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Stories of impact, transformation, and hope from the courts of India to headlines around the world

January 2, 2024

Crossover Basketball Receives Grant from Nike, Made to Play

On outdoor concrete courts in India, almost 2,000 children—58 percent of them girls—are part of the Crossover family working toward gender equality and education.

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March 16, 2023

Crossover Basketball is Crossing the Gender Divide

Crossover is proud to receive a grant from Nike as part of its Made to Play commitment to scale our Hoops Creating Hope efforts in India, increasing gender equality and education rates.

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December 27, 2020

Shaun Jayachandran Uses Basketball to Empower Young Women in India

Tamil Culture highlights how Crossover founder Shaun Jayachandran leverages the power of basketball to empower female children in India through education and sports.

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December 21, 2020

Caring Changes Communities with Crossover Basketball

The Tufts Daily features how Crossover brings student athletes from the U.S. to India, teaching pillars of growth through athleticism and basketball to encourage students to stay in school.

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June 22, 2019

The Rise of Asian American Basketball

GetSports Focus explores how Crossover coaches serve as role models through their public presence and activism for their community, inspiring the next generation.

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March 5, 2019

Indian American Hooper Shayna Mehta Lighting Ivy League Circuit on Fire

Brown University basketball player Shayna Mehta spent nearly three weeks in Chennai working with Crossover Basketball, dedicated to impacting education rates through basketball.

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February 6, 2019

Cracks in the Concrete with Crossover

Tamil Culture examines how Crossover Academy is impacting gender equity and education rates in India through innovative basketball programs.

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January 2019

WNBPA Supports Players Participating in Crossover

The Women's National Basketball Players Association officially supports their players participating in Crossover Basketball's "Hoops Creating Hope" initiative, including Alana Beard and Marissa Coleman.

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May 8, 2018

"It Will Never Work!" - Gender Equality Through Basketball

JMG Lifestyle chronicles the skepticism Shaun Jayachandran faced when creating Crossover Basketball, and how the organization proved doubters wrong year after year.

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January 23, 2018

"Empowered to Make Change" - GWU Brother Creates Basketball Program

Lambda Chi Alpha highlights how George Washington University brother Shaun Jayachandran created a program using basketball as a tool for learning for children in need.

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November 24, 2017

Indian Achievers Deliberate on Prejudices at Detour India Fest 2017

Times of India covers Indian achievers from cultural, social, entertainment and political backgrounds gathering to discuss their path-breaking journeys, including Crossover's work.

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November 7, 2017

Brown Girl of the Month: Shayna Mehta Breaks Barriers in Basketball

Brown Girl Magazine features Shayna Mehta's 18 days in Chennai as a volunteer with Crossover Basketball, impacting education rates through sport.

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August 4, 2017

World Runners: India's Crossover Academy Provides Life Lessons Through Basketball

SLAM Magazine explores how Crossover Academy in Chennai provides kids with essential life lessons through the game of basketball.

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June 5, 2017

Shaun Jayachandran Gives Kids in India a Chance at Education Using Basketball

Brown Girl Magazine profiles how founder Shaun Jayachandran works toward changing the pathway of low-income marginalized students through basketball and education.

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April 14, 2017

In Africa, India & the Caribbean: Basketball for Development and Peace

Huffington Post examines how basketball is used as a tool to educate individuals, empower communities, and offer peaceful programming across Africa, India, and the Caribbean.

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November 25, 2014

TEDxTalk: Hoops Creating Hope

Crossover founder Shaun Jayachandran delivers a powerful TEDx talk about his work in India and how leadership lessons on the court translate to success in the classroom.

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July 18, 2015

Using Basketball to Push Education Levels in Chennai

YourStory covers how educator and basketball coach Shaun Jayachandran observed the sport's development in India and its relation to low graduation rates, creating Crossover as a solution.

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June 25, 2015

Maryland's Varun Ram Lends a Helping Hand at Basketball Camp in India

Washington Post features Maryland basketball player Varun Ram volunteering at a basketball camp in Chennai, India, working with nearly 500 children through Hoops Creating Hope.

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