Noa Essengue

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Noa Essengue
2024-11-09 ALBA Berlin gegen ratiopharm Ulm (Basketball-Bundesliga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank-055.jpg
No. 12–Ratiopharm Ulm
Position Power forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (2006-12-18) December 18, 2006 (age 18)
Orléans, Loiret, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023 Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball
2023–present Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–2024→OrangeAcademy
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIBA U16 European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 North Macedonia Team

Noa Essengue (born December 18, 2006) is a French professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

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Professional career

Essengue was born in Orléans and played for the youth department of Orléans Loiret Basket as a child. [1] He began his professional career playing for Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, a team affiliated with INSEP, in Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1). [2]

Essengue signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on July 21, 2023. [3] He spent most of his first season assigned to OrangeAcademy, Ulm's developmental team. [4]

National team career

Essengue was named to the France under-18 national team to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket. [5] He was named to the senior team for France's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier matches against Cyprus. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports - Noa Essengue, pépite du basket originaire d'Orléans, convoqué en équipe de France à 17 ans". La République du Centre (in French). October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (June 9, 2023). "Noa Essengue entre l'ASVEL et Ulm, Noah Manet vers LyonSO". BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ Lacoste, Alexandre (July 21, 2023). "Le prospect Noa Essengue choisit Ulm plutôt que l'ASVEL". BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kern, Christian (March 3, 2024). "Essengue-Energie reicht nicht! Ulmer verlieren überraschend". Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ↑ Bernucca, Andrew (August 20, 2024). "NBA Draft: Noa Essengue, Ben Saraf, and Ratiopharm Ulm's 'Orange Campus'". SI.com . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Équipe de France : la première liste de Fauthoux avec Nolan Traoré et Noa Essengue (Bleus)". L'Équipe (in French). October 17, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

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