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball|publisher=Sportskeeda|author=Hoopistani|date=2012-11-01|access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> Later she played college basketball for Krishnamenon College, Kannur] and for [[Kannur University]]. Jeena had a "breakout moment" in her career in 2012 as the leader of India’s junior women’s team that took part in the [http://hoopistani.blogspot.com/2012/10/china-win-u18-womens-abc-again.html U18 FIBA Asia Championship for Women] in Johor Bahur, Malaysia. She was the second-highest scorer in the entire tournament with 20.2 points per game behind China's Wong K.Y and led the tournament in rebounds with 13.6 rebounds per game.<ref name="sportskeeda-110112"/> She was instrumental in Kerala winning their first Senior Nationals in 2017. Jeena was signed by Australian basketball team Ringwood Lady Hawks in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/909815/basketball-india-captain-ps-jeena-signed-up-by-australian-team-ringwood-lady-hawks|title=Basketball: India captain PS Jeena signed up by Australian team Ringwood Lady Hawks|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> She works with the Kerala State Electricity Board as a senior assistant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/keralas-jeena-ps-lead-womens-basketball-team-asiad|title=Kerala's Jeena PS To Lead Women's Basketball Team At Asiad|last=Das|first=Ria|date=2018-08-10|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.keralaathletics.org/athlet_profile/MTM1Mw== Kerala State Athletics profile]

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