Somya Agarwal : Captain of the Girls Basketball Team

Name : Somya Agarwal
Hometown : Ramnagar
Date of Birth : 24/02/1990
Branch : Chemical Engineering and Technology, Part III
Phone number :  +91-9456138357
Email Id : somya242@gmail.com


Plays : Basketball


Positions of Responsibility :-

• Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2011-2012.
• One of the panel members of the theater club.

Achievements :-

• Vice-Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2010-2011.
• Participated in “iMACBOTZ”, a workshop on wired and wireless robotics, held in January 2010 by ARK techno systems in association with Comet 2010, IT-BHU, Varanasi.
• Member of Banaras Hindu University contingent which participated in Inter-University Zonal (East) Youth Festival held at Kalyani University, Kolkata.
• Represented IT-BHU and won third prize in short play in the Inter-Faculty Youth Festival Spandan-2010 organized by Banaras Hindu University.
• Our Basketball team won gold medals in both Spardha’11 and Spardha’10, the annual sports’ fest of IT-BHU.
• Our team won first prize in Inter-Year Sports Competition in Basketball.
• A part of my school’s Basketball team since 2003. Represented our school in East Zone Basketball Tournament and won third prize in Inter-School Cluster III tournament held at J.P Academy, Meerut.
• Won first prize in first year inter branch group dance competition.
• Won various prizes in Debate and Creative Writing Competition at school level.

Dream : To hone my skills and to work towards development of self by indulging in various activities conductive to my growth.

Message to IT-Janta : Do come to cheer people playing in Spardha’12 even if you are not playing. Don’t sit back in hostels in front of your computers.

Preparation for Spardha : Regular one hour practice followed by a match for better performance.

Basketball : Samridhi Khurana

Name : Samridhi Khurana
Hometown : Faridabad
Date of Birth : 8th Nov'1991
Branch : Mathematics and Computing, Part III
Phone Number : +91-9559114406
Email : samridhi.khurana008@gmail.com

Positions of Responsibility :-

• Joint Secretary, Literary Club, IT-Gymkhana, IT-BHU (2010-11)
• Secretary, Literary Club, IT-Gymkhana, IT-BHU (2010-11)

Achievements :-

• Played in the Basketball Team (Girls) in Spardha’11, the sportsfest of IT-BHU, winning the 1st position.
• 2nd in YUVA - Youth Summit on Climate Change, IIT-Kharagpur organized by reputed organizations such as British Council, IYCN(Indian youth climate network) and Green ADD+ for novel solutions on Grid Electricity, winning 25k Rs.
• 2nd in CSI, a Crime Investigation Event in TECHNICHE’ 11, IIT- Guwahati.
• 3rd in AlGore’11, the Sustainability Technology Venture Competition, AGSTVC, an all Asia Business Plan Competition, hosted in IIT-Madras for proposing a Business Plan to set up an Energy Service Company, called SaRa Energy with the aim of rural electrification.
• Amongst top 20 teams in EUREKA’10, India’s biggest business plan competition, IIT-B for plan to set up an Energy Service Company in India.
• 3rd in STRATEGEM, the Marketing Strategy Event, TECHNICHE’ 2011, IIT- Guwahati, in collaboration with EDC of IITG on ‘Marketing Strategies for DynaRoof, a leading producer of Pre- Painted Galvalume (PPGL) Sheets’.
• 3rd in the IT-Open Debate Competitions held in October 2009 in IT-BHU.
• 2nd in Manthan- the Case Study Event, Technex’2012.
• 3rd in Brand Aid, the marketing Strategy Event, Technex’2012.
• Received appreciation for playing sitar in Spandan, the cultural festival of BHU.

Dream : To work towards overall development of self, participating in activities conductive to my growth.

Message to IT- JANTA : Be there to cheer all the teams participating from our college in Spardha’2012.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular 30 minutes warm-up, followed by a basketball match under the supervision of the Captain and Vice Captain.

Nikita Agarwal : Vice Captain of the Girls Basketball team

Name : Nikita Agarwal

Hometown : Bilaspur

Date of Birth : 12th March '1991

Branch : Civil 3rd Year

Phone : 8960498218

Position of Responsibility : Vice Captain of the basketball team.

Achievements :-

• Captain of the basketball team in udghosh 2011. (IIT Kanpur)
• First position in basketball in Spardha(it bhu).

Message to IT-Janta : Efforts spells success.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular Practice.

Basketball : Prachee Rai

Name : Prachee Rai

Hometown : Bareilly

Date of Birth : 1st July '1991

Branch : Mechanical Engineering Part IV

Phone number : 9456670854

Email : prachee.rai.mec08@itbhu.ac.in

Positions of Responsibility :-

• Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2010-11.
• Vice-Captain of the Girls’ Basketball team for the session 2009-10.

ACHIEVEMENTS :-

• Was the Best Player of Spardha 2010.
• Was the Best Player of Spardha 2011.

Basketball : Ipsita Mishra

Name : Ipsita Mishra

Hometown : Bhubaneswar

Date Of Birth : June 7th, 1992

Branch and Year : Chemical Engg. 2nd year

Email : ipsita.mishra.che10@itbhu.ac.in

Plays : Basketball

Achievements :-

• Won gold medal in Spardha-11.
• Participated in state level science seminar.
• Achieved good position in state level debate competition.

