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It was a proud moment for India when the two factions are fighting for power in India there in Tokyo Indian Basketballers who were now playing for BJ Challenge Summer for the Hyogo Impulse team , Amjyot Singh Gill and Amritpal Singh, the Punjab players who were groomed from the Ludhiana Basketball Academy by under late Coach Dr. S. Subramaniam have bagged a one-year contracts in the development league for Japan’s National Basketball League have secured professional contracts with Tokyo Excellence, a team in the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) of Japan. Their impressive performances in the B J League have made this Possible.

About National Basketball development League
The NBDL was established in 2013 as a second-tier league below the National Basketball League. Tokyo Excellence has been the team with the best record in NBDL’s brief history, having won both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 championships. Based in Itabashi in the Tokyo metropolis, the team’s vision is to increase the interest of its citizens in sports, energize the people of the Itabashi area, and to strengthen the people’s passion and pride towards Itabashi. The team has active participation in hometown activities and events, including visits to schools and mentoring young basketball teams.

About Amjyot and Amrithpal
After creating history earlier in the year by becoming the first ever Indians to play professional basketball in Japan, Amjyot Singh, 6-foot-9 inch forward workinh Now in Indian Overseas Bank in Chennai , and 7-foot centre Amritpal Singh Working Now with ONGC Derhadun have gone one step further from the BJ Challenge Summer League into a more competitive season-long NBDL. The period of their contracts is from 1st September 2015 to 31st March 2016. Expressing their happiness over the new opportunity, Amjyot and Amritpal said that they felt blessed and will look to do their best to make India proud.

The young cagers have been mainstays of the Indian Men’s National Team over the past two years, leading them to the historic, first ever victory over China in 2014 during the 4th FIBA Asia Cup held in Wuhan, China. Having learnt the fundamentals of the game at Ludhiana Basketball Academy, the duo were quick developed their game and became vital to the Indian National Team’s success under former Coach Scott Flemming.

This significant move has been made possible by the behind-the-scenes effort put in by their managers, RohitBakshi(from YounGuns) and DIME Initiatives, along with well-respected Internationally Certified FIBA Agent Toshi Koga of Japan. “I’m just so happy that these kids are making India proud in Japan. These kids were trained in India and are showcasing their training at a high level. The Indian basketball fraternity needs to support them and help them get further by all means!” said their co-manager, RohitBakshi