{{Short description|Indian basketball player (born 1992)}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ravi Ethang Bhardwaj | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = | team = Punjab Steelers | league = UBA Pro Basketball League | nationality = Indian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|31}} | birth_place = Chandigarh, India | high_school = | college = | draft_year = 2014 | career_start = 2015 | career_end = | years1 = 2015–present | team1 = Punjab Steelers | highlights = | medaltemplates = }} '''Ravi Bhardwaj''' (born 31 October 1992) is an Indian professional basketball player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-big-leap-cager-from-chandigarh-wins-india-colours/story-iwd8cBEcfqMUDNHfSA7ejI.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en}}</ref> He currently plays for the Punjab Steelers of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/hoop-and-the-hype-basketball-nationals-india-players-6206984/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Local cagers Sartaj, Ravi on cloud nine|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/local-cagers-sartaj-ravi-on-cloud-nine-158790|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Ravi started playing basketball at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/hoop-and-the-hype-basketball-nationals-india-players-6206984/ |work=The Indian Express |date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of India's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran, Iran. There, he had his teams best field goal and free throw percentage.<ref>[https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/challenge/2016/India#tab=overview,average_statistics India - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016], FIBA.com, accessed 22 April 2017.</ref> He also represented Indian National Basketball Team in Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadarjoshi |first=Vinay |date=26 June 2018 |title=2019 FIBA World Cup: Indian Men's Basketball Team Announced For Third Window Fixtures |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/men-s-basketball-team-announced-for-the-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers |access-date=3 February 2025 |website=Sportskeeda}}</ref>
In 2015, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of UBA Pro League's first season.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/sports/local-cagers-sartaj-ravi-on-cloud-nine/158790.html Local cagers Sartaj, Ravi on cloud nine - Selected to attend the juniors’ circuit training camp in the US], ''The Tribune'', 16 November 201. Accessed 22 April 2017.</ref>
Ravi Bhardwaj won many medals in inter-school, inter-university and inter-college meets. Ravi finished his MBA from Panjab University.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-big-leap-cager-from-chandigarh-wins-india-colours/story-iwd8cBEcfqMUDNHfSA7ejI.html The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours], ''Hindustan Times'', 8 July 2016. Accessed 9 April 2018.</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/challenge/2016/player/Ravi-Bhardwaj 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge profile] * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ravi-Bhardwaj/India/Punjab-Steelers/260294 Asia-basket.com profile] * [https://sportsbeatsindia.com/player/ravi-bhardwaj/ Ravi Bhardwaj] *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ravi-Bhardwaj/Summary/131626 Realgm Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhardwaj, Ravi}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Indian men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Chandigarh Category:Panjab University alumni