Dream : To go into research field

How are we preparing for Spardha : We are practicing very hard regularly to achieve good position.

Basketball : Savita Gond

Name : Savita Gond

Hometown : Singrauli

Date of Birth : 2nd March '1992

Branch and Year : Electrical 2nd Year

Phone number : 8004371829

Email : savita.gond.eee10@itbhu.ac.in

Achievements :- 

• Gold medal in last Spardha.
• Runner up in Inter Year Hostel Basketball Competition.

Dream : To be in the field of technicals and research.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Practicing daily for better performance. 

Basketball : Arvind Duhan

Name : Arvind Duhan

Hometown : Rohtak, Haryana

Date of Birth : 16 December

Branch : Ceramic Engineering 4^th year

Phone Number : 09005768007

Email Id : duhan.arvind@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Shooting Guard, Point Guard.

Achievements :-

• Captain ITBHU basketball Team ’10-‘11
• Winner of IT COLOUR ’10-‘11
• BEST PLAYER of SPARDHA ‘11 
• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• Played in UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12 

Dream : To never lose a ball game in Spardha during my college life and keep playing ball for the rest of my life.

Message To IT Janta : You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the

days when you feel good.

How are we preparing for Spardha : We followed strict rules and Regulation and practiced

hard under the vision to win the title without any hook and crook. And further, to level up for the healthy competition, we took the guidance of Legendary Players of Varanasi.

Basketball : Samanyu Tiwari

Name : Samanyu Tiwari

Hometown : Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Date of Birth : 17 May

Branch : Mechanical Engineering 4^th year

Phone Number : 09369744738

Email Id : mailsamanyu@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility :  High and Low post, Power Forward

Achievements :-

• Winner of IT Blue ’10-‘11
• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12

Dream : IT-BHU should never be Down In BasketBall in coming Years

Message to IT janta : Some say it is just another ball game, however, Basketball enthusiasts swear that the game is the purpose of their life.

How am I preparing for Spardha : Practicing hard at the court. I am being regular at practices and learning from the past experiences and previous tournaments we played together and sharing those with the Team Mates. We are developing new skills during this exercise too.

Akash Jain - Vice Captain of the BasketBall Team

Name : Akash Jain

Hometown : Bhilai,  Chhattisgarh

Date of Birth : 11 November

Branch : Mining Engineering 3^rd year

Phone Number : 08127420727

Email Id : mightyakku@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Vice Captain of ITBHU basketball Team, Point Guard

Achievements :-

• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• Played in UP Senior State ‘10
• Played in East Zone Inter University ’11
• Played in All India Inter University ‘12

Dream : IT-BHU should Never Loose a Ball Game in Spardha Ever.

Message To IT Janta : Basketball is like a war, in which offensive weapons are

developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

How am I preparing for Spardha : A lot of hard work was done by the players and we

took the help of various players of different faculties of BHU taking interest in Sports with a healthy sportsman spirit.

Amit Kumar Meena - Captain of the BasketBall Team

Name : Amit Kumar Meena

Hometown : Jaipur, Rajasthan

Date of Birth : 16 January

Branch : Civil Engineering 3^rd year

Phone Number : 09616273572

Email Id : tomcruise0136@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Captain 2011-12, Point Guard, Shooting Guard.

Achievements :-

• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ‘11

Dream : To Take IT basketball To New Heights

Message To IT Janta : As Long As One Keeps Practicing, No One Can Stop Him.

How are we preparing for Spardha : A lot of hard work and endeavour goes behind the court. We have sincere and regular practices in the evening, and we pay special attention to our weak points. We organized training sessions for the team which helped us to remain fit and achieve excellence in the game.

Basketball : Shivam Gupta

Name : Shivam Gupta

Hometown : Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Date of Birth : 26 August

Branch : Metallurgical Engineering 1^st year

Phone Number : 09808185561

Email Id : shivam2326@gmail.com

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Point guard, Fast Break.

Achievements :-

• Played 5 UP Sub junior State tournament till ’07-’08.
• Represented AGRA team as captain in ’07-‘08

Dream : To play in such a manner that IT-BHU will Feel PROUD of me in upcoming 5 years.

Message to IT Janta : There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Regular shear hard work at the ground. Commitment to the game and practicing with the responsibility. Regular Guidance with the key players of the team.

Basketball : Siddharth Rawat

Name : Siddharth Rawat

Hometown : New Delhi

Date of Birth : 25 January

Branch : Electronics Engineering 2^nd year

Phone Number : 09621203320

Plays : Basketball

Positions of Responsibility : Forward, Pointguard

Achievements :-

• Silver Medalist at Udghosh ‘09
• Gold Medalist at Spardha ’11
• UP Senior State ’10
• East Zone Inter University ’11
• All India Inter University ‘12

Dream : To Lead IT-BHU to new heights of success.

Message to IT Janta : Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God’s way to say nobody’s perfect.

How are we preparing for Spardha : Players sweated a lot at the court for the past two

month. Every player practiced hard and participated whole heartedly .We got the support and guidance of good players which unites and strengthen us a whole.