Frank Ntilikina
 Ntilikina in September 2016 | |||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Strasbourg IG | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 28, 1998 Ixelles, Belgium | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Strasbourg IG | ||||||||||||
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Frank Ntilikina (born July 28, 1998) is a French professional basketball player for Strasbourg IG of the LNB Pro A.[1] He grew up in the city of Strasbourg. Ntilikina stands 6 ft 4 in (194 cm) tall and is a point guard.[2]
Early life
Ntilikina was born in Ixelles, Belgium on July 28, 1998 to Rwandan parents. He began his club career at the age of five, playing for St-Joseph Strasbourg,[3] before making the move to Strasbourg IG's youth academy when he was 15.[4]
Professional career
Ntilikina was invited to participate in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in April 2014,[5] tallying six points, three rebounds and one assist in 23 minutes off the bench, and helped SIG to a French Youth League Championship title in the 2014-15 season.[6]
In December 2015, Ntilikina signed a professional contract with Strasbourg IG until June 30, 2019.[7] He had made his debut at the professional level even before the deal, seeing 15 minutes of action on April 4, 2015 in French Pro A contest against Boulogne-sur-Mer.[8]
Ntilikina dished out a game-high eight assists to go along with 13 points and four rebounds at the FIBA European U18 All-Star Game in September 2015.[9]
On October 15, 2015, Ntilikina logged his first Euroleague minutes, scoring one point in 12:16 minutes of play against KK Crvena Zvezda.[10]
In February 2016, he attended the "Basketball Without Borders Global Camp" in Toronto, Canada, during the NBA All-Star weekend.[11] He saw the court in 29 contests during the 2015-16 French Pro A season, scoring 1.7 points per game and was named "Best Young Player".[12]
International career
Ntilikina posted 7.4 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 boards and one steal per game en route to winning the 2014 U16 European Championship with the French National Team.[13]
References
- ↑ "FRANK NTILINIKA INTERVIEW". Giving Back Globall Academy. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Frank Ntilikina profile SIG". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Frank Ntilikina ira à Brooklyn !". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "F. Ntilikina: Deuxième parrain de Have A Basket !". Have a Basket. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "JBC International Game Official Basketball Box Score" (PDF). Jordan Brand Classic. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Frank Ntilikina". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Frank Ntilikina signe un contrat de trois ans". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Strasbourg / Boulogne-sur-Mer - 27ème journée - 2014/15 – Résultat match - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Red - Black | U18 All-Star Game (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade vs. Strasbourg - Game". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "DraftExpress: Basketball Without Borders Global Camp Evaluations: Guards and Wings". www.draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ↑ "Pro A : Frank Ntilikina élu meilleur jeune du championnat - Basket-BallWorld". Basket-BallWorld (in French). 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ "Perfect France Beat Hosts, Lift Title | U16 European Championship Men (2014) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.