{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1992)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kevin Noreen | image = | caption = | position = Forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 250 | league = | team = | number = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|3}} | birth_place = | high_school = Minnesota Transitions Charter School<br/>(Minneapolis, Minnesota) | college = West Virginia (2010–2015) | draft_year = 2015 | career_start = | years1 = | team1 = | highlights = * Minnesota Mr. Basketball (2010) * Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year (2010) }} '''Kevin Noreen''' (born 1992) is an American basketball player from Minnesota. Noreen played high school basketball at Minnesota Transitions Charter School and broke the state scoring record with an unofficial career total of 4,086 points.<ref name="mrbasketball">{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/89542992.html |title=MTS forward Noreen named Mr. Basketball |accessdate=2010-07-01 |last=LaVaque |first=David |date=2010-03-30 |work=The Star Tribune |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505125045/http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/89542992.html |archivedate=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="WV" /> In his senior year,<ref name="statet">{{cite web|url=http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/activitypage.asp?actnum=402 |title=2010 State Boys' Basketball Tournament |accessdate=2010-07-01 |publisher=Minnesota State High School League |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315081445/http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/activitypage.asp?actnum=402 |archivedate=2011-03-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> he also led the team to the 2010 Class A state championship in Minnesota;<ref name="mrbasketball" /> he led all scorers in the championship game against Sebeka High School with 24 points,<ref name="statet" /> and was named to the All-Tournament team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/upload/MSHSL162153Class%20A%20ATT.htm |title=2010 State Boys' Basketball Tournament Class A All-Tournament Team |accessdate=2010-07-01 |publisher=Minnesota State High School League |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621231834/http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/upload/MSHSL162153Class%20A%20ATT.htm |archivedate=2011-06-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kevin Noreen was also named Mr. Basketball in Minnesota in 2010,<ref name="mrbasketball" /> as well as the Gatorade Minnesota Boys Basketball Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite press release |date=2010-03-18 |title=Minnesota Transitions Charter School Standout Named Gatorade Minnesota Boys Basketball Player of the Year |url=http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/assets/writable/press/2009-10_BK_KNoreen.pdf |accessdate=2010-07-01 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5quOO6oM9?url=http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/assets/writable/press/2009-10_BK_KNoreen.pdf |archivedate=2010-07-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Noreen initially committed to play basketball at Boston College, but was allowed to retract his commitment after coach Al Skinner was fired. Noreen then agreed to play for West Virginia.<ref name="WV">{{Cite news | last = Stensaas| first = Brian| title = Noreen signs to play for Huggins, Mountaineers| newspaper = Star Tribune| location = Minneapolis, Minnesota| pages = C9| date = 2010-06-30}}</ref> In four seasons at WVU, Noreen appeared in 94 games, averaging 2.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

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