Noah Locke

Noah Locke looks up the court against UNC in the KFC Yum! Center on Feb. 1, 2022.

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The Cardinals celebrate after winning the Bahamas Championship.

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Dre Davis and Noah Locke against Mississippi State.

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Noah Locke taking a shot against Southern.

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
McDonogh School
Prev School:
Florida

Senior Year at Louisville in 2021-22:

Scored 16 points against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament first round, adding season highs of seven rebounds and four assists.
Made multiple three-pointers in 22 games and at least three of them in 13 games in 2021-22. Locke made 38 percent of his three-pointers in ACC games (41-of-108).
Passed 1,200 career points with 14 at Wake Forest, finishing the year with 1,241 points.
Ranked 12th in the ACC in three pointers made per game (2.1).
Double figure scorer in 18 games, in five of the last 10, 12 of the last 21 games, and in 67 games over his collegiate career. He led the Cardinals in scoring in five games.
Led the Cards with 17 points vs. Wake Forest on Dec. 29, connecting on a season-high 5-of-7 three-point goals and scoring 14 of his points in the second half. His five three-pointers were the most for Locke since knocking down five vs. Stetson on Dec. 6, 2020 while at Florida.
Matched his top scoring effort of the season with 20 points at Western Kentucky, his fifth collegiate game with 20 or more points.
His 16 points against Southern on Nov. 9 is tied for the 11th most scored in a UofL debut.
Led UofL with 20 points vs. Furman.
Scored his 1,000th career point against Maryland (1,241 now) after scoring 933 points in three seasons at Florida and 308 in the Cardinals’ 32 games.
Transferred to Providence following the season to play his final collegiate season.

Collegiate Career at Florida:

Transfer from the University of Florida, where he played three seasons and ranks among the Gators’ career top 10 in three-pointers.
Averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior last season at Florida while making a team-high 57-of-141 three-pointers (.404). He started 24 of 25 games for the 15-10 Gators, which finished fifth in the SEC and reached the NCAA Tournament second round.
sLocke’s 217 career three-point field goals ranks ninth in Florida history.
Had 49 career double-digit scoring efforts at Florida and 63 games with multiple three-pointers, including 10 career game with five or more threes.
Scored a career-high 27 points as a freshman against Texas A&M (1/22/19), burying 7-of-13 three-point goals.
Produced his only career double-double with 16 points and a career-best 10 rebounds against Long Beach State (12/28/19).
Gathered a career-high four steals with 13 points against Xavier (11/24/19) in the championship game of the 2019 Charleston Classic.
Averaged 10.6 points and 2.5 rebounds as a sophomore while starting 29 of 31 games, hitting 43.2 percent from three-point range (79-for-183). His .481 mark from 3-point range in SEC games tied for the highest in league play by an SEC player with 50+ makes since 1996.
His 9.4 points per game as a freshman in 2018-19 was second on the team and he hit a team-high 81-of-214 three-pointers. His streak of nine straight double-figure scoring games was the longest by a Florida freshman in seven years (since Bradley Beal had 10 straight in 2011-12).
Has a 6-8 wingspan.
Locke comes from a basketball family. His parents Vanessa and Kyle – a MEAC All-Rookie selection in 1993 -- both played basketball for four years at Coppin State. His older brother Kayel, who is in his fifth professional basketball season currently with the Landstede Hammers in Zwolle, Netherlands, played four years at UNC Greensboro where he ranks sixth with 1,522 career points and seventh with 652 career rebounds. His younger sister Paris plays on the McDonogh School high school team.

High School:

Before his three seasons at Florida, Locke was the all-time leading scorer at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. with 2,350 career points.
As a senior at McDonogh, he averaged 21.6 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game in earning USA Today First Team 2017-18 All-USA Maryland Boys Basketball honors.
His junior year, he averaged 18 points, six rebounds and three assists while shooting 45 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range.
Ranked No. 64 by Rivals.com, No. 73 in the ESPN 100, and No. 80 in the 247Sports.com composite.
Initially chose Florida over Michigan, Ohio State, Providence and Xavier.

Personal:

Born May 10, 1999 ... Son of Kyle and Vanessa Locke ... Has an older brother Kayel and younger sister Paris ... Major is sport administration.
Best moment of his athletic career to date was advancing in the NCAA Tournament twice while at Florida.
Personal goal at UofL is to win an ACC Championship, an NCAA Championship and earn All-ACC honors.
Enjoys playing video games, watching television and listening to music in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because of the “winning culture.”
Best basketball advice given to him was “everyone has their own path; follow yours.”
Most proud of “the things that I have accomplished and where I am going.”
His father and brother and high school coach has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Wearing uniform number 0 because his preferred number of 10 was taken.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his giraffe painting.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is the "winning culture."
When playing basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Kevin Durant.
Best Athlete he ever faced was Carmelo Anthony.
Would most like to meet Will Smith.
What impresses him the most about Coach Mack is “his ability to relate with his players.”

Favorites:
Basketball Player: LeBron James, Kevin Durant
NBA Team: no particular team
Movie: Taken
TV Shows: Locke and Key
Actor: Will Smith
Comedian: Kat Williams
Musical Group/Singer: Young Thug
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Class at UofL: sport administration classes
Instagram Follow: @noahlocke
Twitter Follow: @_noahlocke
Food: chicken
Vacation spot: cruise