Amine Noua

Amine Noua (born February 7, 1997) is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays power forward.

Amine Noua
No. 12 – ASVEL
PositionPower forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentASVEL
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  France
Men's Basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20
2017 Greece National Team

Career

Noua was born in Lyon[1] and cut his teeth in the youth ranks of ASVEL Basket.[2] After playing in the club’s under-21 team, he made his first-team debut in January 2016, scoring two points in five minutes against Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.[3] During ASVEL’s championship run that year, he averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.8 minutes per contest.

In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[4] However, he withdrew before the deadline.[5] His breakout season came in 2017-18, when he averaged 11 points and 4.7 rebounds a game in 32 ProA contests (including 26 starts). He also attended the French All Star Game that season.[6]

International career

Noua was part of the French national team, competing in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championships. At the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championships, he poured in 18.7 points a contest, finishing fourth in the tournament in scoring en route to Eurobasket.com All-World Championships U17 3rd Team distinction.[7] Noua averaged 15.8 points per game at the 2016 FIBA Europe under-20 Championships.

During the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, he averaged team-highs 12.9 points as well as 7.9 rebounds a game, helping France win the bronze medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[8] In November 2017, he received his first call-up for the men's national team.[9]

References
  1. Younsi, Djamel (2017-03-22). "Amine Noua, déjà tout d'un grand". Expressions (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. "Asvel : Amine Noua en première ligne" (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. "Lyon-Villeurbanne / Châlons-Reims - 16eme journée - 2015/16 – Résultat match - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. "French forward Amine Noua declaring for NBA draft, source says". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  5. "Noua, Mokoka, Ona Embo et d'autres retirent leur nom de la Draft". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. "Jeep® ÉLITE : Amine Noua prolonge avec l'ASVEL | Basket Europe". www.basketeurope.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  7. "World Championships U17 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  8. "Charalampopoulos crowned MVP after leading Greece to title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  9. "Amine NOUA en Équipe de France !". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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