Kouat Noi

Is someone who never lacks any confidence but has plenty to back it up with and joined the reigning champions for NBL23 and had a big say in back-to-back NBL championships for the Sydney Kings.

From South Sudan but moved with family to Australia at the age of four and grew up in Newcastle before playing alongside Ben Simmons at Montverde Academy in Florida and then attended Texas Christian University for two seasons.

Decided to start his professional career after those two college years and joined the Cairns Taipans of the NBL in 2019/20. Had a strong rookie season with 9.5 points and 5.7 rebounds a game as a versatile forward who could have an impact inside and out.

Injury limited him to 34 games over the next two seasons, but he continued to show encouraging signs of what he could produce when on the floor and then lit up the NBL1 North in the 2022 season with a point to prove that he was back to full health.

Won the league's MVP award and took USC Rip City all the way to the Grand Final before joining the Sydney Kings for NBL23 and becoming a crucial member of the team that went on to win the championship.

Had another standout NBL1 North season at Rip City again making the All-First Team in 2023 before delivering 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in NBL24 at the Kings, and then joining the Darwin Salties in 2024 and having another 21.5 points and 6.2 rebounds leading into NBL25.