Frank Ntilikina (pronounced Nee-lee-KEE-na) (born 28 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player and a point guard for New York Knicks of the NBA.[1] He grew up in the city of Strasbourg. Ntilikina stands 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) tall and plays the point guard position. Ntilikina was born in Ixelles, Belgium on July 28, 1998 to Rwandan parents.[3] At age three, he moved to Strasbourg, France.[4] He began his club career at the age of five, playing for St-Joseph Strasbourg, before making the move to Strasbourg IG's youth academy when he was 15. In December 2015, Ntilikina signed a professional contract with SIG Strasbourg until June 30, 2019.[8] He had made his debut at the professional level even before the deal, seeing 15 minutes of action on April 4, 2015, in a French LNB Pro A 2014–15 season contest against Boulogne-sur-Mer. Ntilikina dished out a game-high eight assists, to go along with 13 points and four rebounds, at the FIBA European Under-18 All-Star Game in September 2015. On October 15, 2015, Ntilikina logged his first EuroLeague minutes, scoring one point in 12:16 minutes of play against KK Crvena Zvezda. In April 2017, Ntilikina entered his name into the 2017 NBA draft. By the end of the June 12 NBA draft deadline, Ntilikina became only one of 10 international underclassmen to remain in the NBA Draft that year. Before that, though, he became one of 20 invites for the green room on draft night. On June 22, 2017, Ntilikina was selected by the New York Knicks with the 8th Pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.