Kouat Noi

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Kouat Noi
Darwin Salties
Position Forward
League NBL1 North
Personal information
Born (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 (age 26)
Khartoum, Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Australian
Listed height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
High school
College TCU (2017–2019)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2022 Cairns Taipans
2022–2023 USC Rip City
2022–2024 Sydney Kings
2024–present Darwin Salties
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
FIBA World U17 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Dubai

Kouat Noi (born 29 October 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Darwin Salties of the NBL1 North.

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Early life

Noi was born in Khartoum, Sudan during the height of the Second Sudanese Civil War. His family fled the country amid escalations of the conflict, first to Egypt and later to Australia in 2002. [1] Growing up in Newcastle, he blossomed into a basketball star, and went on to average 9.1 points and 4.3 rebounds while helping lead Australia to a silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai. [2]

Noi attended San Clemente High School [3] and St Francis Xavier's College in Newcastle. [4] In 2014, Noi moved to the United States and enrolled at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he briefly played alongside Ben Simmons. [5] As a senior in the 2015–16 season, Noi averaged more than 19 points per game for the Eagles. [6]

College career

Noi enrolled at Texas Christian University (TCU) on a basketball scholarship in the summer of 2016, and redshirted in his first season on campus as the Horned Frogs won the 2017 NIT title [7] under first-year head coach Jamie Dixon.

In 2017–18, Noi played in all 33 of TCU's games, starting nine of them. He averaged 10.2 points per game as the Frogs finished the season with a 21-12 record and secured a berth in the 2018 NCAA tournament, the program's first in 20 years. [8]

As a sophomore, Noi registered his first collegiate 20-point game with a 27-point performance against Eastern Michigan on 26 November 2018 [9] and his first career 30-point game against Oklahoma on 12 January 2019. [10] Noi averaged 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore playing in 31 games, including 19 starts. He declared for the 2019 NBA draft, forfeiting his remaining two years of eligibility. [11] He later withdrew from the draft. [12]

Professional career

Cairns Taipans (2019–2022)

In July 2019, Noi signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League. [13] In March 2021, he suffered a PCL injury that ruled him out for 12 weeks. [14] He re-signed with the Taipans in June 2021. [15]

USC Rip City and Sydney Kings (2022–2024)

Following the 2021–22 NBL season, Noi joined the USC Rip City in the NBL1 North, where he earned league MVP and All-Star Five honours. [16] [17]

In June 2022, Noi signed a two-year contract with the Sydney Kings. [18] After winning the 2022–23 championship, the club exercised its team option on his contract. [19] He then re-joined the USC Rip City for the 2023 NBL1 North season. [20] [21] He was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team for the second straight year. [22]

Darwin Salties (2024–present)

On 18 March 2024, Noi signed with the Darwin Salties for the 2024 NBL1 North season. [23] [24]

Personal life

Noi was born in Sudan but considers himself as South Sudanese. [25] His father, Ater Dhiu, played basketball for the Sudan men's national basketball team. [26] [27]

Noi is a cousin of fellow basketball players, Yuat Alok and Lat Mayen. [28] [29]

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