Geethu Anna Jose

Geethu Anna Jose
Southern Railways basketball team
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1985-06-30) 30 June 1985
Kottayam, India
Nationality Indian
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
Playing career 2004 (International)
2002 (Junior International)–present

Geethu Anna Jose (born 30 June 1985 in Kollad, Kottayam, Kerala, India) is an Indian basketball player[1] who has been the captain of the Indian women's national basketball team.[2]

Personal life

Geethu was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic Nasrani family that had little history of basketball playing. She was educated at Kottayam's Mount Carmel English Medium School, and at Assumption College, Changanacherry. Her brother Tom Jose is also a basketball player having represented the State of Kerala and her paternal cousin Tibin Anthony is also a basketball player having represented Kerala in the years 2009-2010.[3] Geethu got married to Rahul Koshy on 8 January 2014.[4] Geethu and Rahul are blessed with a Son "Aaryaan" on February 26, 2015 .

Career

As a child, Jose played volleyball, first playing basketball with the Kerala Junior Basketball Association. While playing in a championship match for Kerala, she was spotted by the Southern Railway basketball team; she joined Southern Railway in 2003.[1] She was part of a team that beat Delhi in a 2005 tournament final, where she scored 34 points in a 95–50 point victory.

Jose played in the 2006 to 2008 Australian Big V seasons for the Ringwood Hawks, being the first Indian woman basketball player to play for an Australia club as a professional. In the 2008/9 season she was invited to play for Dandenong in the Australian Women's National Basketball League, but didn't take up the offer. In April 2011 WNBA teams, Chicago Sky, Los Angeles Sparks, and San Antonio Silver Stars invited her for tryouts.[5] In June 2012, Jose schored 11 points in the finals of the third Asian Beach Games at Haiyang, helping India to achieve a 17–14 victory over China.[6]

Sporting credits

International

Indian

Geethu Anna Jose

Geethu received Arjuna Award the year 2014-15 for her outstanding contributions towards sport in India and International areana;

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Shooting star". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Geethu to lead". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Geethu Anna Jose: The face of Indian women basketball". Indian Sports News. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/index.php?page=newsDetail&id=29604
  5. ↑ "Geethu set for WNBA trials". The Times of India. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Geethu Anna Jose". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "IND – Indian ace seeks better challenges". Fiba.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Dandenong Basketball Association". Dandenongbasketball.com.au. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women". Fiba.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  10. ↑
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