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Kentucky signee Trent Noah’s father, Dondi, thinks Kentucky coach Mark Pope’s offense suits his son perfectly but also believes he will show he’s more than just a prolific 3-point shooter.
“As a dad, I would probably say his basketball IQ and his leadership are sort of underrated,” Dondi, an assistant basketball coach at Harlan County the last two years, said. “When we were trying to get to Lexington (to play in the state tournament), Trent talked about getting everybody to buy in and contribute.
“He wanted to change the offense to get more people involved. He knew if he got 30 points and we did not get out of the region, he would not have accomplished anything.”
Trent never backed away from a challenge. His father said it was obvious early his eye-hand coordination was exceptional.
“Before he was 2 years old somebody in the family bought him a scooter for Christmas,” Dondi said. “My wife said put it up because she was afraid he would get hurt. He found it and even though he was not even 2 he could ride it.
“I said if he could do that he could ride a bicycle, so I got him one and he took off riding it everywhere when he was 2. That’s the same eye-hand coordination that helps him so much with his passing now.”
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Noah had his EYE on UK since youth!
Noah will HANDle his minutes with precision! (& quiet doubters!)
Noah will COORDINATE with his teammates & enhance team chemistry every game!
Noah was born with eye-to-hand coordination to prepare him to be a star at UK! Thank the Lord for this gifted player & humble person!
He will be very good in a couple of years.
All of the freshmen will have more opportunity to play next year and the year after. We have a pretty loaded team as it is and still have two scholarships open. We need a backup for Carr and another sharpshooter. We should know more by the end of the week.