NAGPUR: Bihar’s Muskan Singh, Shomira Bidaye and Bhumika Sarje from Maharashtra are the three Indian cagers among the 40 girls selected to play in the inaugural women’s NBA Academy Games, which started at the Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, US, on Thursday.
The National Basketball Association (NBA), organisers of the world’s best basketball league in the US, are conducting the event for top women prospects from outside the US.
The 40 players will participate in a series of exhibition games featuring top prospects from the league’s four academies located in Australia, India, Mexico and Senegal. All these cagers will showcase their skills in front of NCAA coaches and WNBA scouts.
The three-day event will feature 40 players divided in four teams of the top high school-age prospects from outside the US, and two local teams.
Speaking exclusively to TOI, Shomira said, “This is a rare and exciting opportunity for me. In addition to the exhibition games, the NBA Academy coaches and staff are leading all of us through a variety of on and off-court activities, including anthropometric and athletic testing, movement efficiency training, strength and conditioning among other activities.”
The three girls were part of the Indian team for the Jr NBA Global championship held in Florida in 2019.
