Noa Essengue
| No. 12 – Ratiopharm Ulm | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 18, 2006 Orléans, Loiret, France | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →OrangeAcademy | ||||||||||||||
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Noa Essengue (born December 18, 2006) is an French professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Professional career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (July 21, 2023). "Le prospect Noa Essengue choisit Ulm plutôt que l'ASVEL". BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Kern, Christian (March 3, 2024). "Essengue-Energie reicht nicht! Ulmer verlieren überraschend". Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Bernucca, Andrew (August 20, 2024). "NBA Draft: Noa Essengue, Ben Saraf, and Ratiopharm Ulm's 'Orange Campus'". SI.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "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.