Noa Essengue
Essengue with Ulm in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 24 – Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | CFBB | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →OrangeAcademy | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Noa Essengue (born 18 December 2006; French pronunciation: [nɔɑ əsɛnɡe])[1][2] is a French professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Professional career
Essengue was born in Orléans and played for the youth department of Orléans Loiret Basket as a child.[3] He began his professional career playing for Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball, a team affiliated with INSEP, in Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1).[4]
Essengue signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on 21 July 2023.[5] He spent most of his first season assigned to OrangeAcademy, Ulm's developmental team.[6] In the 2024–25 season, playing for coach Ty Harrelson at Ulm, Essengue became a "key contributor" for the team, according to FIBA.[7]
On 26 June 2025, Essengue was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 12th pick in the NBA draft.[8] On December 3, Essengue was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury that required surgery.[9] He totaled just over six minutes in his rookie season, going 0-for-3 from the floor. In four games with the G-League Windy City Bulls, Essengue averaged 23 points, 8.5 rebounds in 30.8 minutes.[10]
National team career
Essengue was named to the France under-18 national team to compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket.[11] He was named to the senior team for France's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier matches against Cyprus.[12]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | |
References
- ^ Noa Essengue: A dream in the making. Skweek. 16 November 2024. Event occurs at 00:00:30 – via YouTube.
- ^ Get to know - Noa Essengue. Goatoguy. 5 April 2024. Event occurs at 00:00:16 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sports - Noa Essengue, pépite du basket originaire d'Orléans, convoqué en équipe de France à 17 ans". La République du Centre (in French). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (9 June 2023). "Noa Essengue entre l'ASVEL et Ulm, Noah Manet vers LyonSO". BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Lacoste, Alexandre (21 July 2023). "Le prospect Noa Essengue choisit Ulm plutôt que l'ASVEL". BeBasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Kern, Christian (3 March 2024). "Essengue-Energie reicht nicht! Ulmer verlieren überraschend". Südwest Presse (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Next Big Thing: Noa Essengue continues rise of future French stars". FIBA. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls select Noa Essengue No. 12 overall in 2025 NBA Draft". Chicago Bulls. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls rookie Noa Essengue done for the season, Billy Donovan says". NBC Chicago. 2025-12-03. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Bulls' Essengue to have season-ending surgery". ESPN.com. 2025-12-04. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ Bernucca, Andrew (20 August 2024). "NBA Draft: Noa Essengue, Ben Saraf, and Ratiopharm Ulm's 'Orange Campus'". SI.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Équipe de France : la première liste de Fauthoux avec Nolan Traoré et Noa Essengue (Bleus)". L'Équipe (in French). 17 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference