Six prospects selected for NBA India Academy after the ACG-NBA Jump Finals

This season's ACG-NBA Jump programme brought together 49 of the brightest young prospects from around the country to a final showcase: a three-day camp at the NBA Academy India to determine the handful among them who could have their brightest dreams come true. And on Friday, May 3rd, in the presence of an NBA champion, six names were called out to join the existing class of talents at the Academy in Greater Noida.

Now in it's fourth year, the 2019 ACG-NBA Jump National Finals marked the culmination of a talent search that comprised of scouting across various district, state and national championships. An open submission through TV, Print and social media were offered allowing players to submit video entries showcasing their basketball skills, athletic ability and attitude. NBA Champion and Sacramento Kings' Harrison Barnes was present through the two-day camp and shared his personal drills and training techniques with all the finalists. He was also involved in the selection of the new prospects for The NBA Academy India.

The selected prospects are:

• Kushal Singh - Uttar Pradesh
• Janhejay Singh - Chandigarh
• Arvinder Singh - Punjab
• Hanos Singh Sindhu - Punjab
• Jitendra Kumar Sharma - Rajasthan
• Vikrant Ghanghas - Haryana

Karan Singh, Managing Director, ACG said, "It is encouraging to see how the athletes have grown into better players and are getting bigger international opportunities to play and represent. What is most exciting this year is the talent we are witnessing is getting better and we now have athletes from those cities and states which earlier did not have similar access."