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Who is Joakim Noah and what country is he from?
Joakim Simon Noah (/ˈdʒoʊəkɪm/ JOH-ə-kim; born February 25, 1985) is a professional basketball player. Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and a French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship.
When did Joakim Noah play for the Chicago Bulls?
Joakim Noah. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year .
When did Joakim Noah sign with the Memphis Grizzlies?
On December 4, 2018, Noah signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for the remainder of the season. On February 9, 2019, he had season highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 99–90 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Who was drafted with Joakim Noah from Florida?
Noah and his teammates at Florida, Corey Brewer and Al Horford, became the highest-picked trio from the same college in the history of the NBA. Horford was chosen third overall by the Atlanta Hawks, and Brewer was chosen seventh overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
When did Joakim Noah win the NCAA championship?
On April 3, 2006, 2006 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship Game Noah paced the Gators to a 73–57 victory over the UCLA Bruins for the school’s first NCAA basketball championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
How many assists did Joakim Noah have in one game?
Noah’s 14 assists was the most ever by a Bulls center, and the most by a center in the NBA since 1986. Three days later, in a 105–94 win over the Detroit Pistons, Noah recorded yet another triple-double finishing the game with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.