Sikh Warriors make their debut in 2025, hoping to start off their TBT journey on a good note
The Sikh Warriors, whose name is self-explanatory, features some of the best Sikh basketball players there are to offer. This will be a newer experience, with no TBT returners from last year, but they might have one of the biggest fan bases in this tournament, and that could be enough to push them over the edge and allow them to go on a run.
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Current Roster:
- AJ Basi (Manitoba)
- Ajaypal Kahlon (San Francisco State)
- Ajaypal Singh (Westmont College)
- Bikramjit Gill (Ball State)
- Dilrajveer Sahota (Chico State)
- Gurjant Liddar (Grand Canyon)
- Gurshan Sran (Miami (Calgary)
- Inder Sandhu (British Columbia)
- Jaden Narwal (NYU)
- Jaskarn Bajwa (Frasier Valley)
- Jordyn Sekhon (Frasier Valley)
- Kelvyn Thomas (Wayne State College)
- Mankaran (Vick) Toor (Frasier Valley)
- Suraj Gahir (Cal Baptist)
Coaching Staff:
- Gurjant Leader (GM)
- Jasjit Singh (GM)
- Sukhvir Singh (Head Coach)
- Ravi Hira (Asst. Coach)
- Christopher Lucas (Asst. Coach)
- Baljyot Judge (Asst. Coach)
Region: West Virginia
All-time Record: 0-0
First Matchup: vs. Herd That (July 18 at 6 p.m. EST)
Team MVP: Vick Toor
I’ll be honest, it’s very hard to scout this team since pretty much everyone on the team doesn’t play professionally. The Sikh Warriors played the Vancouver Bandits in a charity game, and Toor was the best player on the court for his team. He scored 21 points and also added six rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Having a do-it-all kind of guy is very important to any team, and he can fit that role.
He does a nice job changing pace and can get to the line. Expect Toor to be the leader on the court for the Sikh Warriors.
Make-or-break Player: Ajay Kahlon
To quote Sikh Warriors’ Instagram, Kahlon is a “rim protector”, “defensive anchor”, and “power presence”. At 7’0 tall and with a wide frame, he is impossible to match up with physically, and he can grab rebounds and get second-chance points at a very high rate.
If he can control the paint and make life difficult for the opponent, then the Sikh Warriors can be competitive and pull off the upset. He had a 28-point and 23-rebound game in college. Who’s to say he won’t do it again?
Team Outlook
Sikh Warriors make their debut against Herd That, the Marshall alumni team. Herd That has never lost in the first round, but Sikh Warriors would like to change that. The West Virginia region is tough, but any can win it. This team has a lot of size, with only two players under 6’4 on the squad. Perhaps that could be the thing to take them over the edge.
This year might not go as planned for them, but one thing’s for sure: we will see them again in the future.