{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = JD Notae | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 190 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|27}} | birth_place = Covington, Georgia, U.S. | high_school = Newton<br>(Covington, Georgia) | college = * Jacksonville (2017–2019) * Arkansas (2020–2022) | draft_year = 2022 | career_start = 2022 | years1 = 2022–2023 | team1 = Aris Thessaloniki | years2 = 2023–2026 | team2 = Trapani Shark | highlights = * Lega Serie A Sixth Man of the Year (2025) * Greek League All-Star (2023) * Third-team All-American – AP, ''SN'' (2022) * First-team All-SEC (2022) * SEC Sixth Man of the Year (2021) * Second-team All-Atlantic Sun (2019) * Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year (2018) }} '''Janaud "JD" Notae''' (born October 27, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Trapani Shark of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Jacksonville Dolphins.
==Early life== Notae was raised by a single mother, Stacy, and often lived with his grandmother or his mother's friends. He was separated from his mother for four years after she was imprisoned. Notae grew up playing football before starting to play basketball in eighth grade.<ref name="bordelon">{{cite web |last1=Bordelon |first1=Scottie |title=JD Notae using his past as fuel for the future |url=https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2020/nov/25/jd-notae-using-past-fuel-future/ |website=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=November 25, 2020}}</ref> He attended Newton High School in Covington, Georgia, where he played basketball alongside Ashton Hagans and Isaiah Miller. Notae was named GACA 7A North Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stovall |first1=Gabriel |title=J.D. Notae is a proud, homegrown Newton hoops product |url=https://www.covnews.com/sports/newton/jd-notae-is-a-proud-homegrown-newton-hoops-product/ |website=The Covington News |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> He was lightly recruited and committed to playing college basketball for Jacksonville over offers from Kennesaw State and North Carolina A&T.<ref name=bordelon/>
==College career== Notae immediately assumed a leading role for Jacksonville.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smits |first1=Garry |title=Dolphins freshman JD Notae has had to grow up fast |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20180201/dolphins-freshman-jd-notae-has-had-to-grow-up-fast |website=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> On December 28, 2017, he scored a freshman season-high 30 points in an 81–60 win over Middle Georgia State.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notae scores 30 as JU tops Middle Georgia State |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/jacksonville-dolphins/2017-12-28/notae-scores-30-ju-tops-middle-georgia-state |website=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> On February 15, 2018, Notae suffered a season-ending foot injury during a game against NJIT.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smits |first1=Garry |title=Dolphins lose J.D. Notae, then lose a heartbreaker to NJIT |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20180215/dolphins-lose-jd-notae-then-lose-heartbreaker-to-njit |website=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> As a freshman, Notae averaged 15.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and was named Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smits |first1=Garry |title=JU's Harris named Atlantic Sun defensive player of the year |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20180226/jus-harris-named-atlantic-sun-defensive-player-of-year |website=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=February 26, 2018}}</ref> On November 21, 2018, Notae recorded a career-high 40 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 123–77 victory over Florida Memorial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smits |first1=Garry |title=J.D. Notae scores career-high 40 points as Jacksonville routs Florida Memorial |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20181121/jd-notae-scores-career-high-40-points-as-jacksonville-routs-florida-memorial |website=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> As a sophomore, he averaged 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Atlantic Sun honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stovall |first1=Gabriel |title=JD Notae to transfer from Jacksonville University |url=https://www.covnews.com/sports/jd-notae-transfer-jacksonville-university/ |website=The Covington News |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
For his junior season, Notae transferred to Arkansas, choosing the Razorbacks over Seton Hall, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Creighton, among others. He sat out for one season due to NCAA transfer rules.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Kevin |title=Arkansas Lands Jacksonville Transfer JD Notae |url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/hog-recruiting/arkansas-lands-jacksonville-transfer-jd-notae/ |website=KNWA-TV |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> He suffered a broken wrist during offseason workouts in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collier |first1=Jackson |title=Arkansas looking for go-to scorer, might find it in JD Notae |url=https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/arkansas-looking-for-go-to-scorer-might-find-it-in-jd-notae |website=Rivals |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> Notae was named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Sixth Man of the Year as a junior.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notae named SEC Sixth-Man of the Year |url=https://www.covnews.com/sports/newton/notae-earns-sec-sixth-man-year-honors/ |website=The Covington News |access-date=March 13, 2021 |date=March 10, 2021}}</ref> He averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 38.2 percent from the field.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkerson |first1=Curtis |title=JD Notae has room for growth after strong season with Arkansas |url=https://247sports.com/college/arkansas/Article/JD-Notae-has-room-for-growth-after-strong-season-with-Arkansas-164910454/ |access-date=September 30, 2021 |work=247 Sports |date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> As a senior, Notae was named to the First Team All-SEC.<ref name=SECAwardsC>{{cite press release|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/33453309/men-basketball-all-sec-teams-awards-announced|title=Men's Basketball All-SEC Teams & Awards Announced |publisher=Southeastern Conference |date=March 8, 2022 |accessdate=March 8, 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Jacksonville | 28 || 28 || 31.4 || .410 || '''.405''' || .699 || 4.7 || 1.9 || 1.8 || .5 || 15.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Jacksonville | 32 || 23 || 29.2 || '''.427''' || .320 || .730 || '''6.2''' || 3.4 || 1.6 || .4 || 15.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Arkansas | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| 15px|Redshirt Redshirt |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Arkansas | 32 || 1 || 22.6 || .382 || .335 || .760 || 3.1 || 1.9 || 1.4 || .3 || 12.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Arkansas | '''36''' || '''35''' || '''33.1''' || .396 || .297 || '''.774''' || 4.6 || '''3.7''' || '''2.3''' || '''.7''' || '''18.3''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 128 || 87 || 29.1 || .403 || .330 || .746 || 4.6 || 2.8 || 1.8 || .5 || 15.6 {{S-end}}
==Professional career== On August 18, 2022, Notae signed his first professional contract overseas with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. In 23 domestic league games, he averaged 15.3 points, 3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals in 28 minutes per contest.
On August 2, 2023, Notae signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Trapani. In 32 domestic league games, he averaged 17.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 27 minutes per contest.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/jd-notae/ Arkansas Razorbacks bio] *[https://judolphins.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jd-notae/1145 Jacksonville Dolphins bio]
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