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	'''Sanjana Ramesh''' (born 12 April 2001) is an Indian [[~~college~~ basketball]] player ~~who~~ plays for the [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball\|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks]] of the [[Big Sky Conference]]. She was ~~named in~~ the Indian women's team ~~for~~ [[2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-08-26 \|title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|work=[[Firstpost]] }}</ref>		{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2025}}
			{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2025}}
			{{Infobox basketball biography
			\| name = Sanjana Ramesh
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			\| position = [[Small forward]]
			\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|2001\|4\|12}}
			\| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
			\| league = [[National Basketball Championship (women)\|INBC]]
			\| team = Karnataka
			\| number =
			\| career_start = 2017
			\| career_end =
			\| years1 = 2017–
			\| team1 = Karnataka
			\| years2 = 2019–2023
			\| team2 = [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball\|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks]]
			\| highlights =
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			{{MedalCompetition\|[[SABA Women's Championship\|SABA Championship]]}}
			{{MedalGold\|[[2025 SABA Women's Championship\|2025 New Delhi]]\|Team}}
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			{{Indian name\|Sanjana\|Ramesh}}
			'''Sanjana Ramesh''' (born 12 April 2001) is an Indian [[basketball]] player from Bengaluru. She plays for the [[India women's national basketball team\|India national basketball team]]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-02-25 \|title=Sanjana Ramesh (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball \|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/241194-sanjana-ramesh \|access-date=2025-02-25 \|website=www.fiba.basketball \|language=en}}</ref> and the Karnataka in the Indian National Championships. She also represented [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball\|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks]] of the [[Big Sky Conference]]. She was part of the Indian women's team in the [[2022 Asian Games]] at Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-08-26 \|title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|work=[[Firstpost]] }}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	~~Ramesh~~ was born in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka. She attended Delhi Public School (South), Bengaluru.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Achal \|first=Ashwin \|date=2018-11-15 \|title=~~India’s~~ Sanjana receives Division I scholarship with NAU Basketball \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/india-sanjana-ramesh-joins-northern-arizona-lumberjacks-womens-basketball/article25504041.ece \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|work=[[Sportstar]] }}</ref> ~~Originally from Chennai,~~ Sanjana started playing basketball because her school did not have a football team. She wanted to prove as a sportswoman to her brother, a footballer, and ended up taking basketball as a career.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vaidya \|first=Jaideep \|date=2018-06-07 \|title=Sibling rivalry got her into basketball, but ~~India’s~~ Sanjana Ramesh now has bigger goals \|url=https://scroll.in/field/881616/sibling-rivalry-got-her-into-basketball-but-indias-sanjana-ramesh-now-has-bigger-goals \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|website=Scroll.in }}</ref>		Sanjana was born in [[Chennai]] and grew up in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka. She attended [[Delhi Public School Society\|Delhi Public School]] (South), Bengaluru.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Achal \|first=Ashwin \|date=2018-11-15 \|title=India's Sanjana receives Division I scholarship with NAU Basketball \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/india-sanjana-ramesh-joins-northern-arizona-lumberjacks-womens-basketball/article25504041.ece \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|work=[[Sportstar]] }}</ref> Sanjana started playing basketball because her school did not have a football team. She wanted to prove as a sportswoman to her brother, a footballer, and ended up taking basketball as a career.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Vaidya \|first=Jaideep \|date=2018-06-07 \|title=Sibling rivalry got her into basketball, but India's Sanjana Ramesh now has bigger goals \|url=https://scroll.in/field/881616/sibling-rivalry-got-her-into-basketball-but-indias-sanjana-ramesh-now-has-bigger-goals \|access-date=2023-10-07 \|website=Scroll.in }}</ref>

	== College career ==		== College career ==
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	==National team career==		==National team career==
	~~Ramesh~~ captained the [[India women's national under-16 basketball team]] at the [[2017 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship]]. She helped India win Division B and the country earned a spot in Division A. At the development camp of Basketball Without Borders Asia, Sanjana was awarded the Most Valuable Player that helped her get the US college scholarship.<ref name=":0" />		Sanjana captained the [[India women's national under-16 basketball team]] at the [[2017 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2025-07-13 \|title=Sanjana Ramesh hopes to ignite new era for India \|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-asiacup-2025-division-b/news/sanjana-ramesh-hopes-to-ignite-new-era-for-india \|access-date=2025-07-15 \|website=www.fiba.basketball \|language=en}}</ref> She helped India win Division B and the country earned a spot in Division A. At the development camp of Basketball Without Borders Asia, Sanjana was awarded the Most Valuable Player that helped her get the US college scholarship.<ref name=":0" />

