Nizar Knioua (born June 8, 1983) is a Tunisian professional

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player.

Pro career

Knioua has played pro club basketball with

Stade Nabeulien Stade Nabeulien is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Nabeul. The club competes in the Championnat National A. Notable players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Mohamed Hdidane, Nizar Knioua, a ...

and

Club Africain Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...

in the

Tunisian Basketball League The Championnat Pro A (formerly known as the Championnat National A (CNA)) is the highest tier professional basketball league in Tunisia. The league is organised by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). Established in 1956, the league currently ...

Tunisian national team

Knioua was a member of the senior men's

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that finished third at the

2009 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Afr ...

, to qualify for the country's first

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. Providing depth off the bench, Knioua scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while playing in eight games for the Tunisians during the tournament. He has also competed for the Tunisians in the

2007 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the citi ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Knioua, Nizar 1983 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Point guards Olympic basketball players for Tunisia Stade Nabeulien basketball players Tunisian men's basketball players Shooting guards Étoile Sportive du Sahel basketball players People from Nabeul 2010 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 21st-century Tunisian people