NTILIKINA Frank

28 Jul 1998
23
Male
1.98/6'5''
IXELLES
 
Belgium

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Men 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
FRA
France
83
USA
United States
76
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
CZE
Czech Republic
77
FRA
France
97
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
62
FRA
France
79
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
ITA
Italy
75
FRA
France
84
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
FRA
France
90
SLO
Slovenia
89
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
FRA
France
82
USA
United States
87
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2019People's Republic of China
:
Frankie Smokes, The Frenchise, The French Prince (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)
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Athlete
:
English, French
:
New York Knicks [United States of America] since 2017/18
:
Tom Thibodeau [club], USA; Vincent Collet [national], FRA
:
Point guard (basketball-reference.com, 01 Jan 2020)
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2019 for France (ffbb.com, 15 Mar 2021)
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In December 2020 he sprained his right knee during a match and could not play for four weeks. (nbamaniacs.com, 26 Jan 2021; nypost.com, 25 Jan 2021)

He sustained a groin injury in February 2020 and missed four games with the New York Knicks in the NBA. (cbssports.com, 02 Feb 2020, 16 Jan 2020)

He was out of action for about two months during the 2018/19 season because of a groin injury. (sport24lefigaro.fr, 29 Mar 2019)

He missed two games after sustaining an ankle injury in the early part of 2019. (leparisien.fr, 17 Jan 2019; ouest-france.fr, 06 Jan 2019)

His preparation for the 2017/18 season was affected by a knee injury. (lequipe.fr, 28 Oct 2017; eurosport.fr, 21 Oct 2017)
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NBA [USA] (nba.com, 26 Mar 2021)
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He began playing basketball at age five in Strasbourg, France. (dna.fr, 18 May 2017)
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After a brief stint practising judo, he followed his brothers into basketball. (dna.fr, 18 May 2017)
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He was named Best Young Player of the French LNB Pro A league in 2016 and 2017. (dna.fr, 18 May 2017)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2016 U18 European Championship in Samsun, Turkey. (nytimes.com, 01 Jan 2017)

General Interest

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)

Legend
:
Silver Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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