TALWINDER JIT SINGH SAHI
I am well known as TJ SAHI in my basketball Field. It is my Passion to Excel in this Field. Today I have achieved every major High level Medal and Awards in my Country, but that’s not the Boundary towards Achieving my Lifetime Goal. Basketball had a Wide Scope. I would prefer to Explore more in Sports field as there is a Bright room
TJ SAHI is a International Basketball Player who represents the Indian Basketball Team. He is Passionate and works day and night to be the best player in India. He has achieved every major High level Medal and Award in India.
He began playing basketball when he was 10 years old. He was coached and guided by his father, a decathlon record holder. When he finished his work-outs with his father, his father would tell him to “cool down” by playing cricket or soccer. But he discovered a basketball court near the ground and started to play basketball instead. It was not much of a basketball court as it had a brick surface and there were rims with no nets. He didn’t have a basketball so he instead played with a soccer ball and he loved it! Soon he was playing at the University Basketball Court and he was noticed by a local coach who thought he had the hunger and potential to be great.
TJ Sahi was selected to play for India in 2004 and he began to represent India in International tournaments. He was declared the best point guard in Asia that year and went on to win other awards such as “top scorer”. He has been chosen to represent India since 2004 to play in many international tournaments in Asia and the Middle East, as well as participating in the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2006. His father passed away several years ago and he continues to play for India and to honor the memory of his father.
| Name | :: | Talwinder Jit Singh Sahi (TJ SAHI) |
| Date of Birth | :: | 20-10-1986 |
| Qualification | :: | BA, Graduate |
| Diploma | :: | PG Diploma In Sports Coaching Basketball |
| Diploma | :: | Fitness Training |
| Spouse | :: | Rajwinder Kaur |
| Height | :: | 6’1″ |
| Weight | :: | 178 LBS / 78 KG |
| Wingspan | :: | 74″ |
| Vertical Leap | :: | 42 Inch |
| Shooting Avg | :: | 65% Per Game |
| 3pt | :: | Shots made per game – 60% |
| Overall Avg. | :: | 65% |
| Position(s) | :: | Shooting Guard/Point Guard |
| Father | :: | S. Balwinder Singh Sahi.He was athletic player. National record holder in decathlon |
| Mother | :: | Barjinder Kaur. She is also player of hockey at University level |
1. YEAR 1999- 26th Sub Junior National Basketball Championship held at Anandpur Sahib from 14th to 19th Nov.1999 (winner).
2. YEAR 2000- 1st Punjab Youth Basketball Championship held at Gurusar Sudhar Ludhiana from 30th June 2000 to 2nd July 2000 (Runner up)
3. YEAR 2001- 47th National School Games 2001 held at N.C.T. Delhi from Dec.24th to 29th 2001 (Participation)
4. YEAR 2003 – 54th Junior Punjab Basketball Championship held at Amritsar from 2nd May to 5th May 2003 (Winner)
5. YEAR 2003 – 49th National School Games 2003 held at Amritsar from Dec.6th to 11th 2003 (Winner)
6. YEAR 2003 – 54th Open Junior National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana from 7th to 14th June 2003 (Winner)
7. YEAR 2003 – 45th South Zone National Basketball Championship held at Yanam from 18th to 22nd July 2003 (Participation)
8. YEAR 2003 – National Zonal Basketball Coaching Camp for Junior Boys held at Sports Complex, Sports Authority of Gujarat Bhavnagar Gujarat from 11th to 31st Aug.2003.
9. YEAR 2004 – 15th FIBA ASIA Basketball Champion cup held at Sharjah, UAE from 15th to 22nd May 2004 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA (Participation)
10. YEAR 2004 – 55th Junior National Basketball Championship held at Chittor, Andhra Pradesh from 6th to 13th June, 2004 (Winner)
11. YEAR 2004 – Qualifying Round for Middle Asia Zone of 4th FIBA ASIA Basketball Championship held at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 22nd to 24th July 2004.
12. YEAR 2004 – 4 th FIBA ASIA Championship for young men held at Tehran from 29th Sept to 8th Oct. 2004.
13. YEAR 2004 – 18th FIBA ASIA Championship for Junior men held at Bangalore from 14th to 23rd September, 2004 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
14. YEAR 2004 – 1st FIBA ASIA Stankovic Cup held at Taiwan from 21st to 27th Nov.2004.
15. YEAR 2005 – 55th Senior National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana from 26th Dec. 2004 to 2nd Jan 2005 (Runner up)
16. YEAR 2005 – Diploma participation Middle Asia Qualifying Round for
the 23rd FIBA ASIA Basketball Championship Men held at New Delhi-
India from 6th to 10th July 2005.
