NTILIKINA Frank

General
ADAPTING TO NEW YORK
He was picked by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft, and at age 19 he relocated to New York, NY, United States of America, from his hometown of Strasbourg, France. "I was so young and I had to adjust to so many things. I used to live with my family in France, and then I had to live by myself. My family came from time to time and that helped me, but my brothers are older than me and they have a family. So I wanted to become an adult and be responsible. I had to manage that and the cultural differences. Now I am settled. I feel at home in New York, more comfortable. And everything is coming together. When you are comfortable in your personal life, it transmits to the court and my performances." (trashtalk.co, 21 Dec 2019)

HERITAGE
He was born in Ixelles, Belgium, to Rwandan parents. At age three his family relocated to Strasbourg, France. (nytimes.com, 01 Jan 2017)

At age 19 years and 83 days he became the youngest basketball player to represent the New York Knicks in an NBA game when he appeared in a match against the Oklahoma City Thunder on 19 Oct 2017. (nba.com, 26 Mar 2021)