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{{Short description|Indian basketball player}}
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'''Pranav Prince''' (born 19 June 2003) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player from Kerala.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-13 |title=Pranav Prince (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/270052-pranav-prince |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref> He plays for the [[India men's national basketball team]] as a forward.<ref name=":2">https://play.fiba3x3.com/embed/players/2a630bab-c8ea-4afc-b163-7e937174b6e8</ref> He plays for Tamil Nadu in the domestic tournaments.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Imbo |first=William |date=4 August 2025 |title=Pranav Prince, India’s basketball growth, and the road to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/pranav-prince-india-basketball-growth-road-to-2025-fiba-asia-cup |access-date=15 February 2026 |work=Olympics.com}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Prince is from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala but resides in Tamil Nadu.<ref name=":1" />

He first represented the Indian youth team in 2019 playing three matches in the FIBA U16 Asian Championship SABA Qualifier.<ref name=":0" />

He made his senior India debut in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers and played three matches in the FIBA Asia Cup in 2022. In 2023, he played the FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers. In 2023, he also played the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Syria.

In 2025, he took part in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monteiro |first=Leandra |title=FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers: India Men’s Basketball Roster Announced |url=https://www.ekalavyas.com/p/fiba-asia-cup-2025-qualifiers-india-b69 |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=www.ekalavyas.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India name preliminary squad for FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers |url=https://khelnow.com/basketball/2024-02-fiba-asia-cup-2025-qualifiers-india-preliminary-squad |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref> In August 2025, he played the main event of the Asia Cup 2025 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-06 |title=Asia Cup Basketball: Jordan battle past India in overtime |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/asia-cup-basketball-jordan-battle-past-india-in-overtime/articleshow/123134085.cms |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In the first match, India lost against higher ranked Jordan, where Prince scored 12 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2025-08-05 |title=FIBA Asia Cup 2025: Spirited India loses to Jordan after overtime in opening group encounter |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/india-vs-jordan-fiba-asia-cup-2025-group-c-score-match-result-shot-stats-news/article69897387.ece |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Later, he also played for the Indian team in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.

In club competitions in 2024, he represented Tamil Nadu club in the FIBA West Asia Super League - Final 8 and in 2025, he played the SABA Club Championship, also for Tamil Nadu club.<ref name=":0" />

In March 2025, he represented India in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2025, where India finished sixth. In September 2023, he represented India in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 3x3 basketball.<ref name=":2" />

=== Domestic ===
He represents Tamil Nadu in the domestic tournaments and was part of the 3x3 winning Tamil Nadu team in 2024 and 2025. In January 2026, he led the Tamil Nadu team which won the 5th 3x3 Senior National Basketball Championship for Men & Women. Earlier in January 2025, he was also part of the Tamil Nadu team which won the 4th 3x3 Senior National Basketball Championship for Men & Women.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Forwards (basketball)]]

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