Amine Noua Explained

Amine Noua
Height M:2.02
Weight Kg:91
Team:Coviran Granada
Birth Date:7 February 1997
Birth Place:Lyon, France
Nationality:French
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2021
Years2:2021–2022
Years3:2022
Years4:2022–2023
Team4:ASVEL
Years5:2023
Years6:2023–2024
Years7:2024
Years8:2024–present
Highlights:

Amine Noua (born February 7, 1997) is a French professional basketball player who last played for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.02m (06.63feet), he plays at the power forward position.

Professional 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]

On July 7, 2021, he has signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Liga ACB.[7]

On April 11, 2022, he has signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A.[8] He returned to ASVEL on July 7, 2022.[9]

On August 1, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[10]

On December 2, 2023, he signed with Derthona Basket of the Italian LBA.[11]

On January 22, 2024, he signed a one-month contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12] On February 19, 2024, Fenerbahçe Beko extend his contract to end of the 2023–24 season.[13] On July 9, 2024, Noua parted ways with the Turkish club.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| ASVEL| 25 || 6 || 14.1 || .625 || .326 || .625 || 2.0 || .3 || .3 || .2 || 5.0 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| 28 || 4 || 15.3 || .485 || .317 || .762 || 2.5 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 5.0 || 5.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| 30 || 19 || 19.4 || .500 || .341 || .700 || 3.0 || .8 || .3 || .4 || 6.5 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Fenerbahçe| 12 || 7 || 14.7 || .541 || .375 || .800 || 2.8 || .5 || .2 || .8 || 4.2 || 5.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 95 || 36 || 16.4 || .443 || .333 || .710 || 2.6 || .6 || .3 || .4 || 5.4 || 4.6

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.[14] 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.[15] In November 2017, he received his first call-up for the men's national team.[16]

Personal life

Noua is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amine Noua, déjà tout d'un grand. Younsi. Djamel. 2017-03-22. Expressions. fr-FR. 2019-06-15.
  2. News: Asvel : Amine Noua en première ligne. 2017-07-16. fr.
  3. Web site: Lyon-Villeurbanne / Châlons-Reims - 16eme journée - 2015/16 – Résultat match - Pro A – LNB.fr. www.lnb.fr. fr-FR. 2017-07-16.
  4. News: French forward Amine Noua declaring for NBA draft, source says. ESPN.com. 2018-04-18.
  5. Web site: Noua, Mokoka, Ona Embo et d'autres retirent leur nom de la Draft. BeBasket. 12 June 2018. fr. 2018-08-15. 2018-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815091256/https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nba/noua--mokoka--ona-embo-et-d-autres-retirent-leur-nom-de-la-draft.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Jeep® ÉLITE : Amine Noua prolonge avec l'ASVEL Basket Europe. www.basketeurope.com. 6 July 2018 . fr-FR. 2018-08-15.
  7. News: MoraBanc Andorra signs Amine Noua. July 7, 2021. Sportando. En. July 8, 2021.
  8. Web site: Amine Noua (Andorre) prêté à Strasbourg . 2022-07-07 . L'Équipe . fr.
  9. Web site: 2022-07-07 . Amine NOUA, le retour ! . 2022-07-07 . LDLC ASVEL . fr-FR.
  10. Web site: Amine Noua (ex ASVEL) is a newcomer at H.Holon. August 1, 2023. Eurobasket. En. August 1, 2023.
  11. Web site: Amine Noua joins Derthona. December 2, 2023. Sportando. En. January 3, 2024.
  12. Web site: Amine Noua officially signs with Fenerbahce. January 22, 2024. Sportando. En. January 22, 2024.
  13. Web site: Information about Amine Noua's contract. February 19, 2024. Fenerbahce.org. Tr. February 19, 2024.
  14. News: World Championships U17 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket. https://web.archive.org/web/20170629065326/http://www.eurobasket.com/World-Championships-U17/basketball_2014_Men.asp. dead. June 29, 2017. www.eurobasket.com. 2017-07-16.
  15. Web site: Charalampopoulos crowned MVP after leading Greece to title. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824084704/http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2017/news/charalampopoulos-crowned-mvp-after-leading-greece-to-title. live. August 24, 2017. FIBA.basketball. en. 2017-08-02.
  16. Web site: Amine NOUA en Équipe de France !. 2017-11-16. LDLC ASVEL. fr-FR. 2019-06-15.
  17. Web site: Amine Noua, déjà tout d'un grand. Expressions. 22 March 2017 . fr.