Noah Fernandes
Player
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Number: 11
Position: G
Height: 5' 11“
Weight: 180
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Birthday: January 15, 2000
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At UMass
Noah's father first announced that Noah would be transferring to UMass, on 3/18/20.
3) Noah himself said it the next day.
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Coach McCall quote on Fernandes: “Noah was one of my favorite players that I watched two summers ago in AAU. I think Noah is a winner, he has tremendous feel at the point guard spot and plays the game with a tremendous amount of passion. His competitiveness, basketball feel and moxie are things you want. I think he’s a better scorer than people give him credit for. He shoots it from the perimeter, but you can also put him in a pick-n-roll and he can make the right play. How we want to play offensively, when you can get multiple handlers out there with shooting on the floor, it’s going to make you that much harder to guard.”
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One of the three (with
Dominguez and
Weeks) scholarship players to stay with UMass over the McCall-
Martin coaching change in 2022.
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Chose to transfer out at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
6)7)8) Will be a grad transfer.
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Graduated in May 2023.
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2022-23 Senior year
2021-22 Junior year
Played in 28 of the season's 32 games, starting each time he played.
Upped his production to 14.9 points and 5.3 assists per game.
Led the team in many categories, including Points (418), PPG (14.9), MPG (33.6), Assists (147), APG (5.3), Steals (40).
Scored in double figures in each of the first five games.
Set a new career high with 21 points versus
Weber State (11/18), with 5 assists and 0 turnovers.
Bested himself in the next game with 25 points, plus 4 steals, in the overtime win over
UNC-Greensboro (11/19). Played 40 of the 45 minutes.
Limited to 19 minutes in the
Ball State game (11/21), a season low so far. May have injured his leg. Checked out with 15:02 left in the second half and did not return.
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Came back strong for the
Rutgers game (11/27). Played 39 minutes, dished a career high 11 assists, and scored 16 points, including the game-winning three at the buzzer.
Huge factor in the win over
Harvard (12/4), with a team-leading 24 points and 9 assists, plus 7 rebounds.
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Came back for the next game
at Richmond (1/5), but off his usual production, 10 points, 2 boards, and just 1 assist.
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Scored 18 points to lead the team versus
Rhode Island (1/15). Also dished 7 assists and stole 4 in 39 minutes.
Led the team with 24 points and 6 assists in the home win over
Saint Louis (1/20). Shot 7-11 from the floor.
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Seemed to struggle in the next 9-game stretch, starting with his return
at Rhode Island (2/5). Although his minutes were on par, his scoring dipped to 8.8 ppg, total field goal shooting to .295, and .222 from three. Assists were on par, at 5.7 per game.
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Held to 4-2-4 while saddled with 4 fouls against
GW (2/9).
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Held scoreless for the first time all season in the loss
at Dayton (2/23). Hampered with 4 fouls, limited to 22 minutes, and shot 0-5 from the field.
Tallied 9-3-4, but also 5 turnovers, in the loss to
VCU (2/26).
Shot 5-10 from the field
at Fordham (2/28), his best percentage since before the concussion. Finished with 13-2-4.
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Finished the season on a tear: averaging 27.7 points over the last three games, hitting 10+ field goals in each.
Scored 28, a new career high, in the regular season finale, at George Mason (3/5). Shot 10-19 from the field, including 4-6 from three-point territory.
Stayed hot in the next game,
versus GW in the A-10 Tourney (3/10). Set a new career high with 29 points, on 11-17 shooting from the field. Also dished 7 assists, and stole a career high 7.
Tried to put the team on his back again
versus Dayton (3/11), with 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, but the Minutemen fell short, 75-72.
2020-21 Sophomore year
Played in 13 of the team's 15 games in the Coronavirus-shortened season. Started in 12.
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Tripled his minutes per game from Wichita State (30.7 from 9.9).
Averaged 11.1 points per game, a large increase from 1.4 at Wichita.
Every other statistical category also showed marked improvement from the previous season.
2.2 assists to turnover ratio was fourth best in the Atlantic 10.
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1.6 steals per game was ninth in the A-10.
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Scored in double-figures in 9 of his 13 games.
