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Biography
Navid Niktash (born June 17, 1991) is an Iranian-French professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). He plays as the small forward or the power forward.
Professional career
Angers Etoile d’Or St-Leonard (2014-2016)
In 2014, Niktash started his professional career in France with Étoile d'Or Saint Léonard Angers in the LNB Pro B. He played two years for the team, helping it become a champion of Group B of LNB Pro B in 2015.
Norrköping Dolphins (2016)
Niktash played 2 games for the Norrköping Dolphins in 2016 before he signed with the London Lions. He averaged 1.5 points and two rebounds in those two games.
London Lions (2016-present)
After two games for the Swedish team, he signed with the London Lions who compete in the British Basketball League – the top level men's basketball league in the United Kingdom. He played 29 games (27 games as a starter) for the team and averaged 14.59 points, 6.21 rebounds, 1.37 assists and 45% FG. He was also named three weeks to the All-Star 5 ( 27th, 28th and 30th).
Iranian national team
He was invited to the Iran national basketball team to Iran's camp in China in 2017.
On August 09,2017 Niktash played his the first official match for Iran against India; He recorded 3 points and 6 rebounds and .25 FG% in 12 minutes . He debuted for the Iran national basketball team at the FIBA Asia Cup with averaging 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds 0.3 steals and 22% ppg .
Personal life
Navid Niktash has an Iranian father and French mother .