Bhinder, a 6-foot-2 guard of Sikh heritage, solidified his status as a Division 1 prospect. Sukhman Bhinder is one of the best true point basketball player in the Class of 2015 in Australia. Competing with six Aussie teammates touring the midwest with AUSA Hoops — an organization offering exposure to Australian players, Bhinder displayed an […]

Bhinder, a 6-foot-2 guard of Sikh heritage, solidified his status as a Division 1 prospect. Sukhman Bhinder is one of the best true point basketball player in the Class of 2015 in Australia.
Competing with six Aussie teammates touring the midwest with AUSA Hoops — an organization offering exposure to Australian players, Bhinder displayed an advanced understanding of the floor as he dissected opposing defenses. Able to score off the drive, shoot and find open teammates, he propelled his squad to a big upset win in its final game of the day against a team filled with high-level prospects.

Bhinder has dreamed of Division I ball since he was a kid. He’ll spend the next week and a half with AUSA on the AAU circuit, and certainly knows what’s at stake.

“It’s much more personally driven,” he said. “I know there’s a standard to set, and I’ve got to play up to it. Whatever you can showcase is for real this time, in front of coaches.” With a strong frame and promising bloodlines (his father stands 6-6, his older brothers 6-7 and 6-3), Bhinder took care of the ball and changed speeds off the bounce effectively. Leading vocally, but also by simply competing harder than anyone else on the floor, the intangibles his coaches rave about were easy to see.

“He’s probably one of the hardest working kids I’ve ever met,” says Rhys Murphy, coach, founder and president of AUSA Hoops. The Sydney native played college ball at Oregon State and Chaminade. “The build he has comes from being in the weight room all the time. He’s finding his feet. As he gets comfortable and realizes what we want him to do, to be aggressive on the court, I think he’ll really show some people his ability.”

~ Source: Facebook.com/Sikhism