Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Tskitishvili in 2010
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| No. 22 – Al Manama | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Bahraini Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 14, 1983 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1999 | Sukhumi |
| 1999–2001 | KD Slovan |
| 2002 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2002–2005 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2005 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2005–2006 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2006 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2007 | Caja San Fernando |
| 2007–2008 | Siviglia Wear Teramo |
| 2008–2009 | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada |
| 2009 | Panionios |
| 2009–2010 | Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada |
| 2010–2011 | Lagun Aro GBC |
| 2011–2012 | Mahram Tehran |
| 2012 | Foolad Mahan Isfahan |
| 2012–2013 | Champville |
| 2013–2014 | Al Sharjah |
| 2014–2015 | Champville |
| 2015 | |
| 2015–2016 | Champville |
| 2016 | Chemidor Tehran |
| 2016–present | Al Manama |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ცქიტიშვილი; born April 14, 1983) is a Georgian professional basketball player. He is a 7'0", 245 lb. forward-center, who was selected fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2002 NBA draft. Tskitishvili has also played for the Georgian national basketball team.
From January to July 2002 he played in Italy for Benetton Treviso, winning the Italian Championship under Mike D'Antoni. He played in 13 games, averaging 6.6 points per game (with a high of 15).
On February 25, 2005, Tskitishvili was traded by the Nuggets to the Golden State Warriors along with Rodney White, in exchange for Eduardo Nájera, Luis Flores, and a 2007 future first-round pick. In three seasons with the Nuggets, Tskitishvili averaged 3.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, and shot 30 percent from the field while appearing in 143 total games.
After playing just 12 games for the Warriors, he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing on their summer league team. He was traded half way through the 2005-06 season to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a second-round draft pick. On June 30, 2006, Tskitishvili was claimed off of waivers by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was waived five days later, after the team announced they would re-sign center Joel Przybilla. On October 2, 2006, Tskitishvili was signed by the New York Knicks and was waived on October 25.
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