 Rikin Pethani with Income Tax in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Chennai Slam | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | UBA Pro Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Chennai Slam (India) | ||||||||||||||
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Rikin Shantilal Pethani (born 2 December 1990) is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Chennai Slam of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Early life
He grew up in Himatnagar, Gujarat and played cricket until 8th grade, when a coach discovered his talent for basketball.[1]
National career
He was a member of India's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran, Iran.[2] Pethani was also a former captain for the team.[3]
External links
- 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge profile
- Asia-basket.com profile
- Real GM profile
References
- ^ Gujarat’s Pethani delivers goods for adopted state, Indian Express, 6 March 2014. Accessed 22 April 2017.
- ^ India - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, accessed 22 April 2017.
- ^ Ridhima Pathak (interviewer) (18 October 2023). Ridhima Pathak speaks with former India captain Rikin Pethani — “Rikin Pethani Interview with Ridhima Pathak Season 2”. YouTube. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
