 Hifi in 2024 | |
| No. 2–Paris Basketball | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 July 2002 Strasbourg, France |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2023 | Le Portel |
| 2023–present | Paris Basketball |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nadir Hifi is a French-Algerian basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
Hifi's professional career began with Le Portel in 2020, following years spent in the youth academy of SIG Strasbourg, his local club. [1] Hifi would spend three seasons with Le Portel, and had a breakout season in 2022–23, averaging almost seventeen points per game. [2]
Hifi declared for the 2023 NBA draft, but would go undrafted.
Following the 2022–23 season, Hifi signed with Paris Basketball. [3] On 29 November 2023, Hifi was named to the LNB All-Star Game. [4]
On 8 April 2024, Hifi was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team after being fourth in the league in scoring with 16.3 points per game and second with three-pointers made going into the finals. [5]
On 12 May, Hifi was given a spot in the All-LNB Élite First Team. [6]
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