WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball and Head Coach King Rice have announced the signing of center Amaan Sandhu, who will join the program immediately ahead of the 2022-23 season. Sandhu becomes the first player from NBA Academy India to earn a Division I men's basketball scholarship.

"We're so excited to add Amaan to our program," said Rice. "His journey to get to where he is now is incredible and we're glad he chose to come with us. To be one of the first players born in India to ever earn a Division I men's basketball scholarship is major for Amaan and his family and we can't wait to get to work with him."
 
Sandhu had the ability to play a national schedule, including competing at some of the top showcase events in the country while at First Love Christian Academy under the direction of Nathan Roesing. Upon signing at FLCA, he became the third Indian male teenager from the NBA Academy India to receive a high school scholarship in the US. While at First Love, Sandhu posted 12.2 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per contest to go along with nearly two assists. He was a 35% three-point shooter and 62.1% from the field while converting 74.9% from the free throw line.
 
Sandhu is the first player from the NBA Academy India to earn a Division I men's basketball scholarship. A member of the inaugural class of prospects at the academy in May 2017, Sandhu joins the Hawks at the center position, standing at 7'0". Sandhu competed at NBA Academy India, one of four NBA Academies around the world (NBA Academy Africa in Senegal, NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico, NBA Academy India in India and NBA Global Academy in Australia) until the fall of 2020, when he enrolled in First Love Christian Academy. Sandhu is the third player overall from NBA Academy India to earn a Division I basketball scholarship, joining Sanjana Ramesh at Northern Arizona and Harsimran Kaur at San Diego on the women's side.
 
The Mohali, Punjab, India native has had the opportunity to compete in several high-profile basketball camps and events, including Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018 & 2019, NBA Global Camp 2018 in Italy, the 2018 and 2019 NBA Academy Games, and Basketball Without Borders Global Camp during NBA All-Star 2020 in Chicago. In April 2019, Sandhu participated in the NCAA's Next Generation Sunday event at the Final Four, where he was a part of life-skills sessions and competed in exhibition contests against players from around the world.
 
In 2019, Sandhu played with the Indian Men's Senior National Team at the South Asian Games, resulting in a gold medal. He was also a member of the 2020 Indian National Team at the FIBA Asia qualifiers.
 
Sandhu is a native of Mohali, Punjab, India and the son of Rajinder Kaur Sandhu and Gursharanjeet Singh Sandhu.