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{{Infobox NBA Player
| name = Joakim Noah
| image =Noah-447881998 4fae3847b9.jpg
| caption = Joakim Noah
| league = ]
| team = ]
| draft = 1<sup>st</sup> round, 9<sup>th</sup> overall
| draft_year = 2007
| draft_team = ]
| position = ]
| career_start = 2007
| career_end =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 232
| nationality = ]
| nationality_2 = ]
| nationality_3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|25}}
| birth_place = ], U.S.
| highschool = ],<br/>]
| college = ]
| awards = ]<ref name="ncaa recap">{{cite web|title=''Florida... brings home NCAA title''|work=NCAASports.com|url=http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20060403_FL@UCLA|accessdate = 2007-02-13}}</ref><br/> 2006 ] ]<ref name="decatur_daily">{{cite web|title=''Tide's Steele selected to '06 All-SEC team''|last=Newberry|first=Paul|work=DecaturDaily.com|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/060315/steele.shtml|date=2006-03-15|accessdate = 2007-03-08}}</ref><br/> 2007 ]
| honors =
| records =
| championships = 5
| championship_list = ]<br/> ]<br/> ]<br/> ]<br/> ]
| tournaments = y
| tournament_list =]<br/> ]<br/> ]
}}
'''Joakim Noah''' (]: {{IPA|/ˡdʒoʌkim/}};<ref name=>{{cite web | title=''Star high school athlete becomes his own man''| work=USA TODAY |last=Brady|first=Erik| url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-03-22-noah-basketball_x.htm |date=2004-03-22|accessdate = 2007-02-27}}</ref> born ], ] in ]) is an American professional ] player for the ]. He played ] for the ] in the ] of the ] from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the ] and ]s. On ], ], Noah was taken 9th overall in the ] by the ].

==Background==
Noah is of Swedish, French and ]ian descent. He was born February 25, 1985 to ], a former French professional ] player and 1983 ] Champion, and ], ] 1978. In addition, his paternal grandfather Zacharie Noah was a Cameroonian ] player who had a professional career in France.

He competed on basketball teams for several ]s, first at the ] (UNIS) in ]. He played ] tournaments and his nickname was "The Noble One" because someone heard that his dad was a pro tennis player. He later transferred to ] in ], ], where he was coached by Bill McNally, and then to ], outside of ]. At UNIS he was coached by Alsonso Shockley, Harry Muniz and David Gartrelle. He reached the championships as the only sophomore on the team. After that he left to Lawrenceville to further his basketball career.

==College career==
During his freshman year at Florida (2004-2005), he played sparingly, clocking in just 10.3 minutes per game, and averaged only 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per contest.

Noah made significant improvement in his sophomore year (2005-2006), leading his team in points (14.2 ppg) and blocks (2.4 bpg), while ranking second in rebounds (7.1 rpg) behind teammate ] (7.6 rpg). Almost unknown at the beginning of the season, Noah's draft stock improved continually. By the end of the NCAA tournament he was considered by many to be the top college prospect in the country, and had he declared for the ] he very likely would have been taken first or second. However, Noah, along with teammates ] and ] announced at their national championship celebration that they would return for their junior seasons.{{ref}} Noah and the Gators would go on to repeat as champions.

===2006 NCAA Tournament===
Noah was named the ] (MOP)<ref name="ncaa recap"/> of the NCAA Tournament's Minneapolis Regional after leading the Gators over top-seeded ] in the final game with 21 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks. On ], ], Noah led the Gators to a 73-57 win over ] for the school's first NCAA Basketball Championship, and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. In the finale, he posted 16 points, 9 rebounds, and a championship game record 6 blocks.<ref name="ncaa recap"/>

==Professional career==
The ] selected Noah as the ninth overall pick in the ]. Noah and his teammates at Florida, ] and ], became the highest picked trio from the same college in the history of the NBA. Horford was chosen third overall by the ], and Brewer was chosen seventh overall by the ].
On November 6, 2007, he made his regular season debut off the bench after missing the first three games with a sprained ankle. He posted 2 points and 4 rebounds.
On January 13, ] Noah was benched for the team's upcoming game at ] following a confrontation with assistant coach ]. Noah's teammates delivered a unanimous vote to bench him for an additional game since they felt the one game suspension did not suffice. According to interim coach ], Noah has been involved in several incidents, including being late for practices and team meetings. "This is not college anymore. This is professional sports," Boylan remarked<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/01/13/noah.benched.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories</ref> .

==Personal life==
Though Noah could be eligible for international competitions such as the ] or ]s by playing with either the ], ]ian, ] or ] teams, he seems to be leaning towards playing for ]. "The French National team is definitely something that has been in my dreams for a while." Noah also said his decision to be in the competition was mainly because of his good friend Dwayne Sherman who he grew up with.<ref name="draft_express">{{cite web|title=''Joakim Noah: "I don't feel like there is another player like me"''|last=Givony|first=Jonathanl|work=DraftExpress.com|url=http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2062|date=2007-05-21|accessdate = 2007-06-29}}</ref>
He was officially made a French citizen on ], ].<ref></ref> Noah is also fluent in French.

==Awards==
*2006 ] (AP) All-] First Team<ref name="decatur_daily">{{cite web|title=''Tide's Steele selected to '06 All-SEC team''|last=Newberry|first=Paul|work=DecaturDaily.com|url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/060315/steele.shtml|date=2006-03-15|accessdate = 2007-03-08}}</ref>
*Named an Honorable Mention All-American by AP.

==Notes==
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==External links==
*{{NBA-profile}}
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