Started his UMass career with a 5 assist, 0 turnover game in the win over
Northeastern (12/11). Also scored 5 points.
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Great game
at La Salle (12/16), with 11 points, 5 steals (career high), 9 assists (career high), and just 1 turnover. The 9:1 A:TO ratio was also a career best.
More solid numbers versus
Bryant (12/21), with 14 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, 8 assists, 1 turnover.
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Tallied 13 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 1 turnover in the win over
La Salle (1/9).
Sixth straight double-figure scoring game came in the win versus
Rhode Island (1/13), with 10 points. Also notched 8 rebounds (tied his career high), and stole 4.
Tallied 15 points and 5 boards versus
Davidson (1/24). Played 35 minutes, but injured his wrist, forcing him to miss the next two games.
Came back for the game at
Richmond (2/23). Came off the bench, played 20 minutes, scored 3 points and got 3 rebounds.
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Granted a waiver to the usual NCAA transfer rules, eligible to play for UMass in 2020-21 instead of sitting out a year.
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Statistics
Season | School | Conf | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | APG | TOV | A:TO | STL | BLK | PF | FO |
2019-20 | WSU | AAC | 21 | 3 | 207 | 9.9 | 10 | 41 | .244 | 4 | 19 | .211 | 6 | 22 | .273 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 29 | 1.4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0.8 | 26 | 1.2 | 20 | 1.3 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
2020-21 | UMass | A-10 | 13 | 12 | 399 | 30.7 | 43 | 101 | .426 | 19 | 40 | .475 | 24 | 61 | .393 | 34 | 42 | .810 | 144 | 11.1 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 4.2 | 57 | 4.4 | 26 | 2.2 | 21 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
2021-22 | UMass | A-10 | 28 | 28 | 941 | 33.6 | 145 | 333 | .435 | 100 | 208 | .481 | 45 | 125 | .360 | 83 | 105 | .790 | 418 | 14.9 | 13 | 64 | 77 | 2.8 | 147 | 5.3 | 72 | 2.0 | 40 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
2022-23 | UMass | A-10 | 11 | 11 | 324 | 29.5 | 48 | 100 | .480 | 29 | 58 | .500 | 19 | 42 | .452 | 32 | 50 | .640 | 147 | 13.4 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 2.5 | 45 | 4.1 | 24 | 1.9 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Total | UMass | A-10 | 52 | 51 | 1664 | 32.0 | 236 | 534 | .442 | 148 | 306 | .484 | 88 | 228 | .386 | 149 | 197 | .756 | 709 | 13.6 | 23 | 137 | 160 | 3.1 | 249 | 4.8 | 122 | 2.0 | 75 | 6 | 135 | 2 |
Career | Overall | 73 | 54 | 1871 | 25.6 | 246 | 575 | .428 | 152 | 325 | .468 | 94 | 250 | .376 | 152 | 201 | .756 | 738 | 10.1 | 26 | 150 | 176 | 2.4 | 275 | 3.8 | 142 | 1.9 | 88 | 8 | 158 | 2 |
Game logs from Sports Reference
Career Highs
Post-UMass
Committed to
Rutgers for the 2023-24 season.
20)21) As a graduate transfer, does not require an NCAA waiver to be eligible immediately.
Pre-UMass
Wichita State
High School / Prep School
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Team earned the top seed at the National Prep Championship and finished the year 36-2.
Three-star prospect, per ESPN and 247Sports.
Rated No. 215 in the Class of 2019 on 247Sports’ composite list, No. 23 among point guards.
Played 2018 summer ball for Expressions Elite in EYBL and averaged 12.9 points, 4.8 assists in 21 games.
All-Peach Jam Honorable Mention, where he put up 13.8 points, 6.8 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals in five games.
2018 graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass.
Played three seasons at Tabor.
First Team All-NEPSAC (Class A) as a senior and earned ISL all-league honors.
Averaged more than 20 points per game in 2017-18 and helped his team the NEPSAC Class A semifinals.
Played his freshman season as Old Rochester Regional in Mattapoisett where he averaged 15.8 points and helped the Bulldogs to the first MIAA state basketball championship in school history.
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