Frank Ntilikina
Ntilikina in September 2016
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| No. 17 – SIG Strasbourg | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | ||||||||||||||||||
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28 July 1998 Ixelles, Belgium |
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | SIG Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Bryan Ntilikina (born 28 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He grew up in the city of Strasbourg. Ntilikina stands 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) tall and is a point guard.
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, before making the move to Strasbourg IG's youth academy when he was 15.
Ntilikina was invited to participate in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in April 2014, 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.
In December 2015, Ntilikina signed a professional contract with SIG Strasbourg until June 30, 2019. He had made his debut at the professional level even before the deal, seeing 15 minutes of action on April 4, 2015, in a French LNB Pro A 2014–15 season contest against Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Ntilikina dished out a game-high eight assists, to go along with 13 points and four rebounds, at the FIBA European Under-18 All-Star Game in September 2015.
On October 15, 2015, Ntilikina logged his first EuroLeague minutes, scoring one point in 12:16 minutes of play against KK Crvena Zvezda.
In February 2016, he attended the "Basketball Without Borders Global Camp" in Toronto, Canada, during the NBA All-Star Weekend. He saw the court in 32 contests during the 2015–16 Pro A season, scoring 1.3 points per game, and he was named the league's "Best Young Player".
Ntilikina averaged 7.4 points, 2.0 assists, 1.6 boards, and one steal per game, en route to winning the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship with the Under-16 French Junior National Team.
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