			She is selected to play in the Indian team in the [[2025 SABA Women's Championship\|3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship 2025]] qualifiers at New Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad \|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/02/20/saba-qualifiers-three-kerala-basketball-players-india-squad-sreekala-captain.html \|access-date=2025-02-26 \|website=OnManorama.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Monteiro \|first=Leandra \|title=3rd South Asian Women's C'ship: Indian Basketball Squad Announced \|url=https://www.ekalavyas.com/p/3rd-south-asian-womens-cship-indian-basketball \|access-date=2025-02-26 \|website=www.ekalavyas.com \|language=en}}</ref> The Indian team played [[Maldives women's national football team results\|Maldives]] and [[Nepal women's national football team results\|Nepal]] for a berth in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup\|FIBA women's Asia Cup]]. In the first match, India beat Nepal 113–32 on 23 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pitts \|first=Andre \|date=23 February 2025 \|title=SABA Women's Championship 2025: Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal \|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saba-women-championship-2025-basketball-india-vs-nepal-match-report \|access-date=26 February 2025 \|website=Olympics.com}}</ref> She played both the matches.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal \|url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624275/bs.html \|access-date=2025-02-26 \|website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives \|url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624277/bs.html \|access-date=2025-02-26 \|website=geniussports.com}}</ref>

			In July 2025, she was the captain of the Indian team at the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup\|FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2025]] Division B at [[Shenzhen]], China.<ref name=":1" /> In the first match on 13 July 2025, India beat Kazakhstan 85-68 in the Group A opener.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sportstar \|first=Team \|date=2025-07-13 \|title=Indian sports wrap, July 13: India begins FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B event with win over Kazakhstan \|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/indian-sports-news-july-13-scores-results-highlights-updates/article69807267.ece \|access-date=2025-07-15 \|website=Sportstar \|language=en}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://nauathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sanjana-ramesh/5634 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks bio]		* [https://nauathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sanjana-ramesh/5634 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks bio]
	* ~~[https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Sanjana-Ramesh/451937?Women=1 Sanjana Ramesh] at [[FIBA Asia]]~~		* {{Sports links}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Sanjana}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Sanjana}}
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	~~[[Category:Basketball players from Karnataka]]~~
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	[[Category:Point guards]]		[[Category:Point guards]]
			[[Category:Basketball players from Karnataka]]
			[[Category:Basketball players from Tamil Nadu]]
			[[Category:Sportspeople from Bengaluru]]
			[[Category:Sportspeople from Chennai]]
	[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]		[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
	[[Category:Asian Games ~~competitors~~ for India]]		[[Category:Asian Games basketball players for India]]
	[[Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball players]]		[[Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball players]]
	[[Category:Indian expatriate basketball people in the United States]]		[[Category:Indian expatriate basketball people in the United States]]
	[[Category:~~Sportspeople from Bangalore~~]]		[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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{{short description|Indian basketball player (born 2001)}}
'''Sanjana Ramesh''' (born 12 April 2001) is an Indian [[college basketball]] player who plays for the [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball|Northern Arizona Lumberjacks]] of the [[Big Sky Conference]]. She was named in the Indian women's team for [[2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |work=[[Firstpost]] }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Ramesh was born in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka. She attended Delhi Public School (South), Bengaluru.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Achal |first=Ashwin |date=2018-11-15 |title=India’s Sanjana receives Division I scholarship with NAU Basketball |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/india-sanjana-ramesh-joins-northern-arizona-lumberjacks-womens-basketball/article25504041.ece |access-date=2023-10-07 |work=[[Sportstar]] }}</ref> Originally from Chennai, Sanjana started playing basketball because her school did not have a football team. She wanted to prove as a sportswoman to her brother, a footballer, and ended up taking basketball as a career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaidya |first=Jaideep |date=2018-06-07 |title=Sibling rivalry got her into basketball, but India’s Sanjana Ramesh now has bigger goals |url=https://scroll.in/field/881616/sibling-rivalry-got-her-into-basketball-but-indias-sanjana-ramesh-now-has-bigger-goals |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Scroll.in }}</ref>

== College career ==
In November 2018, Sanjana signed to play [[college basketball]] at [[Northern Arizona University]], becoming the second Indian female basketball player to earn an [[NCAA Division I]] scholarship after Kavita Akula, who enrolled at [[Grand Canyon University]] in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Sanjana Ramesh living and thriving in 'isolation' in build-up to second season with Northern Arizona University|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/sanjana-ramesh-living-and-thriving-in-isolation-in-build-up-to-second-season-with-northern-arizona-university-9048911.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |work=[[Firstpost]] }}</ref> In 2020, Sanjana received the Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-25 |title=Sanjana Ramesh, adjusting to new normal in a foreign land |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/sanjana-ramesh-adjusting-to-new-normal-in-a-foreign-land/story-1nZCRNE1A8S41QFLeM3k4K.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Hindustan Times }}</ref>

==National team career==
Ramesh captained the [[India women's national under-16 basketball team]] at the [[2017 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship]]. She helped India win Division B and the country earned a spot in Division A. At the development camp of Basketball Without Borders Asia, Sanjana was awarded the Most Valuable Player that helped her get the US college scholarship.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://nauathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/sanjana-ramesh/5634 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks bio]
* [https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Sanjana-Ramesh/451937?Women=1 Sanjana Ramesh] at [[FIBA Asia]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Sanjana}}
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate basketball people in the United States]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bangalore]]

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