Noa Essengue
Essengue with Ulm in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 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
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
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
- ^ 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.