17. YEAR 2005 – Qualifying Round for Middle ASIA ZONE of 16th FIBA ASIA Champion Cup held at Kostania Kazakhstan from 16th to 20th April 2005.
18. YEAR 2005 – 16th FIBA ASIA Champion Cup held at Manila Philippines
from 29th May to 5th June 2005 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
19. Year 2005 – Basketball ASIA Coaching Camp cum Competition held at Beijing, China from 14th to 17th July 2005.
20. YEAR 2005 – 27th William Jones International Tournament held at Taiwan from 23rd to 31st July 2005.
21. YEAR 2005 – 23rd FIBA ASIA Championship held at Doha, Qatar from 8 th to 16th Sept., 2005 (Participation)
22. YEAR 2006– 56th Senior National Basketball Championship held at Pune from 28th Dec.2005 to 4th Jan 2006 (Runner Up)
23. YEAR 2006 – Pre-Common Wealth Basketball Test Series held at Auckland, New Zealand from 7th to 12th March, 2006.
24. YEAR 2006 – 18th Common Wealth Games held at Melbourne Australia from 15th to 26th March, 2006.
25. YEAR 2006 – 17th FIBA ASIA Champion Cup for Men held at Kuwait from 31st May to 8th June, 2006 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
26. YEAR 2006 – 10th Crown Prince International Tournament for Men held at Hat Yai City, Thailand from 26th June to 2nd July 2006 (Winner)
27. YEAR 2006 – 23rd FIBA ASIA Championship for men held at Doha, Qatar from 8th to 16th September 2006 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
28. YEAR 2007 – Played Open Tournament in Yuba City California USA.
29. YEAR 2008 – 59th Karp Jyoti Senior National Basketball Championship held at Surat, Gujarat from 31st December 2008 to 7th January 2009 (Participation)
30. YEAR 2009 – 20th FIBA ASIA Championship Cup for men held at Jakarta Indonesia from 12th to 20th May 2009 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
31. YEAR 2009 – ASIAN Basketball Festival International Invitational Basketball Tournament held at Beijing, China from 31st July to 3rd Aug.2009.
32. YEAR 2009 – 25th FIBA ASIA Basketball Championship for men held at Tianjin City, China from 6th to 16th Aug.2009 under the auspices of FIBA ASIA.
33. YEAR 2010 – 60th National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana from 27th Dec.2009 to 3rd Jan 2010 (Runner up)
34. YEAR 2010 – 11th South Asian Games held at Dhaka -Bangladesh from 29th Jan to 8th Feb.2010.
35. YEAR 2011 – 61st National Basketball Championship held at Delhi from 28th Dec.2010 to 4th Jan 2011 (Runner up)
36. YEAR 2011 – Dist Award from Punjab Govt. on 26th Jan 2011.
37. YEAR 2011 – 34th National Games 2011 held at Jharkhand from 12th to 26th Feb.2011 (Winner)
38. YEAR 2011 – 26th FIBA ASIA Championship for men held at Wuhan, China from 15th to 25th
September 2011 under the aegis of FIBA ASIA.
39. YEAR 2011 1st South Asian Beach Games held at Hembantota, Sri Lanka from 8th to 14th Oct.2011 held under the aegis of International Olympic Committee. (Gold Medal)
40. YEAR 2011 – 62nd National Basketball Championship held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 16th to 24th Dec.2011
41. YEAR 2012 – 63rd National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana from 28th Dec.2012 to 4th Jan 2013 (Runner up)
42. YEAR 2013 – Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award by Punjab Govt. 24th April 2013.
43. YEAR 2014 – Mini Marathon 3km 2014 held at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on 28th Sept.2014 (Certificate of Completion)
44. YEAR 2015 – Played UBA Basketball League in Bangalore 17th July to 30th July.
45. YEAR 2016 – SABA Zone Qualifying Round for FIBA ASIA Challenge held at Bangalore, India from 6th to 8th July 2016 (Winner)
46. YEAR 2016 – 38th William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament held at Taipei City, Taiwan from 23rd to 31st July 2016.
