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Joakim Simon Noah
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Updated: 2007-06-28 14:51
Full Name: Joakim Simon Noah
Position: Forward/Center
Height/Weight: 6-11 / 232
Birthdate: February 25, 1985 (New York, N.Y.)
College: Florida
An early entry candidate for the 2007 NBA Draft.
Career Highlights: Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 NCAA
Tournament Final Four. Earned consensus Second Team All-America honors as
a junior. Named First Team All-SEC his sophomore and junior seasons. Set
the NCAA Tournament record for blocked shots (29) in 2006. Posted 15
career double-doubles. Finished collegiate career as Florida��s 34th
all-time leading scorer with 1,124 points. Also ranks second all-time in
career field goal percentage (.612) and second in blocked shots (186).
Helped lead Florida to national championships in 2006 and 2007, as the
Gators became the first school to post back-to-back titles in 15 years.
Junior (2006-07): Averaged 12.0 points, 8.4 rebounds (ranked fifth in the
SEC) and 1.8 blocks (eighth). Posted eight double-doubles. Scored
career-high 24 points on 9-for-10 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds vs.
Ole Miss. Posted a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds vs.
Georgia. Tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Kentucky. Recorded 19
points in back-to-back wins over Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Pulled down a
career-high 17 rebounds at Florida A&M. Tallied 17 points, eight
rebounds, four blocked shots and five steals vs. Arkansas in the SEC
Tournament championship game. Named to the All-Tournament Team. Shot a
perfect 7-for-7 from the field in scoring 17 points and grabbed 12
rebounds vs. Jackson State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Registered a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double vs. Oregon in the Midwest
Regional Finals. Grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots vs. UCLA in
the Final Four.
Sophomore (2005-06): Averaged a team-high 14.2 points, ranked second in
rebounding (7.1 rpg, ranked ninth in the SEC) and a team-high 2.4 blocked
shots (third). Led the SEC and ranked third nationally in field goal
percentage (.627). Scored 20 or more points seven times, including a
37-point explosion vs. Georgia. Posted seven double-doubles. Registered
18 points, eight rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots vs. Miami
(Fla.). Scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds vs. LSU in the SEC
Tournament semifinals. Registered 15 points and 10 rebounds vs.
Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. Tallied 12 points and
four blocked shots vs. George Mason in the Final Four. Scored 16 points
on 7-for-9 shooting and blocked a championship game record six shots vs.
UCLA in the title contest.
Freshman (2004-05): Averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.4 minutes a
contest. Posted season-high 14 points vs. Georgia Southern. Tallied 11
points and nine rebounds vs. Florida Atlantic. Blocked a season-high four
shots vs. South Carolina.
Strengths: Plays with boundless energy and passion. Extremely long and
agile player with a good overall feel for the game. Thrives on
competition.
Personal: Majored in anthropology. Father, Yannick, was the 1983 French
Open champion and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Mother, Cecilia Rodhe, was Miss Sweden in 1978. Is an avid Bob Marley
fan. Speaks fluent French.
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