Nizar Knioua

Nizar Knioua
No. 39 – ES Radès
PositionGuard
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1983-06-08) June 8, 1983 (age 41)
Nabeul, Tunisia
NationalityTunisia
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2013Stade Nabeulien
2013–2016Club Africain
2016–2018Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2017→US Monastir
2018–2019Stade Nabeulien
2018→ES Radès
2019–2021Club Africain
2021Ezzahra Sports
2021–2022Stade Nabeulien
2022–presentES Radès
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tunisia/Senegal
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya

Nizar Knioua (born June 8, 1983) is a Tunisian professional basketball player.

Pro career

Knioua has played pro club basketball with Stade Nabeulien and Club Africain in the Tunisian Basketball League.[1]

Tunisian national team

Knioua was a member of the senior men's Tunisian national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship. Providing depth off the bench, Knioua scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while playing in eight games for the Tunisians during the tournament.[2] He has also competed for the Tunisians in the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship.[3]

References

  1. ^ African Nations Championship - Tunisia Squad[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Nizar Knioua Profile Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)