Player Profiles



Kevin                              Noreen
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Kevin
Noreen
Class: So.
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Height: 6-10
Weight: 250
Sport: Men's Basketball
Position: F

Biography

  • Played in 23 games in 2011-12 before breaking an ankle on Jan. 30, 2012
  • Signed a grant-in-aid to attend WVU in June 2010
  • Named Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball for 2010
  • Multi-skilled player who fits WVU’s system extremely well
  • Tremendous skill set
  • Outstanding perimeter shooter
  • Received a medical hardship in 2011
  • Suffered a ruptured prepatellar bursa in his right knee

At West Virginia (2011-12):

  • Played in 23 games before breaking his left ankle against Pitt on Jan. 30
  • Averaged 12.0 minutes per game
  • Averaged 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
  • Shot 56.6 percent from the field
  • Made his first collegiate start against Marshall and finished with six points and five rebounds
  • Nine points and three rebounds against Rutgers
  • Grabbed six rebounds at Connecticut
  • Scored four points against Missouri State and Baylor
  • Scored four points with seven rebounds and five assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
  • Scored four points with four rebounds against Miami
  • Played 21 minutes and scored one point against Kansas State
  • Scored four points in 11 minutes against Akron
  • Scored four points against Morehead State
  • Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 11 minutes against Alcorn State
  • Played four minutes against Oral Roberts
  • Played for the East Coast All Stars who competed in Estonia in summer of 2012

At West Virginia (2010-11):

  • Played in seven games before undergoing season-ending knee surgery
  • Received a medical hardship
  • Shot 87.5 percent from the field
  • Averaged 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game
  • Averaged 5.6 minutes per game
  • Had season-ending right knee surgery on Jan. 12 to heal a ruptured prepatellar bursa
  • Played two minutes against Oakland
  • Scored two points against Minnesota
  • Had seven points, five rebounds and three assists against VMI
  • Four points and four rebounds vs. American
  • Had five points against Robert Morris

In High School:

  • Named Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball for 2010
  • Averaged 38.6 points, 16.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 3.9 steals and 3.2 blocks per game at Minnesota Transitions Charter School in Minneapolis
  • Guided his team to the 2010 Class A state championship, scoring 24 points with 15 rebounds and nine blocks against Sebeka in the state title contest
  • Named to the all-state tournament team
  • All-time leading scorer in Minnesota high school history, scoring 4,086 career points
  • As a senior, had 14 games of more than 40 points, including seven when he scored 50 or more points
  • Had 1,205 points as a senior, his third straight 1,000-point season
  • Earned first team all-state honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior
  • Named the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Player of the Year
  • Averaged 32.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.5 steals and 4.8 assists while shooting 66 percent from the field as a junior

Personal:

  • Son of Jerry and Karen Noreen
  • Birthday is June 3
  • Enrolled in sport management
  • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
  • BIG EAST Academic All-Star

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