Rohit Bakshi (entrepreneur)


Rohit Bakshi is an Indian entrepreneur and a former 3x3 Professional Basketball player from Delhi. He is the CEO of YKBK Enterprise Private Limited and commissioner of 3BL, the FIBA-affiliated 3x3 pro basketball league in the Indian subcontinent.

Early life

Rohit Bakshi was born in Delhi, India, and grew up in Nagoya, Japan. He started playing 3x3 league since 2006 and has played in the Japanese 3x3 league. Rohit returned to India in 2009 to set up a professional basketball league in India.

Career

In 2016, Rohit started Agleymina.EXE, a 3x3 basketball team along with a Japanese businessman Yoshiya Kato, which aims to show the strength of Indian players as well as to win a Championship in Japan. They won 3x3 Japan Premier League Championship title and became the 2nd best team in the World after losing at the World Tour Final Championship in 2016. In the following year, Rohit Bakshi and Yoshiya Kato together set up a 3x3 Pro Basketball League in India named 3BL, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation and consists of eighteen teams including international players.