Kentucky men’s ball has landed Trent Noah, the state of Kentucky’s fifth all-time driving scorer in tall school ball history, head coach Stamp Pope reported on Wednesday.
Noah found the middle value of 29.9 focuses per diversion amid his senior season for Harlan Province, where he capped his tall school career having counted 3,707 add up to focuses. That check is additionally a school and province record.
“Trent Noah is one of the tip top shooters in this class,” Pope said. “He could be a extreme, hard-nosed player with a extraordinary physicality. As an eastern Kentucky local, Trent will bring a coarseness, durability and assurance to the program that’s agent of this state. We’re looking forward to Trent joining this gifted group.”
Amid a senior campaign that saw Noah lead Harlan District to a state runner-up wrap up, he found the middle value of 29.9 focuses per diversion on 56% shooting from the field, 43% from remove and 89% from the free-throw line. Amid the state competition run, Noah expanded his normal to 32.3 focuses amid the four recreations. He was selected a first-team all-state determination by both the Louisville Messenger Diary and the Lexington Proclaim Pioneer, and he was the 13th Locale Player of the Year by the Kentucky Affiliation of Ball Coaches.
Noah, a four-star prospect positioning as tall as No. 108 by 247Sports, hit 102 of 237 (43.03%) from 3-point extend as a senior. He is the moment in general prospect within the state of Kentucky, behind individual UK signee Travis Perry, who captured the state title with Lyon District, edging out Noah’s squad by a 67-58 score.
Harlan Province was the primary school from eastern Kentucky to reach the state finals since 2011. Noah scored 129 focuses over the four-game span and set the Sweet 16 record by hitting 19 3-pointers in the competition, bettering Bricklayer County’s Chris Lofton’s stamp of 17 in 2003.
The 6-foot-6 wing scored 35 focuses and included 10 sheets within the to begin with circular. He taken after that execution with 48 focuses and nine bounce back, counting making 7 of 10 from remove. The 48 points were the fourth-most ever scored in a Boys’ Sweet 16 amusement. Within the elimination rounds, Noah poured in 29 focuses and contributed 10 bounce back. He had 17 focuses, nine bounce back and three helps within the championship challenge.
As a junior, he found the middle value of 26.5 focuses and 12.8 bounce back per diversion whereas interfacing on 66 3-pointers. He was selected a second-team all-state determination by the Louisville Messenger Diary.
Noah’s granddad, Charles “Perky” Bryant, played football for Kentucky from 1961-63.
