{"id":51061,"date":"2024-05-09T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=51061"},"modified":"2024-05-09T18:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:30:20","slug":"trent-noah-wanted-to-play-for-mark-pope-he-knows-the-kentucky-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/trent-noah-wanted-to-play-for-mark-pope-he-knows-the-kentucky-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Trent Noah wanted to play for Mark Pope: \u201cHe knows the Kentucky way.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Pope<\/a> made it clear he\u2019d be keeping the state\u2019s top talent home in Kentucky when he took the job, stressing the importance of players understanding what it means to be a Wildcat and wear the blue and white.<\/p>\n

No one understands the magnitude of that more than kids who grow up here as members of Big Blue Nation, the ones bleeding blue from the day they were born. It\u2019s those who counted down the shot clock as Rex or Richie or Delk or Walker or Wall or Knight or Booker or Ulis or Monk in the backyard looking to hit the game-winner before doing it themselves inside Rupp Arena like Reed Sheppard and soon Travis Perry.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just in their DNA to be next.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Richie (Farmer) and after Travis (Perry) and everybody in-between that is an in-state Kentucky kid, these young men that grow up in Kentucky, they bring a spirit to the team that cannot be fabricated or replaced,\u201d Pope said at his introductory press conference. \u201cAnd it helps us to win, and we will continue to recruit them.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why when Harlan County\u2019s own Trent Noah<\/a><\/strong> became available this week, it was an opportunity Pope couldn\u2019t pass on. The 6-6 guard finished his high school career as the No. 5 all-time scorer in KHSAA history with 3,707 points, closing out with a magical run to the Sweet 16 championship at Rupp, only to fall to Perry\u2019s Lyon County squad in a heartbreaker.<\/p>\n

They poured everything into representing Kentucky high school basketball with dignity, and now, they\u2019ll do it together as Wildcats in the same building.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrent Noah is one of the elite shooters in this class,\u201d Pope announced Wednesday. \u201cHe is a tough, hard-nosed player with a special physicality. As an Eastern Kentucky native, Trent will bring a grit, toughness and determination to the program that is representative of this state. We\u2019re looking forward to Trent joining this talented group.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Noah, he wanted to play for a coach with those same values, someone that knows what it means to lead this program. The passion that he plays with out of Harlan County is the same he wants to see out of his coach on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

He sees the vision and knew immediately he needed to be a part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, Coach Pope \u2014 he\u2019s an exceptional, exceptional guy. And he\u2019s an exceptional coach on top of that. I know that Kentucky fans already love him, but whenever this season comes around, they\u2019re gonna love him even more,\u201d Noah told KSR. <\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s just something about \u2014 he knows the Kentucky way. Me being from Kentucky, I\u2019ve grown up around Kentucky. We\u2019ve had football season tickets for 62 years now in our family, so I\u2019ve grown up around it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s signed, officially joining the program this week to make Lexington his new home. And he\u2019s already counting down the days to his arrival. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get down to campus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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