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| nationality = Indian<br />
| high_school = Vivek High School, SD School<br />
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| years1 = 2021–2022 | team1 = [[Chandigarh]]<br />
| years2 = 2022–2025| team2 = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| years3 = 2025–Present | team3 = [[Omni Erdenet Miners]]<br />
| highlights = * 1× [[National Basketball Championship]] [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] (2020)<br />
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'''Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon''' (born 1 September 2001), is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
As a kid, Sahaij Sekhon started out playing [[cricket]], wanting to be a batsman. In second grade, he shifted to [[soccer]]. It was while playing soccer that his first coach [[Rakesh Kumar (basketball)|Rakesh Kumar]] scouted him along with Asadh Singh, another national-level player. Kumar recalled that Sekhon played with quickness and guile like none other he had seen before. Despite his relatively short stature back then, coach Rakesh recommended that he take up basketball because he felt that it would suit Sahaij Sekhon's skill set better.<ref name="Narasimman">[https://thebridge.in/basketball/the-diamond-among-the-other-gems-24896 Meet Sahaij Sekhon- The diamond among the other gems of Indian Basketball] Ananth Narasimman (thebridge.in), 3 September 2021. Accessed 11 November 2021.</ref> Sekhon effectively destroyed all other teams in the school's inter-house tournament, often not letting the other team score a single point.<br />
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==Playing career==<br />
At [[Vivek High School]] in [[Chandigarh]], Sahaij Sekhon played with the U-19 team in 2017 while being one of the youngest and shortest players. Coach Rakesh stayed with Sekhon as his mentor. During 11th grade, Sahaij Sekhon transferred to [[SD School]]. Around the same time, he had a massive growth spurt, where he grew 8 inches within a short period of time to reach 6 feet 4 inches.<ref name="Narasimman"/> <br />
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Sahaij Sekhon played for his home city Chandigarh in both U-16 and U-17 competitions. In 2020, he won the [[Most Valuable Player]] award in the [[National Basketball Championship|Senior Nationals]].<ref name="Amar Ujala">[https://www.amarujala.com/chandigarh/sahaj-got-place-in-the-indian-senior-basketball-team-chandigarh-news-pkl39527400 सहज ने भारतीय सीनियर बास्केटबॉल टीम में बनाई जगह] [[Amar Ujala]], 26 November 2020. Accessed 12 November 2021.{{in lang|hi}}</ref> <br />
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Sekhon has also played for [[GGDSD College]] where he has studied for his [[Bachelor's degree]].<ref name="Amar Ujala"/> <br />
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===National team===<br />
Because of Sekhon's dominant High School performances, coach Rakesh recommended to his family that they take him to coach [[Amarjeet Singh]] who had worked with [[India men's national basketball team|India's senior national team]] in the past. Amarjeet Singh noticed that Sekhon's skillsets were leaning more towards a defensive-minded [[Point guard]].<ref name="Narasimman"/> <br />
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During India's Senior [[National Basketball Championship]], Sekhon was playing with his [[Chandigarh]] team against [[Uttar Pradesh]]. India's national team coach [[Veselin Matić]] approached Sekhon's team manager and subsequently invited Sekhon to the National team training camp in January 2020.<ref name="Narasimman"/> <br />
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At the [[2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification]] do-or-die game against [[Palestine men's national basketball team|Palestine]], Sekhon acted as a game-changer as through his defense he locked down Palestine' top scorer [[Kyndall Dykes]].<ref name="Narasimman"/><br />
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==Player profile==<br />
Sekhon is known especially for his quickness and defensive abilities.<ref name="Narasimman"/> <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Sahaij-Sekhon/India/Indian-National-Team/592396 Sahaij Sekhon] at Asia-basket.com<br />
*[https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/player/Sahaij-Pratap-Singh-Sekhon FIBA profile] at [[2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification]]<br />
*[https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/basketball/sahaij-sekhon/435129/ Sahaij Sekhon] at GlobalSportsArchive.com<br />
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[[Category:2001 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Basketball players from Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's basketball players]]<br />
[[Category:Point guards]]<br />
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games basketball players for India]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]</div>RayfordFvx