Noah’s efforts on the scout team playing the role of Duke’s Kon Knueppel were attributed as a big factor in UK’s ability to contain The Blue Devil freshman. “Noah apparently went nuclear in the practices leading up to that high-profile matchup, giving the rotation guys every look imaginable as a worst-case scenario with Knueppel.” Travis Perry credits Noah for being one of the key reasons Kentucky was able to upset Duke in the Champions Classic back on November 12 — despite not playing a single second.
“Trent’s been great about showing up for us every day, whether he was on scout team — like, for instance, the Duke game. He was on scout team, he was Kon Knueppel. He was torching us, torching all the rotations in practice. Like, he couldn’t be guarded, hitting logo shots coming into the game.
“And I feel like we handled Kon pretty well because Trent gave us such a good look.”
“He’s been a guy that’s been consistent for us. Everybody on the team knew that whenever he got his shot, he was going to make the most of it. He has consistently done that,” Perry said. “Every time he comes in, he provides a spark in some way, whether it’s making a three, grabbing a couple big boards.
“It’s been awesome. Trent is a great player. He plays fearless, he plays free out there[.]. . . He plays hard, he’s consistently at the top of our rebounding board. Like, he plays hard — harder than probably anybody on the floor at all times.
(Story by Jack Pilgrim of On3).
“Trent’s been great about showing up for us every day, whether he was on scout team — like, for instance, the Duke game. He was on scout team, he was Kon Knueppel. He was torching us, torching all the rotations in practice. Like, he couldn’t be guarded, hitting logo shots coming into the game.
“And I feel like we handled Kon pretty well because Trent gave us such a good look.”
“He’s been a guy that’s been consistent for us. Everybody on the team knew that whenever he got his shot, he was going to make the most of it. He has consistently done that,” Perry said. “Every time he comes in, he provides a spark in some way, whether it’s making a three, grabbing a couple big boards.
“It’s been awesome. Trent is a great player. He plays fearless, he plays free out there[.]. . . He plays hard, he’s consistently at the top of our rebounding board. Like, he plays hard — harder than probably anybody on the floor at all times.
(Story by Jack Pilgrim of On3).
