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French basketball player
Noa Essengue
No. 12 – Ratiopharm Ulm
PositionPower forward
LeagueBasketball 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
2021–2023Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball
2023–presentRatiopharm Ulm
2023–2024→OrangeAcademy
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA U16 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 North Macedonia Team

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

Professional career

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

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

National team career

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

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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