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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
{{About|an Indian former 3x3 professional basketball player|other people|Rohit Bakshi (disambiguation){{!}}Rohit Bakshi}}
{{Tone|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rohit Bakshi
| image = Rohit Bakshi Basketball.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|02|14}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Entrepreneur]]
| employer = YKBK Enterprise Private Limited
| known_for = {{Bulleted list|[[CEO]], YKBK Enterprise Private Limited|[[Commissioner]], [[3BL]]}}
}}

'''Rohit Bakshi''' (born 14 February 1982) is an Indian [[entrepreneur]] and a former [[3x3 basketball]] player from [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sudevan |first1=Praveen |title=3BL league aims to take Indian basketball to 2020 Olympics but there's a long way to go |url=https://scroll.in/field/890510/3bl-league-aims-to-take-indian-basketball-to-2020-olympics-but-theres-a-long-way-to-go |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=15 August 2018}}</ref> He is the [[CEO]] of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and [[commissioner]] of [[3BL]],<ref>{{cite news |title=3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi on first-ever FIBA 3x3 Skill Development Camp in Gurgaon:"The idea is to spread this across India." |url=https://in.nba.com/news/fiba-3x3-skill-development-camp-3bl-rohit-bakshi-amjyot-singh-basketball-spread-across-india/1haxwmd9xd8wb16x66fkspmf81 |work=[[NBA]] |date=20 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> the [[FIBA]]-affiliated 3x3 league in the Indian [[subcontinent]].<ref name="Sportskeeda">{{cite news |last1=Matange |first1=Yash |title=3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi: "The Ultimate Goal is for India to bring back a [3x3] medal in the Olympics" |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/3bl-commissioner-rohit-bakshi-the-ultimate-goal-is-for-india-to-bring-back-a-3x3-medal-in-the-olympics |work=Sportskeeda |date=13 July 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Rohit Bakshi was born in [[Delhi]], and he grew up in [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]. He has played in the [[Japan men's national 3x3 team|Japanese 3x3 league]]. Rohit returned to India in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league.<ref name="Sportskeeda"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramesh |first1=Akshay |title=India can achieve Olympic success in 3x3 basketball, says 3BL League Commissioner Rohit Bakshi |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/india-can-achieve-olympic-success-3x3-basketball-says-3bl-league-commissioner-rohit-bakshi-779618 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=14 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakhina |first1=Tanuj |title=India building towards Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 3×3 Basketball with 3BL |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/3x3-pro-basketball-league-3bl-india-olympics-5324055/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=25 August 2018 |language=en | accessdate=24 September 2022}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matange |first1=Yash |title=NBA India All-Access: A conversation with 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi |url=https://in.nba.com/news/nba-india-all-access-rohit-bakshi-3x3-pro-league-3bl-commissioner-india-season-2/ad6ied5xth461furgj7hoa31c |work=[[NBA]] |date=22 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> They won the 3x3 Japan Premier League Championship title and lost in the final of the World Tour Championship. In the following year, Rohit Bakshi set up a 3x3 Pro Basketball League in India named 3BL,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Antony |first1=A. Joseph |title=India can win Olympic 3x3 basketball gold: Rohit Bakshi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/india-can-win-olympic-3x3-basketball-gold-rohit-bakshi/article23702385.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 April 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> which is recognized by [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|FIBA]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guha Majumder |first1=Bhaswati |title=How India born entrepreneur settled in Japan is looking forward to bring 3X3 basketball back to his homeland |url=https://www.ibtimes.sg/how-india-born-entrepreneur-settled-japan-looking-forward-bring-3x3-basketball-back-his-16070 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=8 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Rishabh |title=3BL League commissioner Rohit Bakshi : "I want to make Indian basketball players earn in crores" |url=https://www.sportsindiashow.com/3bl-league-commissioner-rohit-bakshi-want-make-indian-basketball-players-earn-crores/ |work=Sports India Show |date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

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