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After a season at Huntington Prep in which the school went 22-3 overall record and a number 12 national ranking in 2010-2011, Bhullar was a McDonald’s All-American nominee in 2011 and was an ESPN top 100 recruit. Before Huntington Prep, Bhullar spent two seasons at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, PA. In 2009-2010, he averaged nearly a triple-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks per game and was named the most improved player of the squad after helping Kiski to a 16-3 record. [http://www.post-gazette.com/high-school-basketball/2010/12/02/Lineup-suddenly-shrinks-for-Kiski-School/stories/201012020384] | After a season at Huntington Prep in which the school went 22-3 overall record and a number 12 national ranking in 2010-2011, Bhullar was a McDonald’s All-American nominee in 2011 and was an ESPN top 100 recruit. Before Huntington Prep, Bhullar spent two seasons at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, PA. In 2009-2010, he averaged nearly a triple-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks per game and was named the most improved player of the squad after helping Kiski to a 16-3 record. [http://www.post-gazette.com/high-school-basketball/2010/12/02/Lineup-suddenly-shrinks-for-Kiski-School/stories/201012020384] | ||
He enrolled on a scholarship at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M in 2011. spn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/34534/7-foot-5-sim-bhullar-to-enroll-at-nmsu He was majoring in Sociology. | He enrolled on a scholarship at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M in 2011. [spn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/34534/7-foot-5-sim-bhullar-to-enroll-at-nmsu] He was majoring in Sociology. | ||
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Chad Ford of ESPN only has Bhullar ranked 138th on his "big board" of possible draftees. | Chad Ford of ESPN only has Bhullar ranked 138th on his "big board" of possible draftees. | ||
The New York Times stated he "is poised to become the world's first prominent men's basketball player of Indian and Sikh descent." [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/sports/basketball/sim-bhullar-could-be-asias-next-basketball-superstar.html?_r=0] | The New York Times stated he "is poised to become the world's first prominent men's basketball player of Indian and Sikh descent." [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/sports/basketball/sim-bhullar-could-be-asias-next-basketball-superstar.html?_r=0] | ||
Sim Bhullar could put the NBA on the map in a country with a population of over a billion people, making him an intriguing professional prospect. | Sim Bhullar could put the NBA on the map in a country with a population of over a billion people, making him an intriguing professional prospect. | ||
"I know that if I'm drafted, I will be the first Indian ... it would be a great feeling," Bhullar said. "Hopefully I can make everyone proud. I have to keep working hard. Hopefully I will not only play in the NBA, but stay there for awhile. [http://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/sim-bhullar-2014-nba-draft-first-indian-professional-basketball-player/] | "I know that if I'm drafted, I will be the first Indian ... it would be a great feeling," Bhullar said. "Hopefully I can make everyone proud. I have to keep working hard. Hopefully I will not only play in the NBA, but stay there for awhile. [http://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/sim-bhullar-2014-nba-draft-first-indian-professional-basketball-player/] | ||