Navid Niktash (born January 17, 1991) is an Iranian-French professional

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player for the London Lions of the

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(BBL). Niktash's plays

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and

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Career

Angers Etoile d’Or St-Leonard (2014-2016)

In 2014, Niktash began his professional career in France with '' Étoile d'Or Saint Léonard Angers'' in the

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. He remained with them for two years and helped them become champion of Group B of

in 2015.

Norrköping Dolphins (2016)

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.

London Lions (2016-2017)

Niktash signed with the London Lions in the

– the top level men's basketball league in the

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. He played 29 games (27 as a starter) and averaged 14.59 points, 6.21 rebounds, 1.37 assists and 45% FG. For three weeks he was named to the All-Star 5 ( 27th, 28th and 30th).

Petrochimi Bandar Imam (2017-Present)

On August 20, 2017, Niktash signed with the

Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club ( fa, تیم بسكتبال پتروشیمی بندر امام, ''Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman''), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Mahshah ...

. Petrochimi with him reached the fourth place in

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Iranian national team

Niktash was invited to play for the

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in China in 2017. On August 9, 2017 he played his first official match for

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against

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. He recorded 3 points and 6 rebounds and .25 FG% in 12 minutes. He debuted with the

at the

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with averaging 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds 0.3 steals and 22% ppg.

Personal life

Navid Niktash was born to an Iranian father and a French mother.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Niktash, Navid 1991 births Living people Iranian men's basketball players French men's basketball players Small forwards Power forwards (basketball) Norrköping Dolphins players French expatriate basketball people in Sweden Iranian expatriate basketball people in Sweden Iranian expatriate basketball people in France