Amine Noua


Amine Noua is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 2.02 m, he plays power forward.

Career

Noua was born in Lyon and cut his teeth in the youth ranks of ASVEL Basket. After playing in the club’s under-21 team, he made his first-team debut in January 2016, scoring two points in five minutes against Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket. During ASVEL’s championship run that year, he averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.8 minutes per contest.
In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. However, he withdrew before the deadline. His breakout season came in 2017-18, when he averaged 11 points and 4.7 rebounds a game in 32 ProA contests. He also attended the French All Star Game that season.

International career

Noua was part of the French national team, competing in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championships. At the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championships, he poured in 18.7 points a contest, finishing fourth in the tournament in scoring en route to Eurobasket.com All-World Championships U17 3rd Team distinction. Noua averaged 15.8 points per game at the 2016 FIBA Europe under-20 Championships.
During the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, he averaged team-highs 12.9 points as well as 7.9 rebounds a game, helping France win the bronze medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team. In November 2017, he received his first call-up for the men's national team.