| Ahmad Nivins | |
| Team: | Osceola Magic |
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 242 |
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| College: | Saint Joseph's (2005–2009) |
| Draft Year: | 2009 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 56 |
| Draft Team: | Dallas Mavericks |
| Career Start: | 2009 |
| Career End: | 2017 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Career Number: | 12 |
| Coach Start: | 2019 |
| Coach End: | 2023 |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Team1: | Bàsquet Manresa |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Team2: | Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Team3: | Poitiers Basket 86 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Team4: | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Team5: | ASVEL Basket |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Team6: | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| Cyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Cteam1: | Maine Red Claws (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2021–present |
| Cteam2: | Lakeland / Osceola Magic (assistant) |
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Ahmad Naadir Nivins (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently coached for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League.[1] He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's.
Nivins attended County Prep High School in New Jersey, where he began as a baseball player before switching to basketball in his freshman year. In his junior year he transferred to St. Anthony's High school, which is also in New Jersey. As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks and helped the team to a 30–0 record and the school's ninth Tournament of Champions title in 2003–04.[2]
Nivins attended Saint Joseph's University. He is the school's leader in career field goal percentage (63.4%) and also one of 26 Hawks to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in his career. Nivins is fifth on the team's all-time list with 110 blocks.
As a senior, he averaged a double-double (19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds) and nationally, he ranked fourth in rebounds per game behind John Bryant, Blake Griffin and Kenneth Faried.[3]
Nivins was the 2009 Atlantic-10 Player of the Year and 2009 Big 5 Player of the Year.
In 2018, he was enshrined in the Saint Joseph's University Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 2022, Nivins was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame.[4]
After being selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 56th overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft, on August 6, 2009, he signed for Bàsquet Manresa in the Spanish ACB.[5]
On January 4, 2011, he signed with Belgian team Dexia Mons-Hainaut.[6] On December 10, his draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks, along with the draft rights to Giorgos Printezis and Tyson Chandler in a three-way trade. The Mavericks received Andy Rautins from the Knicks and a second round pick from the Washington Wizards. The Wizards received Ronny Turiaf from the Knicks in addition to a Dallas 2012 second round pick, and 2013 Knicks second round pick, and cash considerations.[7]
On August 20, 2012, Nivins moved to the French league, signing with Poitiers Basket 86 after averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 2011–12 in Belgium.[8]
On June 21, 2013, Nivins signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez after averaging 14.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with Poitiers.[9]
On June 3, 2014, Nivins signed with ASVEL Basket after averaging 15.5 points and 6.3 rebounds with Pau-Orthez.[10]
On June 14, 2016, Nivins signed with Orléans Loiret Basket.[11] On March 20, 2017, he parted ways with Orléans.[12]
On November 11, 2017, Nivins signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2017–18 season.[13] However, on November 17, 2017, Nivins was released by Hapoel before appearing in a game for them.[14]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 30 || 12 || 22.7 || .613 || .000 || .706 || 4.97 || 0.27 || 0.40 || 1.30 || 6.13|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 31 || 31 || 34.9 || .630 || .000 || .678 || 7.58 || 0.35 || 1.03 || 1.03 || 16.65|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 33 || 33 || 33.7 || .647 || .000 || .741 || 5.85 || 0.48 || 0.67 || 1.18 || 14.42|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Saint Joseph's| 32 || 32 || 39.3 || .612 || .000 || .787 || 11.81 || 1.00 || 0.81 || 1.75 || 19.16
Nivins majored in sociology. Nivins' father, Larry, played basketball at Slippery Rock University.
He currently resides in Central Florida with his partner and together they have 3 children.