Ulhas Koravi Satyanarayan
{{short description|Indian Professional basketball player}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
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| name = Ulhas Koravi Satyanarayan
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| number = 24
| position = Guard
| height_m = 1.85
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| league = Basketball League of Serbia
| team = Novi Pazar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu
| nationality = Indian
| high_school = G D Goenka Public School
| college = University of Westminster (2016-19)
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| career_end =
| years1 = 2019–2021 | team1 = Old School Ballers
| years2 = 2021–2022| team2 = Gloria
| years3 = 2023–2024| team3 = Valletta Fighters
| years4 = 2024–Present| team4 = Novi Pazar
| highlights =
- 1x gold medal - Indian under-19 national school league
- 1x bronze medal Delhi Open league
- 1× champion - London inter-university league (2018)
- 1× champion - India Street Ball League (2019)
- 1x bronze medal - Moldovan Super League (2021)
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Ulhas Koravi Satyanarayan, mostly referred to as Ulhas KS, is an Indian professional basketball player.
As of December 2021, he has been the only Indian professional basketball player in Europe.[https://indianewengland.com/2021/12/tn-youth-leads-team-to-medal-victory-in-european-league/ TN youth leads team to medal victory in European league] India New England News, 13 December 2021. Accessed 9 January 2022.
Early life
He is originally from Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tamil-nadu-boy-to-play-in-elite-european-professional-basketball-league/articleshow/87042595.cms Tamil Nadu boy to play in elite European professional basketball league] IANS (The Times of India), 15 October 2021. Accessed 9 January 2022. He started basketball at age 7.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ASrrphfXc Virtual Encounters with Ulhas KS - YouTube] DD India, 22 October 2021. Accessed 11 January 2022.
Basketball career
Ulhas hails from G D Goenka Public School, New Delhi. He played in the Under-19 national school league and Delhi Open league, winning gold and bronze in the two tournaments.
In 2016, he joined Westminster Business School (WBS) in Marylebone, Central London. He initially got selected to play in the 1st team (out of 3). Ulhas was pivotal in the clubs success in 2017–18, running the offense as starting point guard, leading the Westminster Dragons to their first university title in 7 years.{{cite news |title= Westminster Graduate Ulhas KS ready to star in India’s new Streetball League 3v3|url=https://www.westminster-basketball.com/2019/09/15/westminster-graduate-ulhas-ks-ready-to-star-in-indias-new-streetball-league-3v3/ |accessdate=10 January 2022 |work=westminster-basketball.com |date=15 September 2019}} In his 3rd year in England he played in the National Basketball League.
After graduation from Westminster, Ulhas played in a semi-professional 3x3 basketball league 3BL in India. There, he played for New Delhi's team Old School Ballers and won the 2019 championship.
In mid-2021, he started his fully professional career with Gloria of the Moldovan National Division.{{cite news |title= Indian cager Ulhas KS to set to play in Moldovan National League|url=https://sportscafe.in/basketball/articles/2021/oct/16/indian-cager-ulhas-ks-to-set-to-play-in-moldovan-national-league |accessdate=10 January 2022 |work=sportscafe.in |date=16 October 2021}} As of mid-December 2021 he was the league's second-best scorer. He helped his team Gloria secure the bronze medal at the 2021 Moldovan Super League, the first medal in the team's league history.{{fact|date=September 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ulhas-Satyanarayan/Moldova/Gloria/634759 Ulhas Satyanarayan] at Asia-basket.com
- [https://mobile.twitter.com/ulhas_ks Ulhas KS] on Twitter
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Category:Alumni of the University of Westminster
Category:Basketball players from Tamil Nadu
Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Indian expatriates in Malta
Category:Indian expatriates in Moldova