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| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)| | | position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]] | ||
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| team2 = [[NBA G League Ignite]] | | team2 = [[NBA G League Ignite]] | ||
| highlights = | | highlights = * [[SABA Championship|SABA]] Under-16 Championship MVP (2017) | ||
* [[SABA Championship|SABA]] Under-16 Championship MVP (2017) | |||
* [[National Basketball Championship]] winner (2019)<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/70th-national-championship-punjab-men-railways-women-champions 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions] Gopalakrishnan R ([[Sportskeeda]]), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.</ref> | * [[National Basketball Championship]] winner (2019)<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/70th-national-championship-punjab-men-railways-women-champions 70th National Basketball Championship: Punjab men and Railways women repeat as champions] Gopalakrishnan R ([[Sportskeeda]]), 1 April 2020. Accessed 13 August 2021.</ref> | ||
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[basketball]]}} | |||
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} | {{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} | ||
{{Medal|Competition|[[SABA Championship|SABA]] Under-16 Championship}} | {{Medal|Competition|[[SABA Championship|SABA]] Under-16 Championship}} | ||
{{Medal|Gold|2017 Nepal|[[India men's national under-16 basketball team|Team]]}} | {{Medal|Gold|2017 Nepal|[[India men's national under-16 basketball team|Team]]}} | ||
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'''Princepal Singh Bajwa''' ({{lang-pa|ਪਿ੍ੰਸਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ}}; born 3 January 2001) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player. Listed at {{convert|6|ft| | '''Princepal Singh Bajwa''' ({{lang-pa|ਪਿ੍ੰਸਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ}}; born 3 January 2001) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player. Listed at {{convert|6|ft|10|in|m|2}} and {{convert|221|lbs|kg|0}}, he plays the [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] and [[Center (basketball)|center]] position. | ||
==Early life and career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Singh is a native of [[Dera Baba Nanak]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India and grew up playing [[volleyball]]. In 2014, he travelled to [[Ludhiana]] to try out for a volleyball academy but instead drew the attention of Jaipal Singh, a coach at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy (LBA).<ref name="sen">{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Debayan |title=Meet Princepal, Indian basketball's 'next big Singh' |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25457550/princepal-singh-indian-basketball-next-big-singh-set-make-senior-team-debut-super-kung-sheung-cup-international-championship |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=5 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hope to make it to the NBA one day: India''s Princepal Singh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/hope-to-make-it-to-the-nba-one-day-indias-princepal-singh/1693571 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=24 December 2019}}</ref> Standing {{height|m=1.98}} at the time, he soon joined the LBA and learned how to play basketball from Jaipal Singh.<ref name="raj">{{cite web |last1=Raj |first1=Pratyush |title=Gurdaspur hoopster is the new 'Prince' of Indian basketball |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/gurdaspur-hoopster-is-the-new-prince-of-indian-basketball/articleshow/71814698.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=30 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Singh earned a three-year full scholarship, worth $75,000, to play at SPIRE Institute and Academy in [[Geneva, Ohio]] but was unable to join the program after his [[travel visa|visa]] was rejected twice.<ref name="senthil">{{cite web |last1=Senthil |first1=Anjana |title=Princepal's tryst with destiny |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/princepal-singh-national-team-super-kung-sheung-cup-nba-academy-ludhiana/article25673369.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=5 December 2018}}</ref> | Singh is a native of [[Dera Baba Nanak]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India, and grew up playing [[volleyball]]. In 2014, he travelled to [[Ludhiana]] to try out for a volleyball academy but instead drew the attention of Jaipal Singh, a coach at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy (LBA).<ref name="sen">{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Debayan |title=Meet Princepal, Indian basketball's 'next big Singh' |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25457550/princepal-singh-indian-basketball-next-big-singh-set-make-senior-team-debut-super-kung-sheung-cup-international-championship |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=5 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hope to make it to the NBA one day: India''s Princepal Singh |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/hope-to-make-it-to-the-nba-one-day-indias-princepal-singh/1693571 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=24 December 2019}}</ref> Standing {{height|m=1.98}} at the time, he soon joined the LBA and learned how to play basketball from Jaipal Singh.<ref name="raj">{{cite web |last1=Raj |first1=Pratyush |title=Gurdaspur hoopster is the new 'Prince' of Indian basketball |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/gurdaspur-hoopster-is-the-new-prince-of-indian-basketball/articleshow/71814698.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=30 October 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Singh earned a three-year full scholarship, worth $75,000, to play at SPIRE Institute and Academy in [[Geneva, Ohio]] but was unable to join the program after his [[travel visa|visa]] was rejected twice.<ref name="senthil">{{cite web |last1=Senthil |first1=Anjana |title=Princepal's tryst with destiny |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/princepal-singh-national-team-super-kung-sheung-cup-nba-academy-ludhiana/article25673369.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=5 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
