Heiko Niidas

{{Short description|Estonian basketball player}}

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| name = Heiko Niidas

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

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| league = KML

| team = Tallinna Kalev

| number = 15

| nationality = {{flagicon|EST}} Estonian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|3|15|df=y}}{{cite web |url= https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/18239/heiko-niidas |title= HEIKO NIIDAS |author= |date= |website= Proballers |access-date=May 6, 2023 |language=English}}

| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

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| draft = Undrafted

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| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2009

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Heiko Niidas (born 15 March 1983{{cite web |url= https://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Heiko_Niidas |title= NIIDAS, HEIKO |author= |date= |website= Eesti Spordi Biograafiline Leksikon|access-date=May 6, 2023 |language=Estonian}}) is a former Estonian professional basketball player. Niidas debuted in Korvpalli Meistriliiga in 2001. He won Estonian league title in 2003, 2005 and 2006 and cup in 2005 and 2006. He belonged to the Estonian national team from 2003 to 2006.{{cite web |title=ESBL |url=https://www.esbl.ee/biograafia/Heiko_Niidas/?tul=1&#tulemusedlist |website=www.esbl.ee |access-date=9 October 2024}} Niidas ended his basketball career at the age of 26 due to injuries.{{cite web |title=Heiko Niidas kõrgliigakarjääri lõpu eel saadud diagnoosist: arst imestas, et kuidas ma seni olin sporti teinud |url=https://korvpall24.ee/intervjuu-heiko-niidas-korgliigakarjaari-lopu-eel-saadud-diagnoosist-arst-imestas-et-kuidas-ma-seni-olin-sporti-teinud/ |website=Korvpall24.ee |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=et |date=10 March 2023}}