 Nivins with Poitiers Basket 86 in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1987 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Saint Joseph's (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: 2nd round, 56th overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 2009–2017 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 12 |
| Coaching career | 2019–2023 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2009–2010 | Bàsquet Manresa |
| 2010–2012 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| 2012–2013 | Poitiers Basket 86 |
| 2013–2014 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2014–2016 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2016–2017 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2020 | Maine Red Claws (assistant) |
| 2021–2024 | Lakeland / Osceola Magic (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player.[1] He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's.
Early life
[edit]Nivins attended County Prep High School in New Jersey, where he began as a baseball player before switching to basketball in his freshman year. In his junior year he transferred to St. Anthony's High school, which is also in New Jersey. As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks and helped the team to a 30–0 record and the school's ninth Tournament of Champions title in 2003–04.[2]
College career
[edit]Nivins attended Saint Joseph's University. He is the school's leader in career field goal percentage (63.4%) and also one of 26 Hawks to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his career. Nivins is fifth on the team's all-time list with 110 blocks.
As a senior, he averaged a double-double (19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds) and nationally, he ranked fourth in rebounds per game behind John Bryant, Blake Griffin and Kenneth Faried.[3]
Nivins was the 2009 Atlantic-10 Player of the Year and 2009 Big 5 Player of the Year.
In 2018, he was enshrined in the Saint Joseph's University Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 2022, Nivins was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional career
[edit]After being selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 56th overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft, on August 6, 2009, he signed for Bàsquet Manresa in the Spanish ACB.[5]
On January 4, 2011, he signed with Belgian team Dexia Mons-Hainaut.[6] On December 10, his draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks, along with the draft rights to Giorgos Printezis and Tyson Chandler in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received Andy Rautins from the Knicks and a second round pick from the Washington Wizards. The Wizards received Ronny Turiaf from the Knicks in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, and 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.[7]
On August 20, 2012, Nivins moved to the French league, signing with Poitiers Basket 86 after averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 2011–12 in Belgium.[8]
On June 21, 2013, Nivins signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez after averaging 14.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with Poitiers.[9]
On June 3, 2014, Nivins signed with ASVEL Basket after averaging 15.5 points and 6.3 rebounds with Pau-Orthez.[10]
On June 14, 2016, Nivins signed with Orléans Loiret Basket.[11] On March 20, 2017, he parted ways with Orléans.[12]
On November 11, 2017, Nivins signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2017–18 season.[13] However, on November 17, 2017, Nivins was released by Hapoel before appearing in a game for them.[14]
College statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Saint Joseph's | 30 | 12 | 22.7 | .613 | .000 | .706 | 4.97 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 6.13 |
| 2006–07 | Saint Joseph's | 31 | 31 | 34.9 | .630 | .000 | .678 | 7.58 | 0.35 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 16.65 |
| 2007–08 | Saint Joseph's | 33 | 33 | 33.7 | .647 | .000 | .741 | 5.85 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 1.18 | 14.42 |
| 2008–09 | Saint Joseph's | 32 | 32 | 39.3 | .612 | .000 | .787 | 11.81 | 1.00 | 0.81 | 1.75 | 19.16 |
Personal life
[edit]Nivins majored in sociology. Nivins' father, Larry, played basketball at Slippery Rock University.[2]
He currently resides in Central Florida with his partner and together they have 3 children.
References
[edit]- ^ "BASKETBALL OPERATIONS". NBA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "34 Ahmad Nivins". SJUHawks.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "St. Anthony product Ahmad Nivins drafted by Dallas Mavericks after proving toughness playing at St. Joseph's". NJ.com. June 27, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Former Hawk Nivins '09 to be Inducted Into the Big 5 Hall of Fame". SJU.EDU. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Official: Manresa signs Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. August 6, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Ahmad Nivins inks with Dexia Mons-Hainaut". Sportando.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Knicks Acquire Tyson Chandler". NBA.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ "Poitiers tabs Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. August 20, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Pau-Orthez sign Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. July 21, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "ASVEL Villeurbanne sign David Lighty and Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. June 3, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Orleans inks Ahmad Nivins and Kevin Dinal". Sportando.com. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Orleans, Ahmad Nivins part ways". Sportando.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "אחמד ניבינס חתם בהפועל ת"א". hapoeluta.com (in Hebrew). November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "אחמד ניבינס שוחרר מהקבוצה". hapoeluta.com (in Hebrew). November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links
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- Ahmad Nivins at Saint Joseph's Hawks
- Ahmad Nivins at LNB Élite (in French)
- Ahmad Nivins at LNB Pro A (archived) (in French)