Wnba Player Briann January Visits Delhi To Promote Basketball In The Country
Wnba Player Briann January Visits Delhi To Promote Basketball In The Country
- January Makes Appearances at Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Programs in the Capital City to Inspire and Train Young Talents -
Briann January Wnba Player To Promote Basketball In The Country DELHI,Dec 16th 2015 : WNBA player Briann January of Indiana Fever visited Delhi to support the continued growth of basketball and to connect with fans in the city. January was in Mumbai for the ACG NBA Jump program on December 12 and interacted with the participants there.
Briann January And Caros Barocca In The Training Session January passed on some tips to kids at the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA camp in Amar Jyoti School, Delhi on December 16th.She made her last and final stop of India tour in the capital on December 16th to attend the regional finals of Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA inBluebells International School at around 12:30 PM.
Briann January With The Kids
“We are committed to the growth of basketball in India and Briann January’s upcoming visit is another step forward in this endeavor,” said Yannick Colaco, NBA India Managing Director. “Our goal is to continue providing aspiring young players with the opportunity tointeract with NBA talent and we’re thrilled to have such an accomplished WNBA player serving as an inspiration to our youth.”
January, a 5-8point guard from Spokane, Washington, is a WNBA Champion with the Indiana Fever (2012) and was named to the WNBA All-Star Team in 2014.
Briann January At The ACG NBA “There is a huge future for basketball in this country. I believe there is talent here. With the additional push from NBA India, organising the programs like Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA, ACG NBA Jump, to make basketball more popular and get more people involved, the level of basketball will surely improve,” said January. “Having an Indian player (Satnam Singh) in the league provides aspiring youth a role model. Being able to watch and see Satnam will motivate kids here in India to pick up the sport.”
Briann January Teaching Young Kids Since 2006, more than 30 active and retired NBA and WNBA players have visited India with the NBA including Sim Bhullar, Satnam Singh, Muggsy Bogues, Chris Bosh, Swin Cash, Pau Gasol, Robert Horry, Dwight Howard, Tamika Catchings, Bruce Bowen and Jason Richardson. About the NBA The NBA is a global sports and media business built around three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League. The league has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on 6 continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2015-16 season featured 100 international players from 37 countries and territories. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA.com and NBA Mobile, which achieved record traffic during the 2014-15 season, as well as NBA TV. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 915 million likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.