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Noa Kouakou-Heugue

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Noa Kouakou-Heugue
No. 13–Perth Wildcats
Position Power forward / centre
League NBL
Personal information
Born (2007-04-28) 28 April 2007 (age 18)
Lille, France
Listed height209 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school INSEP (Paris, France)
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2025Pôle France
2025–present Perth Wildcats

Noa Kouakou-Heugue (born 28 April 2007) is a French professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

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Early life and career

Kouakou-Heugue was born in Lille, France. [1] He began playing basketball in the south of France at age 11. [1] His junior club was ASVEL Villeurbanne. [2]

In 2022, he joined INSEP in Paris. [2] He debuted in the Nationale Masculine 1 in the 2023–24 season with Pôle France, averaging 3.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 28 games. [3] In the 2024–25 season, he played 34 games for Pôle France and averaged 9.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. [3]

In March 2025, he was named MVP of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade. [4] [5] [6]

Professional career

On 7 July 2025, Kouakou-Heugue signed with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) as part of the league's Next Stars program. [7] He was assigned a bench role as a back-up power forward or centre. [8] Limited playing opportunities at the start of the 2025–26 season led to a dispute between Kouakou-Heugue and the Wildcats. [9] Following a game on 2 November, he ceased attending training and matches while attempting to exit his two-year Next Star contract in order to return home to play for Élan Chalon. [10] With the contract held by both the NBL and the Wildcats, [10] neither party was willing to release him without a significant payout, which Élan Chalon was unwilling to provide. [11] He subsequently returned to training alongside plans to see out his contract after two weeks away from the team. [11]

National team career

Kouakou-Heugue played for the French under-16 national team at the 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship and the French under-17 national team at the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. [12] With the French under-19 national team at the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, he averaged seven points, five rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. [13] [14]

Personal life

Kouakou-Heugue is of an Ivory Coast background. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wildcats Multicultural Stories: Noa Kouakou-Heugue". Perth Wildcats. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Abreu, Dylan De (25 March 2022). "Pôle France : les 21 nouveaux pensionnaires pour la rentrée 2022 - Tribune 47". tribune47.com (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Noa Kouakou-Heugue" . Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (10 March 2025). "Noa Kouakou-Heugue MVP du plateau de Belgrade de l'ANGT, Hugo Yimga-Moukouri et Aaron Towo-Nansi dans le cinq idéal". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Toprak Koşal, Ata (25 March 2025). "Adidas NextGen Belgrade | Recap". Eurospects. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Jackson (7 July 2025). "Perth sign French Next Star Kouakou-Heugue | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Noa for Next Star". Perth Wildcats. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  8. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig (7 July 2025). "Perth Wildcats thrilled that Next Star Noa Kouakou-Heugue didn't chase NIL money in US college system". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Higgins, Josh (5 November 2025). "NBL shock as potential NBA Draft first-round pick set to leave early over dispute — Rumour Mill". Fox Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  10. 1 2 O'Donoghue, Craig (13 November 2025). "Perth Wildcat Noa Kouakou-Heugue remains absent from club as Next Star attempts to quit NBL and play in France". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 13 November 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  11. 1 2 O'Donoghue, Craig (14 November 2025). "Perth Wildcats Next Star Noa Kouakou-Heugue ends his attempt to play in France for Elan Chalon". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Noa Kouakou-Heugue (France) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Robinson, Chris (7 July 2025). "Noa Kouakou-Heugue: Perth Wildcats lock in highly-touted French teenager as Next Star signing". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Le prospect Noa Kouakou-Heugue lance sa carrière en Australie". BasketEurope.com (in French). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Wildcats to Wear Multicultural Game Uniform Representing Cultural Heritage". Perth Wildcats. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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