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Name
Nerlens Noel
Position
Forward, Center
Class
FR
Hometown (Last School)
Everett, MA (Tilton)
Ht
6'10"
Wt
228
Seasons
2012-13
Birthday
April 10, 1994

2012-13

Freshman: Wayman Tisdale Midseason Watch List … SEC Freshman of the Week (1/21, 1/28, 2/4) … ESPN Defensive Player of the Month (December) … SEC Freshman of the Year … SEC Defensive Player of the Year … 1st Team All-SEC … All-SEC Defensive Team … Freshman All-SEC … USBWA Freshman All-America … Secured fifth double-double of season and third straight against Auburn with 10 points and 12 rebounds … Posted fourth double-double of the season in win over South Carolina with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five blocks … Tallied third double-double of the season at Texas A&M with a career-high 19 points and 14 rebounds … Recorded a school-record 12 blocks in win at Ole Miss … Posted 10 points, eight rebounds, six blocks and two assists vs. LSU … Totaled eight points, 13 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks against Alabama … Finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks in 25 minutes in win at Auburn … Solid stat line against Tennessee with 12 points, nine rebounds, six blocks, four steals and two assists … Against Texas A&M, finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks, six assists and four steals … In SEC debut at Vanderbilt, finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals … Grabbed 13 rebounds against Eastern Michigan … Registered first career double-double against Marshall with 11 points and 10 rebounds … Totaled seven points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and four steals in 22 minutes against Lipscomb … Blocked seven shots against Portland, while grabbing nine rebounds … Against Samford totaled 13 points, six rebounds, five blocks and two steals in 25 minutes … Grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds, and tallied six steals, third most by a freshman, against Baylor … Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Notre Dame … Against LIU Brooklyn, finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, career-high five assists and five blocks … Tallied first double-figure rebounding game with 11 boards against Morehead State … Against Lafayette totalled 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block … Posted personal bests with 16 points, 6-of-8 free throw shooting and four steals in game against Duke.

High School

Named the USA Today National Player of the Year … Earned Parade All-America honors … Rated as the top player by ESPNU recruiting and Scout.com and the best center prospect … Tabbed the top-ranked center and the second-best overall player by Rivals … Averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 blocks and 7.2 rebounds per game as a senior at Tilton … A member of the Jordan Brand Classic East squad and was one of four finalists for 2012 Naismith High School Boys Player of the Year … A member of the USA Junior National Select Team for Nike Hoops Summit.

Personal

Son of Dorcina Noel … Chose Kentucky over Georgetown and Syracuse … Born April 10, 1994 in Malden, Mass.

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky76598166005510465162623845105502512431.959.0452.8809.51.62.14.410.5
Total-76598166005510465162623845105502512431.959.0452.8809.51.62.14.410.5

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012-1376598166005510465162623845105502512431.959.0452.8809.51.62.14.410.5
Total76598166005510465162623845105502512431.959.0452.8809.51.62.14.410.5

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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