• Joakim Noah
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  • Forward - Center
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
11.3
RPG
11.00
APG
2.2
EFF
+ 21.67
Born: Feb 25, 1985
Height: 6-11 /  2,11
Weight: 232  lbs. / 105,2  kg.
College: Florida
Years Pro: 2

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Background


Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (ninth overall) by Chicago in NBA Draft 2007 (06/28/07).

2008-09 (Chicago): Appeared in 80 games, with 55 starts, and averaged 6.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg (T-26th in the NBA), 1.38 bpg (15th in the NBA), 1.3 apg and 0.61 spg in 24.2 mpg … shot career highs from the floor, .556, and from the line, .676 … registered a career-best nine double-doubles … recorded 20 games with 10 or more rebounds … led the Bulls in scoring once and in rebounds 24 times … registered 110 total blocked shots … posted 19 games with 10 or more points … scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. TOR (04/15) … went for his ninth double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, and added four assists at DET (04/13) … notched his eighth double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and added a career-high seven assists vs. CHA (04/11) … recorded his seventh double-double with 12 points and 10 boards vs. NJ (04/04) … finished with 16 points and six rebounds at TOR (03/29) … posted 10 points and seven rebounds vs. MIA (03/26) … recorded his sixth double-double with 15 points and 10 boards vs. DET (03/24) … scored 13 points and grabbed nine boards at PHI (03/13) … notched his fifth double-double with 11 points and a team-high 15 boards at MIA (03/09) … grabbed a team-high 13 boards vs. MIL (03/06) … posted his fourth double-double with 14 points and 17 boards, also added four blocks versus GS (03/04) … notched his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 boards vs. HOU (02/28) … had nine points and nine boards at WAS (02/27) … scored 14 points and grabbed eight boards vs. ORL (02/24) … grabbed a team high 12 rebounds at IND (02/22) … tallied 13 points and seven rebounds vs. DEN (02/20) … grabbed a team-high 11 boards vs. MIA (02/12) … posted eight points and 10 boards at DAL (02/07) … scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds at NO (02/04) … tallied 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks at SAC (01/30) … posted 10 points, eight boards and four blocks at LAC (01/28) … recorded his second double-double of the season with 14 points, 10 boards and a season-high seven blocks at MIN (01/25) … notched a team-high 11 rebounds vs. ATL (01/20) … had seven points, a season-high 18 rebounds and three blocks at NY (01/19) … recorded his first double-double of the year with a season-high 19 points (a career-high 11-13 FT) and 11 boards vs. ORL (12/31) … had eight points, seven boards and a season-high four blocks at NJ (12/27) … grabbed nine rebounds (eight offensive) vs. UTA (12/20) … grabbed 14 rebounds vs. PHO (11/07) … posted two DNP-CDs … 2009 Playoffs: Started all seven games and averaged 10.1 ppg, a team-best 13.1 rpg (third in the NBA), 2.3 apg, 2.14 bpg (fourth in the NBA), 38.7 mpg and shot a team-high .510 from the field … posted three double-doubles and six games with 10 or more boards … scored 11 points, grabbed 17 boards and blocked three shots in Game 1 at BOS (04/18) … tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four blocks in Game 2 at BOS (04/20) … finished with 12 points, 10 boards, three assists and three blocks in Game 4 vs. BOS (04/26) … posted 11 points and 17 rebounds in Game 5 at BOS (04/28).

Career: Has started 86 of his 154 career appearances … holds career averages of 6.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.13 bpg, while shooting .520 from the floor and .684 from the line … 17 career double-doubles … 42 games with 10 or more points and 28 games with 10 or more rebounds … has led the Bulls in rebounding 34 times … has played in seven playoff games and averaged 10.1 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.14 bpg, 38.7 mpg and shot .510 from the field … has recorded three postseason double-doubles, and grabbed 15 or more boards in four of the playoff games that he has appeared in.

2007-08 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 74 games as a rookie and started 31 times … averaged 6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.92 spg and 0.86 bpg in 20.7 mpg … shot .482 from the floor and .691 from the free throw line … in his 31 starting assignments, averaged 9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.23 spg and 1.16 bpg in 28.3 mpg … registered eight double-doubles … had 174 offensive rebounds – the fourth most by a rookie in franchise history … 23 games of 10+ points … had 13 points and a career-high 20 rebounds (10 offensive, 10 defensive) vs. CLE (03/06) … made his first career start vs. MIN (01/29) and responded with 10 points and 13 boards … three games of 15+ rebounds, including one game with 20 boards … missed three games with a right ankle sprain (10/31, 11/02-11/03) … had three DNP-CDs.

College Career: Helped lead the University of Florida to back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007 … named Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 NCAA Tournament Final Four … was Second Team All-America as a junior and named First Team All-SEC his sophomore and junior years … set the NCAA Tournament record for blocked shots in a single tournament with 29 … ended his college career with 1,124 points, good for 34th in Florida’s record books … finished ranked second all-time at Florida in career field goal percentage (.612) and rejections (186) … recorded 15 double-doubles as a Gator … shot .600 or better every year he was at Florida (Frosh: .600, Soph: .627, Jr: .607) … posted averages of 12.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 1.80 bpg and was selected to the SEC All-Tournament Team his junior year … during his sophomore campaign, he posted a collegiate-best 14.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 2.40 bpg … he led the SEC, and finished third in the NCAA, in field goal percentage at .627 … scored 16 points (7-9 FG) and swatted an NCAA Championship Game record six shots against UCLA in 2006.


Personal


Name is pronounced JO-keem Noah … majored in Anthropology at Florida … father, Yannick, was the 1983 French Open champion and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame … mother, Cecilia Rodhe, was Miss Sweden in 1978 … is an avid Bob Marley fan … speaks fluent French … participated in a holiday party for Chicago Housing Authority children, as well as USO families who had loved ones serving overseas during the holidays—he distributed gifts to the children and helped decorate Christmas trees that were later donated to CHA senior facilities … visited Rush Children’s Hospital and delivered gifts and spent time with patients and families … made a personal food donation to the Chicago Bulls and Midway Moving & Storage Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository … hosted a tribute event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the MLK Boys and Girls Club in Chicago … participated in the Chicago Bulls Division Navy Recruit Swearing-in Ceremony at the Berto Center … participated in Basketball without Borders 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa … took part in the Kanye West Foundation’s Back to School Event for over 350 students … participated in a Read To Achieve reading time-out with the Chicago Lighthouse and the Hadley School for the Blind … created a PSA for the Museum of Science and Industry … participated in Dick’s Sporting Goods “Shop with the Bulls” event during the holidays … hosted an in-classroom discussion with 23 students from Martin Luther King College Prep High School to celebrate the Martin Luther King Day holiday … participated in the Field Museum’s George Washington Carver exhibit with 30 students from the James Jordan Boys & Girls Club in honor of Black History Month … in the summer of 2008, he hosted a Bulls Day at the Taste of Chicago, where he signed autographs and led a basketball clinic for fans … attended the Chicago Bulls Basketball Camp for children held at the Bulls/White Sox Training Academy … attended the Bulls/Verizon Wireless Charity Golf Outing during the summer of 2008.



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