More About Indian Basketball Star Shiba Maggon

Did you Know that Shiba Maggon has been playing basketball since 1989? She has Played 19 Senior nationals with seven golds and seven silver medals.

She also Played 5 junior nationlas with 2 gold one silver and one bronze. She also won one youth Gold medal besidesplaying three all India university with one gold one silver and one bronze.

She has also played 8 Federation Cup three gold 3 bronze one silver medal.

Shiba had represented India from 1997 to 2009. and was in top 5 Asian Players ranking and was also the number three in the year 2001.Shiba won Bronze medal at shooting competition at Malaysia. She played with South western Oklohoma University in 1998.She also got an Offer to play for Ringwood hawks Melbourne in the year 2010.

She has attended Diploma Course for Olympism and Humanism at Greece (Athens) in the year 2008 and was Honoured to speak on behalf of the 98 countries taking part in the talk sessions.

This was the first time a Woman from Asia spoke on behalf of the world. At the age of 34 she still continues to score average 20 points a game. Retired from Indian team in the Year 2010.

At present, she is Coaching the Junior Indian Women Team which takes part at the Junior ABC to be held at Thailand in June.

Shiba Maggon is also the first women from India to clear the FIBA Referee test.

The only women in the history of Indian Basketball to Represent India as a Player, Referee and Coach Shiba is presently coaching Indian youth women team which will go to Thailand this year .