Noah Locke (born May 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for

Szedeák SZTE-Szedeák, also known as simply Szedeák, is a professional basketball club from Szeged, Hungary. SZTE is an abbreviation of Szegedi Tudományegyetem, the Hungarian name for the University of Szeged , mottoeng = Truth. Bravery. Freedom. , ...

of the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A ( en, National Championship I/A, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is the highest level league of club men's basketball in Hungary. Format The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a league stage and a pl ...

. He played

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for the Florida Gators, the

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, and the

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Early life and high school career

Locke began playing basketball at the age of seven. He attended the

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, where he was coached by T. J. Jordan. As a senior, Locke averaged 21.6 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game. Locke garnered USA Today First Team All-USA Maryland Boys Basketball honors. He finished his career as the all-time leading scorer at the McDonogh School with 2,350 points. Locke committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from

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, Providence and Xavier.

College career

On January 11, 2019, Locke scored a career-high 27 points against

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. He averaged 9.4 points per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, Locke averaged 10.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, and his 48.1 percent three-point shooting in

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play led the league. He was hampered by a nagging hip injury, and underwent surgery in the offseason. In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, he scored 17 points in a loss to

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. As a junior, Locke averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, and he led the team with made three-pointers with 57. After the season, he transferred to

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. Locke averaged 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and one assist per game for the Cardinals. He opted to use his additional season of eligibility and transfer to Providence. Locked averaged 11 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in his final season.

Professional career

In September 2023, Locke signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

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, 31 , , 29 , , 29.8 , , .429 , , .432 , , .714 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .6 , , .0 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 25 , , 24 , , 29.0 , , .425 , , .404 , , .778 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 25 , , 26.1 , , .358 , , .342 , , .714 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", Providence , 33 , , 32 , , 27.8 , , .429 , , .385 , , .794 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .4 , , .0 , , 11.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 157 , , 136 , , 27.5 , , .401 , , .386 , , .758 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 10.2

Personal life

Locke is the son of Vanessa and Kyle Locke, both of whom played college basketball at

Coppin State Coppin State University (Coppin) is a public historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland and a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. In terms of demographics, the Coppin State st ...

. His brother Kayel played basketball at UNC Greensboro before embarking on a professional career. His sister Paris plays for the McDonogh School team.

References

External links

Providence Friars bioLouisville Cardinals bioFlorida Gators bio
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