Navid Niktash
| No. 8 – Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| League | IBSL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 1991[1] France |
| Nationality | Iranian-french |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014-2016 | Angers Etoile d’Or St-Leonard [fr] |
| 2016 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2016–2017 | London Lions |
| 2017–Present | Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC |
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Navid Niktash (born January 17, 1991) is an Iranian-French professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Niktash's plays small forward and power forward.[2]
Career
[edit]Angers Etoile d’Or St-Leonard (2014-2016)
[edit]In 2014, Niktash began his professional career in France with Étoile d'Or Saint Léonard Angers [fr] in the LNB Pro B. He remained with them for two years and helped them become champion of Group B of LNB Pro B in 2015.[3]
Norrköping Dolphins (2016)
[edit]Niktash played two games for the Norrköping Dolphins in 2016 before signing with the London Lions. He scored 1.5 points on average and two rebounds in those two games.[3]
London Lions (2016–2017)
[edit]Niktash signed with the London Lions in the British Basketball League – the top level men's basketball league in the United Kingdom. He played 29 games (27 as a starter) and averaged 14.59 points, 6.21 rebounds, 1.37 assists and 45% FG.[4] For three weeks he was named to the All-Star 5 ( 27th, 28th and 30th).[5]
Petrochimi Bandar Imam (since 2017)
[edit]On August 20, 2017, Niktash signed with the Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC.[6] Petrochimi with him reached the fourth place in FIBA Asia Champions Cup.[7]
Iranian national team
[edit]Niktash was invited to play for the Iran national basketball team in China in 2017.[8]
On August 9, 2017, he played his first official match for Iran against India. He recorded 3 points and 6 rebounds and .25 FG% in 12 minutes.[9] He debuted with the Iran national basketball team at the FIBA Asia Cup with averaging 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds 0.3 steals and 22% ppg.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Navid Niktash was born to an Iranian father and a French mother.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Navide Niktash Player Profile, le Mans JALT, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
- ^ "Navid Niktash Basketball Player Profile, Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour, News, Superleague stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket".
- ^ a b "Navid Niktash joins London Lightning - Court Side Newspaper". 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Players - BBL - British Basketball League". 4 March 2018.
- ^ http://bbl.org.uk/all-star-five/ [bare URL]
- ^ "نوید نیکتاش هم به پتروشیمی پیوست". 20 August 2017.
- ^ "پتروشیمی در مسابقات باشگاههای آسیا چهارم شد". Borna.news. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ a b "اولین گفت و گوی بازیکن فرانسوی تیم ملی بسکتبال". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Islamic Republic of Iran v India - 9 Aug - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ^ "Navide NIKTASH at the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's basketball players
- French men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Power forwards
- Norrköping Dolphins players
- French expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- Iranian expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- Iranian expatriate basketball people in France
- Iranian Basketball Super League players