Basketball News : Basketball player Riyanshu Negi's story of transformation

Rising Indian basketballer Riyanshu Negi is one of the first 21 student-athletes selected for NBA Academy India's first batch of development prospects in 2017. A lot has changed in the kid from Roorkee, Uttarakhand since then. NBA Academy India's strength and conditioning coach Todd Gates said that when Negi first came in with all these guys, Negi's body looked athletic but he just had no muscle. Negi when joined the academy found lifting weights as one of the difficult parts of training as he had never lifted weight back at home and two years down the line Negi has built a better physique and remains a crucial player in NBA India’s roster. NBA academy is grooming many talents like Riyanshu Negi which shows that the future of basketball in India is very bright.