Geethu Anna Jose
Award Name : Arjuna Award
Year of Award : 2014
Award for : Sports and Games
Location : Kottayam, Kerala, India
Geethu Anna Jose (born 30 June 1985) Kottayam, Kerala, is an Indian basketball player who has been the captain of the Indian women's national basketball team.Jose played in the 2006 to 2008 Australian Big V seasons for the Ringwood Hawks, being the first Indian woman basketball player to play for an Australia club as a professional. In the 2008/9 season she was invited to play for Dandenong in the Australian Women's National Basketball League, but didn't take up the offer.
In April 2011 WNBA teams, Chicago Sky, Los Angeles Sparks, and San Antonio Silver Stars invited her for tryouts.In June 2012, Jose schored 11 points in the finals of the third Asian Beach Games at Haiyang, helping India to achieve a 17–14 victory over China.Geethu Anna Jose was awarded Arjuna Award for Basketball in 2014.