P. S. Jeena

Palanilkumkalayil Skaria Jeena, known as P.S Jeena (born 9 January 1994), is an Indian professional basketball player and practicing Christian who captains the India women's national basketball team.[1][2] She is the first Indian to play in the Australian A Division Basketball League.

P S Jeena
Born9 January 1994
Kalpetta, Wayanad
NationalityIndian
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
In this Indian name, the name Palanilkumkalayil Skaria is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jeena.

Playing career

Jeena considers fellow Keralite basketball player Geethu Anna Jose as her role model.[3] Jeena played basketball for Sports division, Kannur and she received her first international call-up in the U16 FIBA Asia Championship in 2009.[4] Later she played college basketball for Krishnamenon College, Kannur] and for Kannur University. Jeena, who played for the state team at the age of 16, made her Indian team debut in 2009 in Asian basketball tournament.[5] She had a "breakout moment" in her career in 2012 as the leader of India's junior women's team that took part in the U18 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Johor Bahur, Malaysia. She was the second-highest scorer in the entire tournament with 20.2 points per game behind China's Wong K.Y and led the tournament in rebounds with 13.6 rebounds per game.[4] She was instrumental in Kerala winning their first Senior Nationals in 2017. Jeena was signed by Australian basketball team Ringwood Lady Hawks in January 2019.[6] She is the first Indian to play in the Australian A Division League.[7] She works with the Kerala State Electricity Board as a senior assistant.[8]

Personal life

She was born in Pantipoyil, Bappanamala, Wayanad district to Palanilkumkala Scaria Joseph and Lizzie.[5] Her husband is Jackson Johnson, a Chalakudy native who is a purchase engineer at KSB-MNC.[9] They were married on July 4, 2020.[9]

Awards and honours

2020: National Senior Basketball Tournament - Most valuable player award[10]

References
  1. "Jeena and Albin to lead Kerala at the 66th Basketball Senior Nationals - Ekalavyas". Ekalavyas. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. "Jeena PS out to provide the offensive firepower for the hosts". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. "In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball". November 2012.
  4. Hoopistani (1 November 2012). "In Jeena PS, a new leader emerges for the future of Indian basketball". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. "അപ്പ്, അപ്പ് ജീന, മൂന്നാം തവണയും ഇന്ത്യൻ നായിക". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
  6. Scroll Staff. "Basketball: India captain PS Jeena signed up by Australian team Ringwood Lady Hawks". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (29 December 2019). "ദേശീയ സീനിയർ ബാസ്കറ്റ്ബാൾ: കേരളത്തിെൻറ പി.എസ്. ജീന മികച്ച താരം". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
  8. Das, Ria (10 August 2018). "Kerala's Jeena PS To Lead Women's Basketball Team At Asiad". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  9. "പ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ ; പി എസ് ജീന അനുഭവങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവയ്‌ക്കുന്നു". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).
  10. കാസിം, സിറാജ്. "മോസ്റ്റ് വാല്യുബിള്‍ പ്ലെയര്‍ 'ജീന'". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).


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