2026 draft candidate but failed in Australia Noah Kuaku-Hoy could return to France

Alex Sarr’s big adventure with the Perth Wildcats before being the second pick in the 2024 draft inspired Noah Kouakou-Heugue. But the former INSEP player should not be stuck in the NBL, where his start to the season is very complicated. With no game time, he should leave Australia BeBasket advertisement. And the one who is currently considered in the second round of the next draft could return to France, near Chalon-sur-Saone.

Current ninth in Betclic Elite “should bring” French U19 international according to specialized media. He would replace American Chris Johnson, who was declared unfit for professional basketball in September.

Two matches in three minutes of play…

Among the Wildcats, Noah Kuaku-Heug hoped to follow in the footsteps of Alex Sarr, but also Ryan Rupert, Ousmane Dieng and Hugo Besson, selected after they were able to show their talent in program NBL “Next Stars”.. But the 19-year-old inside has only benefited from minimal playing time since his arrival in Oceania, either in pre-season or since the start of official games. In five games played, he is averaging 6.2 minutes, for logically bad numbers (3 points, 1.8 rebounds). Noah Kouakou-Heugue hasn’t even seen the floor in the Wildcats’ last two games, with Perth citing a hip injury.

With just two games over three minutes played, it’s hard to get ahead, despite eight points and four rebounds against the Cairns Taipans on Oct. 22. A modern interior, capable of playing wide, Noah Kouakou-Heugue was used as a third pivot, behind the team’s particularly best player since the start of the season, South Sudan international Jo Luo.

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To join the NBA, what he described as his “ but in the end », MVP ANGT Belgrade in March could return to the French championship and a favorable context.

Elan Chalon remained true to his identity as a coaching club, through which the Swiss went Thabo Sefolosha, Clint Capela or Kishawn George (before entering the NCAA), but also the Blues Hugo Besson, Geoffrey Lauvergne, David Michino or Matthias Lesortall made up afterwards.