Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
Bhriguvanshi with ONGC in India in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 – India | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1991 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | UP College, Varanasi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Young Cagers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | North Western Railway Jaipur | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | ONGC Uttarakhand Dehradoon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | T-Rex Basketball Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Bengaluru Beast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (born 13 November 1991) is an Indian professional basketball player who is the captain of the Indian National Basketball Team, and most recently, a player with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Bhriguvanshi was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India for the year 2020.
Bhriguvanshi also has a biography by Nirupma Baghley, titled Vishesh: Code To Win, about him being India’s youngest captain.