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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (commit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikolas Khamenia (born December 27, 2006) is an American basketball player.
Khamenia grew up North Hollywood, Los Angeles in and attends Harvard-Westlake School. [1] He averaged 14.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game as a junior. [2] Khamenia also plays for the Basketball Training Institute (BTI), an Amateur Athletic Union team, on the Puma Pro16 circuit. [3]
Khamenia is rated a consensus top-35 recruit in the 2025 recruiting class. [4] [5] He committed to play college basketball at Duke over offers from UCLA and Gonzaga. [6] [7]
Khamenia played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. [8] He averaged 7.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game as the United States won the gold medal. [9] Khamenia was also named to the United States men's national 3x3 team to play in the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup and was named the tournament's MVP as he won a second gold medal. [10]
Khamenia's parents are from Belarus. [11] His father, Valery, played college basketball at George Washington University and is an assistant basketball coach at Los Angeles Valley College. [12]
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