David Noel
David Anthony Noel III (born February 27, 1984) is an American retired professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Noel was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft with their lone pick, 39th overall.
Noel at men's World Cup Qualifying game in 2022 | |
| Motor City Cruise | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 27, 1984 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southern (Durham, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (2002–2006) |
| NBA draft | 2006: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2006–2017 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 34 |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2007 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2008 | Tulsa 66ers |
| 2008 | DKV Joventut |
| 2008–2009 | Albuquerque Thunderbirds |
| 2009 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2009 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2009–2010 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2010–2012 | Paris-Levallois |
| 2012–2013 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2013 | Edymax SPU Nitra |
| 2013–2015 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2016–2017 | Cholet |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2019 | Southern HS |
| 2019–2023 | Capital City Go-Go (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Motor City Cruise (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Noel averaged 2.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game during his sole season with the Bucks. On January 20, 2008, David Noel joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBDL. On November 7, 2008, he was selected with the 14th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
On March 2, 2009, Noel was traded to the Reno Bighorns for Antonio Meeking.
Later that year, Noel was chosen by the Barangay Ginebra Kings team of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to be their import.
Noel played with the French team Chorale Roanne Basket during the 2009-10 season. He then played two seasons with Paris-Levallois Basket, the second alongside former North Carolina teammate Jawad Williams. On September 25, 2012, BCM Gravelines announced that they had signed Noel. He left them in February 2013.
On March 1, 2013, he signed with Edymax SPU Nitra in Slovakia. In June 2013, he returned to France and signed a one-year deal with Orléans Loiret Basket.
On August 31, 2017 Noel announced his retirement from basketball as he was named head coach for his alma mater, Southern High School in Durham, North Carolina.