47. YEAR 2016 – Indian Senior Men’s Basketball FIBA ASIA Challenge held at Tehran, Iran from 9th to 18th September 2016.
48. YEAR 2016 – FIBA ASIA Challenge Iran 2016 21st Super Kung Sheung Cup Hong Kong 2016.
49. YEAR 2017 – FIBA ASIA Cup Lebanon 8th to 20th Aug, 2017.
50. YEAR 2018 – 68th Senior National Basketball Championship held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 17th to 24th January 2018 (Participation)
51. YEAR 2018 – NBL Next Generation Camp held at Melbourne Australia from 21st May to 22nd May 2018.
52. YEAR 2019-20 – 70th Senior National Basketball Championship held at Ludhiana from 21st to 28th Dec.2019 (Winner)
53. YEAR 2023-24– 37h National Games 2023 Sports Authority of India Basketball held at Goa from 23rd to 28th Nov.2023 (Bronze Medal)
1. `MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH Award From CM PUNJAB S. PARKASH SINGH BADAL & DEPUTY CM PUNJAB S. SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL
2. DISTRICT AWARD letter of appreciation by Sh. Manoranjan Kalia Cabinet Minister Govt. of Punjab
3. AWARD OF HONOR From Ravi Prashar General Secy. PABBA, DR Deepak Prashar Vice President PABBA, 4. DR Randhir Hastir President PABBA, Sheru Angrish, Sheru Classic Production (SCP) Hira Lal MR Universe, Karan Singh Mr Asia.
5. GOLD MEDAL in 3 on 3 Basketball, INDIA.
6. GOLD MEDAL in Sr. National Championship in Chennai.
7. GOLD MEDAL in State Champion Ludhiana Basketball Academy
8. GOLD MEDAL in South Asian Beach Games 3×3 Basketball in Sri Lanka 2011
9. GOLD MEDAL in Sr. National Games in Ranchi Jharkhand 2011
10. GOLD MEDAL Slam Dunk Contest First Professional Mastan Basketball League from 5th may to 15th May 2010
11. GOLD MEDAL of Slam Dunk Contest
12. GOLD MEDAL in 55th Junior National Basketball Championship in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
13. GOLD MEDAL in 49th National School Games on 6th to 11th at Amritsar.
14. GOLD MEDAL in 54th Junior Punjab Basketball Championship Boys & Girls (School) on 2nd to 5th Mayat Amritsar
15. GOLD MEDAL in 54th Junior National Championship in Ludhiana.
16. GOLD MEDAL in 26th Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship Boys & Girls on 14th to 19th November at Anandpur Sahib.
17. GOLD MEDAL in Slam Dunk Contest
18. GOLD MEDAL in South Asian Beach Games 3×3 Basketball in Sri Lanka 2011
19. GOLD MEDAL in FIBA ASIA qualifying challenge held at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Banglore INDIA from 6th July to 8 th July, 2016.
20. FIBA ASIA IN CHINA (BEST ASSIST)
21. BEST POINT GUARD in Haward California USA
22. DON BOSCO all India levels Tournament in Bombay, Best Player, Best Point Guard
23 ASIAN GAMES Bangalore BEST PLAYER
24. TOP SCORER in Sr. National Games in Jharkhan, Ranchi 2011 With 1.8 Steals per game, India’s TJ Sahi finished at joint first place with Sun Yue (China), Osama Daghles (Jordan), and Ibrahim Ahmad (UAE) in steals average.
25. SR. NATIONAL TOURNAMENT in India, Best Player, Best Point Guard
26. SILVER MEDAL in Sr. National Championship in Ludhiana.
27. SILVER MEDAL Sr. Men Basketball Championship
28. SILVER MEDAL in SAF GAMES in Bangladesh
29. S. SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER PUNJAB Felicitating Talwinder Sahi for winning SILVER MEDAL in SAF Games, held at Dhaka, Bangladesh
30. ATTENDED A NATIONAL ZONAL BASKETBALL CAMP for Junior Boys held at Sports Complex Sports Authority of Bhaw Nagar, Gujarat from 11th to 31st August
31. YEAR 2023-24– 37h National Games 2023 Sports Authority of India Basketball held at Goa from 23rd to 28th Nov.2023 (Bronze Medal)