21 Facts About Kouat Noi

Kouat Noi was born on 29 October 1997 and is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Sutherland Sharks of the NBL1 East.

Kouat Noi is contracted with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League.

Kouat Noi played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.

Kouat Noi joined the Kings in 2022 and won an NBL championship in 2023.

Kouat Noi was born in Khartoum, Sudan, during the height of the Second Sudanese Civil War.

Kouat Noi's family fled the country amid escalations of the conflict, first to Egypt and later to Australia in 2002.

Kouat Noi attended San Clemente High School and St Francis Xavier's College in Newcastle.

In 2014, Kouat Noi moved to the United States and enrolled at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he briefly played alongside Ben Simmons.

Kouat Noi enrolled at Texas Christian University on a basketball scholarship in the summer of 2016, and redshirted in his first season on campus as the Horned Frogs won the 2017 NIT title under first-year head coach Jamie Dixon.

Kouat Noi averaged 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore playing in 31 games, including 19 starts.

Kouat Noi declared for the 2019 NBA draft, forfeiting his remaining two years of eligibility.

In July 2019, Kouat Noi signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League.

In June 2022, Kouat Noi signed a two-year contract with the Sydney Kings.

Kouat Noi re-joined the USC Rip City for the 2023 NBL1 North season.

Kouat Noi was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team for the second straight year.

On 18 March 2024, Kouat Noi signed with the Darwin Salties for the 2024 NBL1 North season.

Kouat Noi was named to the NBL1 North First Team for the third straight year.

On 2 April 2024, Kouat Noi re-signed with the Kings on a three-year deal.

Kouat Noi was named to the training camp squad of the South Sudan basketball team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Kouat Noi was born in Sudan but considers himself as South Sudanese.

Kouat Noi has two children with his partner who is an Indigenous Australian.