Aneesha Cleetus (born 11 October 1999)[1] is an Indian basketball player from Kerala. She plays for the India women's national basketball team as a center. She plays for Kerala and Kerala State Electricity Board teams in the domestic tournaments.[2]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Cleetus is from Kottayam, Kerala. In 2019, she made her senior India debut in FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Asian tournament.
In February 2025, she was part of the Indian team for the 3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship qualifiers at New Delhi.[3][4] The Indian team played Maldives and Nepal for a berth in the FIBA women's Asia Cup and she played both the matches, and the final against Maldives, at Delhi.[5][6][7]
She was part of the Kerala team which bagged the silver medal at the National Games 2025.[8] She also played the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship as part of the silver winning Kerala women team.[9] She is also part of the 3x3 games and is ranked 21 in India.[10] She was selected to play the 7th FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in March 2024 at Singapore.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Aneesha Cleetus (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Basketball Women's Squad - KSEB". kseb.in. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad". OnManorama.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ Pitts, Andre (23 February 2025). "Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA LiveStats - Final - India vs. Maldives". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ "NATIONAL GAMES | Punjab men, Kerala women enter basketball semifinals". The Hindu. 30 January 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "National Championships: Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles". The Hindu. 12 January 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA.Basketball - 3x3 Cups, Aneesha Cleetus". FIBA3x3.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ "Aneesha, Sreekala, Pranav from Kerala to attend FIBA Asia Cup". English.Mathrubhumi. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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