Obadiah Noel (born June 28, 1999) is an American professional

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player for the Westchester Knicks of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Noel began his high school career at Saint John's Catholic Prep. For his senior season, Noel transferred to Tuscarora High School, playing under coach Darryl Whiten. He scored 41 points in a game during his senior season. As a senior, Noel averaged 22.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He was named Frederick County Player of the Year. Noel committed to playing college basketball at UMass Lowell, the only team to offer him a scholarship.

College career

Noel averaged 6.5 points per game as a freshman off the bench. He was named to the

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All-Rookie Team. As a sophomore, Noel averaged 14.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. Noel averaged 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a junior, earning First Team All-America East honors. He declared for the

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but ultimately withdrew and returned to UMass Lowell. On November 28, 2020, Noel scored a career-high 35 points in an 82–72 loss to

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. He missed the final five games of the regular season with an undisclosed injury, but returned for the America East tournament. As a senior, Noel averaged 21.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He was named to the First Team All-America East. Noel became the second River Hawk to surpass 1,500 points during the Division 1 era. Following the season, he declared for the

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, forgoing the additional season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional career

Noel attended the Tampa Bay Pro Combine in preparation for the

. He was named to the All-Combine team after averaging 14 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Raptors 905 (2021–2022)

In October 2021, Noel joined the

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after a successful tryout. On January 6, 2022, he scored a career-high 28 points in a 103-94 win against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On December 12, 2022, Noel was waived.

Westchester Knicks (2022–present)

On December 14, 2022, Noel signed a contract to join the Westchester Knicks.

Career statistics

College

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, style="text-align:left;", UMass Lowell , 18 , , 18 , , 34.1 , , .486 , , .326 , , .753 , , 4.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 21.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 111 , , 80 , , 28.7 , , .484 , , .358 , , .708 , , 3.9 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 14.6

References

External links

UMass Lowell River Hawks bio
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