BirthDecember 21992

Sim Bhullar

Sim Bhullar, Canadian basketball player

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When
Wednesday, December 2 199234 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Sim Bhullar

At a glance

Born 1992-12-02.

Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: Canada.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Bhullar's parents migrated to Canada from the state of Punjab in India . His father, Avtar, is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) and his mother, Varinder, is 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm). Neither parent had exposure to basketball until enrolling their sons into local youth basketball programs. Avtar himself grew up only playing kabaddi , a traditional Indian contact sport . [ 1 ] Bhullar has an older sister, Avneet,

Gursimrana Singh "Sim" Bhullar is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA. At 7'5", he also became the sixth-tallest player in NBA history, being tied with Chuck Nevitt and Pavel Podkolzin for that record.

Early life

Educated at: New Mexico State University.

Path and career

Professional career Sacramento Kings / Reno Bighorns (2014–2015) After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft , Bhullar joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League . [ 1 ] On August 14, 2014, he signed with the Kings, becoming the first player of Indian descent to sign with an NBA team. [ 2 ] However, he was waived by the Kings on October 19 after appearing in two preseason games. [ 3 ] On November 2, 2014,

Career statistics Legend   GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game   Bold  

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Sim Bhullar appears on our December 2 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.

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December 2 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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