Fins Up: Noi signs NBL1 East deal with Sharks

The 2-0 Sutherland Sharks continue to show they mean business during the 2025 NBL1 East season after announcing the signing of Sydney Kings' Kouat Noi.

King #237 Noi, fresh off a strong stint in China with the Ningbo Rockets, joins Sydney teammate Jason Spurgin and coach Shaun Roger at the Sharks.

🚨 KOUAT NOI IS BACK 🚨

NBL Sixth Man of the Year and former NBL1 North MVP Kouat Noi has signed with the Sutherland Sharks for 2025 🦈

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— NBL1 (@NBL1) April 7, 2025

Last season with the Darwin Salties, Noi, who won the NBL25 Sixth Man of the Year award, made the NBL1 North First Team, averaging 21.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists for the finals team.

Sharks general manager Adrian Dark says this is one of the conference's biggest signings ever.

“I think it’s fair to say this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest,t signing in the NBL1 East to date," Dark said.

"I am thrilled to have Kouat join us, I think he is going to be amazing for our club, you only have to look at what he has achieved in his career to understand that he is going to have a huge impact on basketball here in the Sutherland Shire and I hope people appreciate what a special talent he is." 

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