Chennai return/ Suicide Pigeons
The Chennai Return The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu is serious about their basketball. From the second Stephan and Mary invited me, I started rearranging my plans. I had to get back…
JD Walsh Basketball
Global Basketball Coach,
Sports Diplomat & Founder
28 years coaching across the USA and India — building programs, developing talent, and bridging cultures through basketball.
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About JD Walsh
Coaching Basketball.
Connecting Cultures.
JD Walsh (John David Walsh) is a New York-based Global Basketball Coach, Sports Diplomat, and Entrepreneur who has spent nearly three decades coaching in the United States and across India — including Mumbai, Chennai, Mizoram, and beyond.
Owner of jdBASKETBALL since 1998, JD has worked with NBA India, built grassroots programs, and brought American basketball culture to communities throughout the subcontinent. He is also a licensed real estate broker, co-founder of moji masala®, and a Screen Actors Guild member.
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