{{short description|American basketball player}} {{use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Brandon Noel | image = | caption = | number = | position = Power forward / small forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | weight_lbs = 240 | league = Big Ten Conference | team = Ohio State Buckeyes | birth_date = <!-- March 20 --> | birth_place = | high_school = Chillicothe<br>(Chillicothe, Ohio) | college = * Wright State (2022–2025) * Ohio State (2025–2026) | highlights = * Horizon League Freshman of the Year (2023) }}
'''Brandon Noel''' is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Wright State Raiders.
==Early life and high school== Originally from Lucasville, Ohio, Noel attended Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was an unranked recruit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kosko |first1=Nick |title=Former Wright State star Brandon Noel commits to Ohio State |url=https://www.on3.com/college/ohio-state-buckeyes/news/former-wright-state-star-brandon-noel-commits-to-ohio-state/ |work=LettermenRow.com |publisher=On3.com |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> He committed to play college basketball for the Wright State Raiders, which was his only Division I offer.<ref name="last">{{cite web |last1=Archdeacon |first1=Tom |title=Archdeacon: ‘He’s a dying breed of college athlete’ |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/archdeacon-hes-a-dying-breed-of-college-athlete/F7AGH7C7ZVHMVFMO2FZLHLIBLE/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
==College career== === Wright State === Noel missed his entire freshman season in 2020-21 due to a knee injury before taking a traditional redshirt year in 2021-22.<ref name="OSU">{{cite web |last1=Jardy |first1=Adam |title=Wright State transfer forward Brandon Noel commits to Ohio State for final year |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2025/04/08/ohio-state-lands-wright-state-transfer-forward-brandon-noel/82966124007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |date=8 April 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> In the 2022-23 season, he appeared in 33 games with 26 starts, where he averaged 13.0 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.<ref name=last/> Noel was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year.<ref name=OSU/>
On January 4, 2024, Noel put up 24 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks in a victory versus Cleveland State.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Archdeacon |first1=Tom |title=Archdeacon: Mom’s tough love makes Brandon better |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/archdeacon-moms-tough-love-makes-brandon-better/MA6BTCZ33FGZPHK5JTAT6TFVTU/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> In the 2023-24 season, he averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.<ref name=last/> On February 21, 2025, Noel tallied 22 points and 11 rebounds in a close loss to Eastern Kentucky.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Doug |title=Wright State needs Noel down the stretch, but defenses taking away that option |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/wright-state-needs-noel-down-the-stretch-but-defenses-taking-away-that-option/3CX5FLEEYVFOTGSGLIZ6IUYQTQ/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> During the 2024-25 season, he averaged 19.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 33 starts.<ref name=OSU/> After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Doug |title=Wright State basketball: Noel, four others hit transfer portal |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/wright-state-basketball-noel-four-others-hit-transfer-portal/BFNI4XQ2K5DITPXWB4HCMUJD7I/ |website=Dayton Daily News |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
=== Ohio State === Noel transferred to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jardy |first1=Adam |title=After Ohio State visit, Wright State transfer Brandon Noel ready to begin with new team |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2025/04/15/ohio-state-transfer-brandon-noel-ready-to-get-started-after-visiting/83079611007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |date=15 April 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brandon-noel/12379 Ohio State Buckeyes bio] *[https://wsuraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/brandon-noel/6023 Wright State Raiders bio]
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