Men's Basketball

TrentNoah

  • position Forward
  • height 6-6
  • Weight 225
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Harlan, Ky.
  • High school Harlan County
  • Major Education - Sport Leadership

2025-26: Saw action in 27 games and made three starts during his sophomore campaign … Averaged 3.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and shot 33.3% from distance … He logged career bests in minutes, 3-pointers, free throws, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and points in year two … Topped double-figure scoring twice, including leading the Cats in scoring once … Also led UK in steals in three games … Had nine points and knocked down two 3s at Texas A&M … Poured in nine points and corralled a career-high seven rebounds in the upset win at Arkansas … Hit 3s in back-to-back games vs. Ole Miss and at Vanderbilt … Had four points and a pair of assists in the win over Indiana … Logged 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in a start vs. NC Central … Had five points, four rebounds and an assist against Gonzaga … Posted a career-high 16 points to couple with four 3s and six rebounds in the win over Tennessee Tech … Had six points and four rebounds vs. Loyola … Posted eight points, three boards and a pair of steals against Eastern Illinois … Started the opening game of the season vs. Nicholls.

2024-25: Appeared in 24 games during debut season … Averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Had eight games with three or more rebounds … Scored four points in eight minutes in NCAA Tournament win over Illinois … Tallied four points and a season-high two assists in SEC Tournament against Alabama … Snared six rebounds and posted four points in SEC Tournament game vs. Oklahoma … Scored seven points and collected six boards on the road at Texas … Was key in home win over Tennessee, finishing with a season-best 11 points while hitting three 3s in the game … He became just the third player in program history to connect on three or more 3s off the bench against an AP Top 5 opponent … Had five points and five rebounds in win over South Carolina … Drilled two 3s in win over Brown … Scored first points of career on a 3-pointer vs. Jackson State … Made collegiate debut during season-opener vs. Wright State … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was inducted into Harlan County Public Schools Frank Brittain Academic and Athletic Hall of Fame in May of 2025 … 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, Emersyn … 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 eighth 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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