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{{short description|Indian basketball player}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}
{{Infobox NBA biography
| name = Geethu Anna Jose
| image = Geethuanna.jpg
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|6|30}}
| team = International Basketball Player Arjuna Awardee
Only Indian Female To Ever Get Selected For WNBA USA Tryouts &(Southern Railway Team)
| position = Center
| spouse = Rahul Koshy
| birth_place = [[Changanasserry]], [[Kottayam]], India
| nationality = Indian
| career_start = 2004 (International)<br>2002 (Junior International)
| career_end = present
| website = [http://www.geethuannajose.co.nr/ geethuannajose.co.nr]
}}

'''Geethu Anna Jose''' (born 30 June 1985 in Kollad, [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India) is an Indian basketball player<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/08/stories/2006060800410800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070538/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/08/stories/2006060800410800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|title=Shooting star|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 June 2006|accessdate=14 May 2009|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> who has been the captain of the [[India national basketball team|Indian women's national basketball team]].<ref name="hindu_sep09">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/11/stories/2009091161661700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918165751/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/11/stories/2009091161661700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2009|title=Geethu to lead|date=11 September 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=30 October 2009|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Jose was born in a [[Syro-Malabar Catholic]] [[Saint Thomas Christians|Nasrani]] family that had little history of basketball playing. She was educated at Kottayam's Mount Carmel [[English Medium School]], and at Assumption College, [[Changanacherry]]. Her brother Tom Jose is also a basketball player who represented the State of Kerala.<ref name="indiansportsnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/1282-geethu-anna-jose.html|title=Geethu Anna Jose: The face of Indian women basketball|date=23 January 2011|publisher=[[Indian Sports News]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731184958/http://www.indiansportsnews.com/interviews/1282-geethu-anna-jose.html |archivedate=31 July 2011}}</ref> Jose married Rahul Koshy on 8 January 2014. They have a son and a daughter.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==Career==

As a child, Jose played volleyball, first playing basketball with the Kerala Junior Basketball Association. While playing in a championship match for Kerala, she was spotted by the Southern Railway basketball team; she joined Southern Railway in 2003.<ref name="hindu"/> She was part of a team that beat Delhi in a 2005 tournament final, where she scored 34 points in a 95–50 point victory.{{clarify|date=March 2011}}{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

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.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} In April 2011 [[WNBA]] teams, [[Chicago Sky]], [[Los Angeles Sparks]], and [[San Antonio Silver Stars]] invited her for tryouts.<ref name="TOI_apr11">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Geethu-set-for-WNBA-trials/articleshow/7893484.cms |title=Geethu set for WNBA trials|date=7 April 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref>
In June 2012, Jose scored 11 points in the finals of the third Asian Beach Games at Haiyang, helping India to achieve a 17–14 victory over China.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article3547869.ece|title=Geethu Anna Jose|accessdate=20 June 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|date=20 June 2012}}</ref>

==Sporting credits==

===International===
*2002: Junior ABC in [[Chinese Taipei]]
*2004: Senior ABC, Japan
*2004: Invitation Tournament in Malaysia
*2004-8: represented Indian Railways basketball team, winning 5 Senior Nationals
*2005: silver medal in 20th [[Asian Basketball Confederation]] Championship for Senior Women, [[Sendai]], Japan
*2005: played in the Invitation Tournament at Phuket, with awards for MVP, best player, top scorer, top rebounder and also the ''Most Popular Player Award''
*2006: The ''Most Valuable Player Award'' and top scorer, rebounder and best shot-blocker prizes in the [[Melbourne]] (Australia) [[Commonwealth Games]]<ref name="hindu"/>
*2006: played in a friendly-match series at [[Auckland]], New Zealand
*2006: professional league player for the Australian Ringwood Hawks Club, Melbourne, Australia, receiving the ''Player of the month Award for July''
*2006: gold medal in the First [[Phuket Province|Phuket]] International [[Invitational Basketball Championship]], [[Thailand]];<ref name="hindu"/> awards for MVP, best player, top scorer, top rebounder, and most popular player.
*2007: Australian League July ''Player of the Month Award''
*2007: winner in Pool-B at [[FIBA]] Asia Championship for Women, [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/07/fibaAsia/wome/news/inte/p/newsid/19644/FE_news_inteArti.html |title=IND – Indian ace seeks better challenges |publisher=Fiba.com |date= |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>
*2008: selected for the WNBL
*2008: Australian ''Most Valuable player of the Year''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dandenongbasketball.com.au/show_news_item.asp?news=73 |title=Dandenong Basketball Association |publisher=Dandenongbasketball.com.au |date=29 August 2008 |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/07/fibaAsia/wome/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode//eventid/3971/langlc/en/playernumber/61606/roundid/3971/season//teamnumber/301/fe_teamPlay_playStat.html |title=2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women |publisher=Fiba.com |date= |accessdate=2 May 2011}}</ref>
*2009: silver medal for 3-on-3 basketball contest; Asian Indoor Games, Vietnam<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184825/http://info.vaigoc2009.com/Default.aspx?tabid=58&ctl=AthProfile&mid=475&Id=3422&language=en-US ]</ref>
*2009: captain of the Indian Team at the FIBA Asian Basketball Championship for Senior women at Chennai
*2009: top scorer for ABC, Chennai

===Indian===
[[File:Geethu Anna Jose.jpg|thumb|Geethu Anna Jose]]
Geethu received Arjuna Award the year 2014–15 for her outstanding contributions towards sport in India and International arena
* 2000 Youth championship at M.P (Kerala team)
* 2001: Junior nationals ([[Goa]])
* 2003: Junior nationals ([[Punjab, India|Punjab]])
* 2003: Senior Nationals ([[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]])
* 2004/5: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 55th Senior Nationals competition ([[Ludhiana]])
* 2005/6: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 56th Senior Nationals competition ([[Pune]])
* 2006/7: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 57th Senior Nationals competition ([[Jaipur]])
* 2007: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 58th Senior Nationals competition ([[Pondicherry|Puducherry]])
* 2008/9: represented the Indian Railways team in the 59th Senior Nationals competition ([[Surat]])
* 2009/10: represented the Indian Railways winning team in the 60th Senior Nationals competition ([[Ludhiana]])
* 2003: represented Inter Railways team in the 27th All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Varanasi]])
* 2004: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 28th All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Lucknow]])
* 2005: represented Inter Railways team in the 29th All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Gorakhpur]])
* 2006: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 30th All India Railway Basketball championship (Guwahati)
* 2007: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 31st All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Chennai]])
* 2008: represented Inter Railways team in the 32nd All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Guwahati]])
* 2009: represented Inter Railways winning team in the 33rd All India Railway Basketball championship ([[Jabalpur]])
* 2005 represented the winning Southern Railway team in the 21st Federation Cup ([[Bhavnagar]])
* 2007: represented the Southern Railway team in the 23rd Federation Cup ([[Rourkela]])

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Geethu Anna Jose}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070538/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/08/stories/2006060800410800.htm ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014023153/http://hindu.com/2007/10/13/stories/2007101363952400.htm ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071013183836/http://hindu.com/2007/10/10/stories/2007101057052000.htm ]

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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
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[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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