Chennai basketball player to play for Canadian university

Chennai's basketball player Sristhi Suren has been picked by University of Winnipeg Western in Canada on its women's roster for the 2019-2020 season.

The head coach of the Wesmen women's basketball team Tanya McKay announced the commitment of 19-year old Srishti, an India under-18 player.

She will enroll in Psychology and plans to minor in neuroscience. She will have five years of eligibility, said a press release.

The Chennai girl has represented the national team in the Under-16 Asian championship in 2015 when she averaged 7.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, and then at the under-18 event the next year, she averaged 2.5 and 4.5.

She had been recruited to play for NCAA Division I San Francisco for last season but was unable to pursue a roster spot because of commitments with the national team, the release added.

"We're getting a kid who's played FIBA international, has a lot of basketball under her belt and has travelled the world so she's not afraid to leave to play," McKay said.

"She comes here with five years of eligibility, so I think the timing is great for the program."