Joakim Noah (En.) life and biography

Joakim Noah is a French-American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was selected 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.

2009-10 (Chicago):

Played in 64 games (54 starts) and averaged 10.7 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.56 bpg and 30.1 mpg … shot .504 from the field and .744 from the line … established career highs in scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks, minutes played and field goal shooting … was one of nine players in the NBA to average a double-double … led the Bulls in scoring twice, in rebounds a team high 41 times and in assists twice … he scored 10-plus points 37 times, including three games with 20 or more points … posted double-digit rebound totals in a team-high 39 games … led the Bulls with 28 double-doubles … scored 21 points, had 13 boards and four assists at CHA (04/13) … grabbed 16 rebounds to go along with his nine points and three blocks vs. BOS (04/13) … recorded 18 points, 19 boards and tied his career high with seven assists at TOR (04/11) … tallied 16 points, nine boards and four blocks at NJ (04/09) … notched his 26th double-double of the season with 17 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks vs. CLE (04/08) … posted a team high 11 rebounds to go along with his eight points and two blocks vs. MIL (04/06) … scored 11 points and grabbed 16 rebounds vs. CHA (04/03) … recorded his 23rd double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards vs. PHO (3/30) … posted 13 points, 18 boards and three blocks at NO (01/29) … scored 13 points and added 11 rebounds, a career-high tying four steals and two blocks at OKC (01/27) … scored 19 points (9-10 FT) and grabbed eight rebounds at PHO (01/22) … recorded 14 points, 15 boards and three blocks at LAC (01/20) … scored 17 points and grabbed 15 boards vs. WAS (01/15) … scored 15 points, hauled down 11 boards and blocked four shots at BOS (01/14) … tallied his 18th double-double with 16 points and 11 boards vs. DET (01/11) … posted 20 points, nine boards, four assists and two steals vs. MIN (01/09) … scored 10 points and brought down 18 rebounds at MIL (01/08) … had 13 points, eight boards and two blocks at CHA (01/05) … notched his 16th double-double with 14 points, a team-high 14 boards and two blocks vs. OKC (01/04) … recorded 15 points and a career-high tying 21 rebounds at DET (12/31) … scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds and added four blocks vs. NO (12/26) … scored 10 points and tied his career high with 21 boards at NY (12/22) … had 10 points and 10 boards vs. SAC (12/21) … scored 15 points and grabbed nine boards vs. NY (12/17) … posted 11 points, 20 rebounds (career-high 14 offensive) and a season-high six blocks vs. LAL (12/15) … scored 18 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds vs. GS (12/11) … tallied nine rebound and five blocks vs. NJ (12/08) … posted 10 boards at CLE (12/04) … grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with his seven points, five assists and three blocks in a career-high 45:51 vs. DET (12/02) … notched his ninth double-double with 16 points and 17 boards at MIL (11/30) … tallied 12 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks at LAL (11/19) … posted 15 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks at SAC (11/17) … finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. PHI (11/14) … posted 12 points, 11 boards and four assists at TOR (11/11) … scored 12 points and grabbed a career-best 21 rebounds vs. DEN (10/10) … scored a career-high 21 points (10-12 FG) and added 16 rebounds, four blocks and three assists vs. CHA (11/07) … recorded 16 points (7-10 FG), 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks at BOS (10/30) … posted 10 points and 10 boards in 29:56 vs. SAN (10/29) … missed 18 games with Left Foot Plantar Fasciitis

COLLEGE:

Helped lead the University of Florida to back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007 … named Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 NCAA Tournament Final Four … was Second Team All-America as a junior and named First Team All-SEC his sophomore and junior years … set the NCAA Tournament record for blocked shots in a single tournament with 29 … ended his college career with 1,124 points, good for 34th in Florida’s record books … finished ranked second all-time at Florida in career field goal percentage (.612) and rejections (186) … recorded 15 double-doubles as a Gator … shot .600 or better every year he was at Florida (Frosh: .600, Soph: .627, Jr: .607) … posted averages of 12.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg and 1.80 bpg and was selected to the SEC All-Tournament Team his junior year … during his sophomore campaign, he posted a collegiate-best 14.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 2.40 bpg … he led the SEC, and finished third in the NCAA, in field goal percentage at .627 … scored 16 points (7-9 FG) and swatted an NCAA Championship Game record six shots against UCLA in 2006.

PERSONAL:

Full name Joakim Simon Noah ... majored in Anthropology at Florida … father, Yannick, was the 1983 French Open champion and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame … mother, Cecilia Rodhe, was Miss Sweden in 1978 … is an avid Bob Marley fan … speaks fluent French … participated in a holiday party for Chicago Housing Authority children, as well as USO families who had loved ones serving overseas during the holidays—he distributed gifts to the children and helped decorate Christmas trees that were later donated to CHA senior facilities … visited Rush Children’s Hospital and delivered gifts and spent time with patients and families … made a personal food donation to the Chicago Bulls and Midway Moving & Storage Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository … hosted a tribute event in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the MLK Boys and Girls Club in Chicago … participated in the Chicago Bulls Division Navy Recruit Swearing-in Ceremony at the Berto Center … participated in Basketball without Borders 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa … took part in the Kanye West Foundation’s Back to School Event for over 350 students … participated in a Read To Achieve reading time-out with the Chicago Lighthouse and the Hadley School for the Blind … created a PSA for the Museum of Science and Industry … participated in Dick’s Sporting Goods “Shop with the Bulls” event during the holidays … hosted an in-classroom discussion with 23 students from Martin Luther King College Prep High School to celebrate the Martin Luther King Day holiday … participated in the Field Museum’s George Washington Carver exhibit with 30 students from the James Jordan Boys & Girls Club in honor of Black History Month … in the summer of 2008, he hosted a Bulls Day at the Taste of Chicago, where he signed autographs and led a basketball clinic for fans … attended the Chicago Bulls Basketball Camp for children held at the Bulls/White Sox Training Academy … attended the Bulls/Verizon Wireless Charity Golf Outing during the summer of 2008.

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