Noa Essengue
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93055.jpg) Essengue with Ulm in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 18, 2006 Orléans, Loiret, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2021–2023 | Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →OrangeAcademy | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Noa Essengue (born December 18, 2006; French pronunciation: [nɔɑ əsɛnɡe])[1][2] is a French professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Professional career
[edit]Essengue was born in Orléans and played for the youth department of Orléans Loiret Basket as a child.[3] He began his professional career playing for Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, a team affiliated with INSEP, in Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1).[4]
Essengue signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on July 21, 2023.[5] He spent most of his first season assigned to OrangeAcademy, Ulm's developmental team.[6] In the 2024-25 season, playing for coach Ty Harrelson at Ulm, Essengue became a "key contributor" for the team, according to FIBA.[7]
On June 26, 2025, Essengue was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 12th pick in the NBA Draft.[8]
National team career
[edit]Essengue was named to the France under-18 national team to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket.[9] He was named to the senior team for France's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier matches against Cyprus.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Noa Essengue: A dream in the making. Skweek. 16 November 2024. Event occurs at 00:00:30 – via YouTube.
- ^ Get to know - Noa Essengue. Goatoguy. 5 April 2024. Event occurs at 00:00:16 – via YouTube.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Next Big Thing: Noa Essengue continues rise of future French stars". FIBA. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls select Noa Essengue No. 12 overall in 2025 NBA Draft". Chicago Bulls. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ 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.