Amine Noua

French basketball player
Amine Noua
No. 17 – Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionPower forward
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 27)
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2021ASVEL
2021–2022MoraBanc Andorra
2022SIG Strasbourg
2022–2023ASVEL
2023Hapoel Holon
2023–2024Derthona Basket
2024–presentFenerbahçe Beko
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x Pro A champion (2016, 2019, 2021)
  • 2x French Cup winner (2019, 2021)
  • Turkish Cup winner (2024)
Medals
Representing  France
Men's Basketball
FIBA Europe Under-20
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Greece National Team

Amine Noua (born February 7, 1997) is a French professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays power forward.

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]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 ASVEL 25 6 14.1 .625 .326 .625 2.0 .3 .3 .2 5.0 3.2
2020–21 ASVEL 28 4 15.3 .485 .317 .762 2.5 .8 .4 .1 5.0 5.1
2022–23 ASVEL 30 19 19.4 .500 .341 .700 3.0 .8 .3 .4 6.5 4.9
2023–24 Fenerbahçe 2 1 26.1 .750 .667 1.000 4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 10.0 11.0
Career 85 30 16.5 .536 .335 .712 2.6 .7 .4 .3 5.6 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

  • LNB profile
  • FIBA profile
  • Eurobasket.com profile

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). 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. ^ "Jeep® ÉLITE : Amine Noua prolonge avec l'ASVEL | Basket Europe". www.basketeurope.com (in French). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  7. ^ "MoraBanc Andorra signs Amine Noua". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Amine Noua (Andorre) prêté à Strasbourg". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  9. ^ "Amine NOUA, le retour !". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  10. ^ "Amine Noua (ex ASVEL) is a newcomer at H.Holon". Eurobasket. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Amine Noua joins Derthona". Sportando. December 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Amine Noua officially signs with Fenerbahce". Sportando. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Information about Amine Noua's contract" (in Turkish). Fenerbahce.org. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "World Championships U17 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  15. ^ "Charalampopoulos crowned MVP after leading Greece to title". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  16. ^ "Amine NOUA en Équipe de France !". LDLC ASVEL (in French). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  17. ^ "Amine Noua, déjà tout d'un grand". Expressions (in French). 22 March 2017.
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