Geethu Anna Jose, Basketball Player, - Biography,
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Geethu Anna Jose, Basketball Player, - Biography,
Indian International Basketball Player
Height: 1.85/6'2'' 6 foot 2,
Weight: 63/139
A Pic of her
born 30/06/1985, Tiruvalla, Kerala, West Coast of India,
The Indian Women's basketball team in the Commonwealth Games were playing much taller players. There worst match was versus hosts Australia who won 146-46, they then lost to England, then beat Mozambique 58-54, then beat Malta 80-47, then lost a match which for 5th and 6th place 70-44 to Mozambique. so finished 6th out of 8 teams. In the Australia match she was India's tallest player, while Australia had 4 players over 187 Cm tall. Which saw India have to shoot from further away, which made them do better.
She did not come from a family that played that much basketball, other than a brother who played at a club. She played volleyball for a while when young. She would have been a good height for the Indian Women's Volleyball team too. But then opted for Basketball. Many of the other players in the Indian team are in 170-179 cm in height.
Geethu joined the Southern Indian Railways team in 2003 where the tall centre has been a powerhouse for the team. That team was very good in Indian championships in the 1970s and 1980s, but declined for a while as of restrictions of who they could get. She like many of their best Golden Era players also played for Kottayam of Kerala, before the joining of the railways team. It was when she represented Kerala at a Basketball championships that the Southern team signed her. She did this after a degree at Assumption College, Chenganacherry.
She has played in 2senior championships in Japan and China since becoming a more full time player, plus invitation tourneys in Malaysia, and Thailand. She became a regular in the national team from 2002. After representing India in the Asian title. At the Commonwealth games she was seen as the MVP of India.
It was felt she was the great Hope of Indian basketball and could make it grow, after a Australian team signed her up,
Her height is big for Indian basketball and this is talked of allot when she plays.
For instance in one late 2005 tournament her team beat Delhi, in the final 95 50 with her scoring 34 pts.
It is hoped by many that she will be the centre of Indian Women's Basketball,
She is popular at the team, she looks very good.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi
This site was written in January 2007
Pictures of Geethu Anna Jose,
Picture of her standing by a former Indian male Basketball captain
The Ring wood hawks, Ringwood Hawks, see her training,
6 foot Sofi Sam, another tall Indian player
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