Noah Waterman

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-11
Weight:
230
Class:
Sixth Year
Hometown:
Savannah, N.Y.
Prev School:
BYU
High School:
Finger Lakes Christian School

Sixth Year in 2024-25

All-ACC Academic Team
Appeared in 20 games for Louisville, starting in 31 of those
Averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game while playing an average of 20.5 minutes
Shot 36.9% from the floor, going 69 of 187 on the year in the field; made 39 of those shots from the arc
Added in 13 blocks, 12 assists and seven steals
Scored his 1,000 career point against Pittsburgh on March 1
Made the game-winning basket against EKU on Dec. 28, with a broken thumb
Scored a season-high 16 points against Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals on Nov. 27
Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds at Kentucky on Dec. 14 against his former head coach at BYU, Mark Pope – turned it into a double-double with 12 points
Logged a double-double in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship against Oklahoma, notching 10 points and 11 boards
Broke his thumb against Florida State on Dec. 21; had surgery on Dec. 29 and played the next five games with pins in his thumb; did not play for four games and returned to action at Boston College on Feb. 5

Before Louisville

Played at BYU (2022-23, 2023-24), Detroit Mercy (2020-21, 2021-22) and Niagara (2019-20)
Started 33 games for the BYU Cougars, shooting 45.7% from the floor in the 2023-24 season, making a near 10-percent improvement from his redshirt junior season
Scored 9.5 points per contest while averaging 5.4 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game
Appeared in 33 games in 2022-23, starting in 14 of those
Averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in his redshirt junior season
Averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in his two years at Detroit Mercy
Started in 29 games over the two seasons with the Titans, making 36 total appearances
Shot 48.6% from the field and 44% from downtown in his time in the Horizon League
Played in just seven games for Niagara in the 2019-20 season before suffereing a season-ending injury - he ultimately received a redshirt year
Logged five starts while averaging 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game at Niagara

High School/Prep

MVP of the Empire State Christian Athleic League in 2017 and 2018
Played for Finger Lakes Christian School
Averaged 33.9 points, 12.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.9 blocks in his final prep season

Personal/Miscellaneous

Born April 2, 2000… Son of Kim Waterman… one of nine children… Was homeschooled and graduated in 2019
Graduated with a communications degree from Brigham Young University
Will go up against former teammate Jaxson Robinson and his former BYU coaching staff when the Cardinals play Kentucky
Personal goal at UofL is to “Win a Chip”
Says the best thing about being a Cardinal is the fanbase
Says if a movie was made about his life, he would be the actor for himself
The person with the greatest influence on his basketball career is his brother Ben
The basketball player he most admires is Kevin Durant
Enjoys playing pickle ball in his spare time
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room is pictures of him and his fiancée
Few people know this about him, but he plays a lot of musical instruments
The best piece of basketball advice anyone ever gave him was: “Hard work really does pay off. It might take a long time for people to notice, but they WILL notice.”
When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was his brother
He’s most proud of his family
He chose UofL because of the staff, fans and his teammates

Favorites:
NBA Team: 76ers
App: FaceTime
Actor: Will Smith or Adam Sandler
Vacation spot: Puerto Rico
Movie: Hitched, Borat
TV Show: The Good Place, Shameless, Naruto
Comedian: Theo Von or Cam Paterson
Musical Artist: Kodak, Brent Faiyaz or No Cap
Food: Mac and Cheese
Midnight snack: Twisters