Singh trained at the NBA Academy India in [[New Delhi]] for 18 months, before being called up to the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] in [[Canberra]], in May 2017.<ref name="matange2">{{cite web |last1=Matange |first1=Yash |title='The NBA Academy experience has been great for me' - Princepal Singh says while discussing the three-year journey and more |url=https://in.nba.com/news/the-nba-academy-experience-has-been-great-for-me-princepal-singh-says-while-discusses-the-three-year-journey/1e5xw4gdgr3zp18ps2sht88rtj |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |accessdate=20 June 2020 |date=8 May 2020}}</ref> Singh trained at the Global Academy on a two-year contract.<ref name="menon">{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Anirudh |title='I will play in the NBA' - Princepal Singh has eyes firmly set on the big prize |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28500317/i-play-nba-princepal-singh-eyes-firmly-set-big-prize |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> In 2019, he played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the [[NBL1]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Princepal Singh |url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Princepal-Singh/NBA-G-League/Stockton-Kings/469038 |website=usbasket.com |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> | Singh trained at the NBA Academy India in [[New Delhi]] for 18 months, before being called up to the NBA Global Academy, a training center at the [[Australian Institute of Sport]] in [[Canberra]], in May 2017.<ref name="matange2">{{cite web |last1=Matange |first1=Yash |title='The NBA Academy experience has been great for me' - Princepal Singh says while discussing the three-year journey and more |url=https://in.nba.com/news/the-nba-academy-experience-has-been-great-for-me-princepal-singh-says-while-discusses-the-three-year-journey/1e5xw4gdgr3zp18ps2sht88rtj |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |accessdate=20 June 2020 |date=8 May 2020}}</ref> Singh trained at the Global Academy on a two-year contract.<ref name="menon">{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Anirudh |title='I will play in the NBA' - Princepal Singh has eyes firmly set on the big prize |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28500317/i-play-nba-princepal-singh-eyes-firmly-set-big-prize |publisher=[[ESPN]] |accessdate=19 June 2020 |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> In 2019, he played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the [[NBL1]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Princepal Singh |url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Princepal-Singh/NBA-G-League/Stockton-Kings/469038 |website=usbasket.com |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
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===New Zealand Breakers (2021–2022)=== | ===New Zealand Breakers (2021–2022)=== | ||
On 10 November 2021, Singh signed with the [[New Zealand Breakers]] of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] to a two-year development player contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Top Prospect Signs with the Sky Sport Breakers |url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/indias-top-prospect-signs-with-the-sky-sport-breakers |access-date=10 November 2021 |work=nzbreakers.basketball |date=10 November 2021}}</ref> He parted ways with the Breakers in January 2022 before playing in a game for the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Jackson |date=2022-01-11 |title=Singh just the latest departure for luckless Breakers |url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/princepal-singh-and-new-zealand-breakers-part-ways/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Inner Sanctum |language=en-GB}}</ref> | On 10 November 2021, Singh signed with the [[New Zealand Breakers]] of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] to a two-year development player contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Top Prospect Signs with the Sky Sport Breakers |url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/indias-top-prospect-signs-with-the-sky-sport-breakers |access-date=10 November 2021 |work=nzbreakers.basketball |date=10 November 2021}}</ref> He parted ways with the Breakers in January 2022 before playing in a game for the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Jackson |date=2022-01-11 |title=Singh just the latest departure for luckless Breakers |url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/princepal-singh-and-new-zealand-breakers-part-ways/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=The Inner Sanctum |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
=== Mumbai Stars (2023) === | |||
Singh played for the Mumbai Stars from 11th to the 20th of March in the [[Elite Pro Basketball League]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-07 |title=I'm at my lowest moment now, says Princepal Singh |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nba/top-stories/im-at-my-lowest-moment-now-says-princepal-singh/articleshow/98477272.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | |||
==National team career== | ==National team career== | ||
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[[Category:Punjabi people]] | [[Category:Punjabi people]] | ||
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[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]] | |||
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Australia]] | [[Category:Indian expatriates in Australia]] | ||
[[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] | [[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]] | ||