Rohit Bakshi (entrepreneur) explained

Rohit Bakshi
Birth Date:1982 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Employer:YKBK Enterprise Private Limited

Rohit Bakshi (born 14 February 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur and a former 3x3 basketball player from Delhi.[1] He is the CEO of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and commissioner of 3BL,[2] the FIBA-affiliated 3x3 league in the Indian subcontinent.[3]

Early life

Rohit Bakshi was born in Delhi, and he grew up in Nagoya, Japan. He has played in the Japanese 3x3 league. Rohit returned to India in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league.[3] [4] [5]

Career

In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team in Japan.[6] 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,[7] which is recognized by FIBA.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sudevan . Praveen . 3BL league aims to take Indian basketball to 2020 Olympics but there's a long way to go . . 15 August 2018.
  2. News: 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi on first-ever FIBA 3x3 Skill Development Camp in Gurgaon:"The idea is to spread this across India." . . 20 June 2019 . en.
  3. News: Matange . Yash . 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi: "The Ultimate Goal is for India to bring back a [3x3] medal in the Olympics" ]. Sportskeeda . 13 July 2018 . en-us.
  4. News: Ramesh . Akshay . India can achieve Olympic success in 3x3 basketball, says 3BL League Commissioner Rohit Bakshi . . 14 September 2018 . en.
  5. News: Lakhina . Tanuj . India building towards Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 3×3 Basketball with 3BL . . 25 August 2018 . en . 24 September 2022.
  6. News: Matange . Yash . NBA India All-Access: A conversation with 3BL Commissioner Rohit Bakshi . . 22 January 2019 . en.
  7. News: Antony . A. Joseph . India can win Olympic 3x3 basketball gold: Rohit Bakshi . . 27 April 2018 . en-IN.
  8. News: Guha Majumder . Bhaswati . How India born entrepreneur settled in Japan is looking forward to bring 3X3 basketball back to his homeland . . 8 September 2017 . en.
  9. News: Singh . Rishabh . 3BL League commissioner Rohit Bakshi : "I want to make Indian basketball players earn in crores" . Sports India Show . 16 August 2018.