Divya Singh

Divya Singh
Sport	Basketball
Position	Guard/forward
Jersey #	4
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality	Indian
Born	July 21, 1982 (1982-07-21) (age 29) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
High school	RMKBI, Varanasi
Former school(s)	Rajershi Shishu Vihar

Divya Singh (Hindi:'दिव्या सिंह') (born 21 July 1982) is former captain for the India women's national basketball team. Divya led the Indian women's basketball team at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She is one of the best women basketballers in India,^{[citation needed]} known for her game skills, leadership qualities, academic strength and personality. She is currently Studying Sports Management at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware and working as an assistant women's basketball coach for UD.

International sporting achievements

• 3 to 10 June 2007, Incheon, South Korea· Winner in Pool-B at FIBA Asia Championship for Women
• 15 to 26 March 2006, Melbourne (Australia) Commonwealth Games as captain
• 7 to 12 March 2006, Auckland, New Zealand Friendly Match Series
• 22 to 25 September 2006, Phuket, Thailand Gold in First Phuket International Invitational Basketball Championship
• 13 to 19 January 2005, Sendai, Japan Silver in 20th Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Senior Women
• 29 October to 2 November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bronze in Port Dickson International Invitational Basketball Championship for Senior Women

Awards and achievements

• 2006 Captain of the Indian Basketball team at Commonwealth Games Melbourne (Australia)

• 2006 Outstanding Player Honour by Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi Old Students’ Association

• 2005 Best Player in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship

• 2004 Century Sports Award by Centaury Sports Club

• 2002 Best Player Award in Senior UP State Championship, held at Kanpur

• 2002 Award for outstanding player from Lucknow Basketball association

• 2002 Award as an outstanding player from Vice chancellor of the Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi

National sporting achievement

Divya Singh in action for Delhi

• Silver Medal in 57th Senior National Basketball Championship 2006-07, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Silver Medal in 22nd Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2006, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
• Silver Medal in 56th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2006, Pune, Maharashtra
• Silver Medal in R.Vaikuntam Cup Basketball Championship for Women, 2005, New Delhi
• Silver Medal in 21st Karp Impex Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2005, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
• Silver Medal in 55th Senior National Basketball Championship, 2005, Ludhiana, Punjab
• Bronze Medal in 20th Federation Cup Basketball Championship, 2003, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
• Gold Medal in 53rd Senior National Basketball Championship, 2003, Hyderabad, AP

Academic

• Elementary Schooling from Rajershi Shishu Vihar, Uday Pratap College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• High School from R.M.K.B.I college, Varanasi
• Bachelors in Physical Education from Banaras Hindu University, India
• Studying Sports Management at University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Family

She comes from a family of basketball players, three of her sisters currently are a member of the Indian India women's national basketball team

• Sister Priyanka Singh (NIS Basketball Coach) wife of Manish Kumar (also an NIS Basketball Coach)
• Sister Prashanti Singh (Currently member of India women's national basketball team)
• Sister Akanksha Singh (Currently member of India women's national basketball team)
• Sister Pratima Singh (Currently Captain Junior India women national basketball team)
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References

External links

• EuroBasket
• TIME Magazine
• Youtube
• University Directory
• Interbasket
• nbalivearena
• [1]
• hoopistani
• times
• [2]
• sportkeeda

Persondata
Name	Singh, Divya
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Date of birth	21 July 1982
Place of birth	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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