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2023-2024 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Noel Coleman

4 Noel Coleman

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Leopoldsburg, Belgium
  • Prev School:
    San Diego

Summary

Biography

2022-23 (Junior)
  • Named all-Big West honorable mention.
  • One of four players to start all 33 games. 
  • Led the team in scoring for the second straight season at 12.2 ppg. 
  • Led the team in minutes per game (34.3 mpg) and steals (33).
  • Second on the team in three-point field goals (57) and free throws made (90).
  • Shot a team-best 86.5 percent from the free-throw line, the fifth-best single-season percentage in school history. 
  • Led the Big West in free throw percentage in league games (91.9 percent).
  • Drained 28 straight free throws over a seven-game span, six shy of the school record.
  • Sank all 11 of his free throws in a win over Long Beach State (Jan. 14), two shy of the UH record for most free throws made without a miss.
  • Finished with a season-high 25 points against the Beach, one of his team-high five games with 20 or more points on the season.
  • Named Most Outstanding Player of the Patty Mills North Shore Classic after averaging 20.5 points in wins over Sacramento State and Texas State to help UH capture the tournament title. 
  • Also named to the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament team after helping lead the team to the tournament title for the first time in program history .
  • Hit multiple three-pointers in 17 games, including a season-high five three-pointers in wins over Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 11) and UC San Diego (Feb. 9).
  • Hit buzzer-beating three-pointers versus Cal State Fullerton on two occassions - on the road and in the Big West Tournament - to force overtime in both cases against the Titans. 
  • UH went 9-2 when he led the team in scoring. 

2021-22 (Sophomore)
  • Selected to the All-Big West second team.
  • Earned the team’s Art Woolway Most Outstanding Player Award as well as the Most Improved Award.
  • Appeared in 20 games during the 2021-22 season, starting in 18 of them. 
  • Lead the team in scoring with (14.8 ppg), three-pointers made (45), three-point percentage (.441), free throws made (52) and  free throw percentage (.813).
  • Also added 3.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
  • Ranked second in the Big West in three-point field goal percentage and third in three-pointers per game (2.25).
  • Made six three-pointers versus three different opponents (Hawaii Pacific, Vanderbilt, Long Beach State). 
  • Finished second on the team in minutes per game (30.2). 
  • Tied for first for free throws made on the season with 52. 
  • Scored 20 or more points seven times, including a stretch of four straight games spanning later December to early January. 
  • Responsible for six out of Hawai‘i’s top seven scoring games of the season. 
  • Scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting with six three-pointers versus Vanderbilt during the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. 
  • Named Big West Player of the Week (Dec. 27) following his performance versus Vanderbilt.
  • Also named to the all-tournament team of the season-opening Outrigger Rainbow Classic after averaging 16.7 points in three games. 
  • Registered his first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a win against UC San Diego. 
  • Missed the final eight games of the season due to injury suffered against UC Irvine on Feb. 19.

2020-21
  • Played in 19 games with nine starts.
  • Started the first five games of the season at the point.
  • Averaged 5.8 points per game, while scoring in double-digits four times.
  • Shot 39.1 percent (18-of-46) on three-pointers and 75 percent (15-of-20) from the free throw line.
  • Tallied 11 points and a pair of assists in UH’s road win at UC Riverside in its conference opener.
  • Scored a season-high 15 points while hitting four three-pointers in an overtime loss at CSUN.
  • Also added four rebounds, three assists and a steal against the Matadors.
  • Played 42 minutes in that game, the most by UH player on the season.

Prior to UH
  • Played in 24 games as a freshman point guard at San Diego in the West Coast Conference.
  • Finished the season with 58 points, 20 rebounds and 18 assists in 225 total minutes played.
  • Shot 39 percent from the field, 35 percent on three-pointers and 91 percent at the line.
  • Scored a season-high 10 points in back-to-back games versus nationally-ranked Colorado and San Diego State.

Prep
  • A 2019 graduate of Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.
  • Averaged 7.1 points in 15 games with a season-high of 19 points for a squad that was finished No. 15 in the final national rankings.
  • An honor roll student.
  • A member of the Belgian U18 national team.
  • Averaged 10.5 points, 2.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds, including  a 23-point performance versus Estonia, in the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championships.
  • Helped Belgium to a third-place finish in the tournament.
  • Also averaged 14.6 ppg during the U16 FIBA European Championships.

Personal:
  • Born in Leopoldsburg, Belgium
  • Nickname is “NoNo.”
  • Graduated with a degree in business administration-entrepreneurship.
  • Pursuing a second degree in sociology.
  • Has one older brother and one older sister.
  • Parents are Austin Coleman of Abuja, Nigeria and Jenny Oyen of Leopoldsburg, Belgium.
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-2021Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021-2022Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022-2023Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023-2024Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 195 lbs
    4