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]
| 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 |
| 2016 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2016–2017 | London Lions |
| 2017–Present | Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC |
Medals | |
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 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.