Akilan Pari
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 Akilan Pari with Income Tax in 2015 | |
| Punjab Steelers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | UBA Pro Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 July 1989 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–present | Punjab Steelers |
Akilan Pari (born 20 July 1989) is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League. [1]
Pari already made a name for himself as a youth player. He captained Tamil Nadu's official state lineups for the U-13, U-16, and U-18 (junior) and senior men's level.[2]
Sprite Uncontainable Game
During the 2013 NBA All-Star Game, Akilan Pari was selected to play at the Sprite Uncontainable Game, where he was coached by Omri Casspi and Serge Ibaka.[3]
As of 2018, he has been labelled as one of India's best basketball players[4] because of his passing and ball handling skills, and because of complicated engagement rules, missed a crucial playoff game against Lebanon, a game which India lost[5] because of his absence.[6]