Ahmad Nivins

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Ahmad Nivins
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Nivins with Poitiers Basket 86 in 2012
Osceola Magic
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 36)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school
College Saint Joseph's (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2009–2017
Position Power forward
Number12
Coaching career2019–2023
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–present Lakeland / Osceola Magic (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently coached for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. [1] He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's.

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High school career

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

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

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 Saint Joseph's 301222.7.613.000.7064.970.270.401.306.13
2006–07 Saint Joseph's 313134.9.630.000.6787.580.351.031.0316.65
2007–08 Saint Joseph's 333333.7.647.000.7415.850.480.671.1814.42
2008–09 Saint Joseph's 323239.3.612.000.78711.811.000.811.7519.16

Personal life

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "BASKETBALL OPERATIONS". NBA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "34 Ahmad Nivins". SJUHawks.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Former Hawk Nivins '09 to be Inducted Into the Big 5 Hall of Fame". SJU.EDU. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Official: Manresa signs Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. August 6, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ahmad Nivins inks with Dexia Mons-Hainaut". Sportando.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Knicks Acquire Tyson Chandler". NBA.com. December 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Poitiers tabs Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. August 20, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Pau-Orthez sign Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. July 21, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "ASVEL Villeurbanne sign David Lighty and Ahmad Nivins". Sportando.com. June 3, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Orleans inks Ahmad Nivins and Kevin Dinal". Sportando.com. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Orleans, Ahmad Nivins part ways". Sportando.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "אחמד ניבינס שוחרר מהקבוצה". hapoeluta.com (in Hebrew). November 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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