Eban Hyams

Eban Hyams
אבן היימס
Hyams with kids in India, 2012
Personal information
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2003Blacktown City Panthers
2006Sydney Comets
2006–2007Singapore Slingers
2007Bankstown Bruins
2007–2008Hapoel Galil Elyon
2008Baitar Binyamina
2009Parramatta Wildcats
2013North Dallas Vandals
2017Haryana Gold

Eban Hyams (Hebrew: אבן היימס) is an Indian-Israeli-Australian former professional basketball player. Hyams has played professionally in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL)[1] and that country's Waratah League, part of the second division Australian Basketball Association (ABA).[2] He is the first ever player of Indian origin to play in ULEB competitions.[3][4]

Early life

Hyams was born in Pune, India, to Jewish Indian parents.[5] He moved to Australia at a young age and began playing basketball while attending school there.[6]

Career

He played for the India masters basketball team in the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[7]

Personal life

Eban was in a relationship with Krishna Shroff, daughter of Bollywood star Jackie Shroff and sister of Tiger Shroff. They separated November 2020.[8][9]

Coaching

Eban now has a position as coach for the 8ths and 7ths 2024 at Waverley College coaching predicted 2027 1st overall pick for the NBA draft Christopher Wellington and predicted 2nd overall pick Larry Green.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Playford, Phillip E. (1975), Australia-Western Australia, Encyclopedia of Earth Science, pp. 100–108, doi:10.1007/3-540-31081-1_13, ISBN 0-4702-5145-X
  2. ↑ Davies, Spencer (25 March 2023). "Setbacks and bouncebacks: On Eban Hyams, India's first pro ballplayer". www.basketballnews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Galil bolsters squad with Hyams". Eurocup. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Eban Hyams". Aussie Hoopla. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Madhok, Karan (29 March 2017). "Eban Hyams on UBA Pro League and Australian Basketball". Hoopistani. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Katti, Ekta (18 July 2016). "Eban Hyams reveals playing in India makes him feel like home". SportsKeeda.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Masters Basketball's historic win | News | Maccabiah".
  8. ↑ "All you need to know about Krishna Shroff's beau Eban Hyams - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Krishna Shroff Poses for Hottest Pictures on Internet This New Year with Boyfriend Eban Hyams, Brother Tiger Shroff Comments". india.com. 31 December 2019.
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