Antti Nikkilä (born August 25, 1978) is a Finnish basketball player. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m He stands 210 cm (6' 11") tall, weighs 122 kg (330 lb). He played basketball at Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, Indiana) from 1999-2003, and in the season 2006-2007 played for ČEZ Basketball Nymburk in the Czech basketball league. Valparaiso University, known Colloquially as Valpo, is a private University located in the city of Valparaiso in the U Valparaiso (ˌvɑlpəˈreɪzoʊ is a city in Porter County, Indiana, U ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league the NBL. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, In June 2007 he was signed by Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Italian Legadue basketball league). Dinamo Basket Sassari, also known for sponsorship reasons as Banco di Sardegna Sassari is an Italian professional Basketball team from the town of