Career
He currently plays for Petrochimi in Iranian Basketball Super League as well as with the Iranian national basketball team, as a forward. Cholet On August 22, 2008 Nikkhah signed a one-year deal with French LNB side Cholet Basket for an undisclosed fee. By doing so he became the first Iranian to ever play professional basketball in France.
He left Cholet on September 30 by mutual consent due to administrative problems.
ÉB Pau-Orthez On October 21, 2008 Nikkhah Bahrami signed a one-year contract with another French side Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. National team International Basketball Federation Asia Championship Club West.