Men's Basketball

TrentNoah

  • position Forward
  • height 6-5
  • Weight 209
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Harlan, Ky.
  • High school Harlan County

HIGH SCHOOL:
Finished his high school career as the state of Kentucky’s fifth all-time leading scorer in high school basketball history … Averaged 29.9 points per game during his senior season for Harlan County … Scored 3,707 career points … That total is a school and county record … Led Harlan County to a state runner-up finish as a senior … Shot 56% from the field, 43% from distance and 89% from the free-throw line … During the state tournament run, he increased his average to 32.3 points during the four games … A four-star prospect ranking as high as No. 108 by 247Sports, hit 102 of 237 (43.03%) from 3-point range as a senior … He scored 129 points over the four-game span and set the Sweet 16 record by hitting 19 3-pointers in the tournament, bettering Mason County’s Chris Lofton’s mark of 17 in 2003 … He scored 35 points and added 10 boards in the first round …  Followed that performance with 48 points and nine rebounds, including making 7 of 10 from distance … The 48 points were the fourth-most ever scored in a Boys’ Sweet 16 game … Poured in 29 points and contributed 10 rebounds during the semifinals … Had 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the championship contest … Was tabbed a first-team all-state selection by both the Louisville Courier Journal and the Lexington Herald Leader, and he was the 13th Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches as a senior … As a junior, he averaged 26.5 points and 12.8 rebounds per game while connecting on 66 3-pointers … Tabbed a second-team all-state selection by the Louisville Courier Journal.

PERSONAL:
Born Dec. 28 in Corbin, Kentucky … Parents are Stacy and Dondi Noah … Has a sister, Emerysn … Grandfather, Charles “Perky” Bryant, played football at Kentucky from 1961-63 … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as making it to the state finals as a senior … Chose No. 9 because that is the championship number the team is chasing … His favorite food is chicken wings … The best thing he has binged watched is The Last Dance … Enjoys playing video games and hanging with his family and friends away from the court … Dunked for the first time in his high school gym as an eight grader … Mind-reading would be the superpower he would most like to have … Must pray before games … His parents have influenced his life the most … Lists John Wall and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his favorite basketball players.

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