Eastern Michigan Athletics
Men’s Hoops Adds Noah Farrakhan to 2021-22 Roster
8/3/2021 10:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The freshman spent the 2020-21 season at East Carolina
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball program and first-year Head Coach Stan Heath continue to build EMU's 2021-22 roster with the signing of Noah Farrakhan (Newark, N.J.-The Patrick School (East Carolina)), the team announced today, Aug. 3.
Farrakhan will join the Green and White after spending the 2020-21 season at East Carolina University. The guard will be considered a sophomore in the classroom, but a freshman on the court for the 2021-22 campaign.
"Noah is a talented and dynamic point guard with great speed," Heath said. "His vision and creativity is extremely high. Additionally, he has the ability to score and make guys around him better. Noah is an exciting player for fans to watch and I look forward to coaching him."
The freshman saw action in 12 games last season for the Pirates, averaging 3.0 points, 1.0 assists, and 0.9 rebounds per game. He made his collegiate debut against N.C. Wesleyan, scoring six points and handing out three assists in 16 minutes. The Newark, N.J. native scored a career-high 11 points against Radford and distributed double-digit assists in three games.
Farrakhan graduated from The Patrick School in Hillsdale, N.J., where he played as a senior in 2019-20 and led the Celtics to a sectional championship. He averaged 7.1 points and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 46 percent from the field during his final prep campaign.
The 6-foot-2 guard also played at the IMG Academy in Florida, where he led the team to the 2019 GEICO High School National Championship. Additionally, Farrakhan started his high school career at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. He was a member of the 2017 and 2018 NJISSA state championship teams, and earned Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore. Farrakhan also played AAU for the New Jersey Playaz's, where the team won the Nike National Championship Peach Jam.
Eastern Michigan continues its offseason schedule and prepares for the 2021-22 season with Coach Heath at the helm of the program.
For more information on Eastern Michigan men's basketball, visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team's official Twitter at Twitter.com/EMU_MBB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/EMUMBB, or on Instagram at Instgram.com/emumbb.
Farrakhan will join the Green and White after spending the 2020-21 season at East Carolina University. The guard will be considered a sophomore in the classroom, but a freshman on the court for the 2021-22 campaign.
"Noah is a talented and dynamic point guard with great speed," Heath said. "His vision and creativity is extremely high. Additionally, he has the ability to score and make guys around him better. Noah is an exciting player for fans to watch and I look forward to coaching him."
The freshman saw action in 12 games last season for the Pirates, averaging 3.0 points, 1.0 assists, and 0.9 rebounds per game. He made his collegiate debut against N.C. Wesleyan, scoring six points and handing out three assists in 16 minutes. The Newark, N.J. native scored a career-high 11 points against Radford and distributed double-digit assists in three games.
Farrakhan graduated from The Patrick School in Hillsdale, N.J., where he played as a senior in 2019-20 and led the Celtics to a sectional championship. He averaged 7.1 points and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 46 percent from the field during his final prep campaign.
The 6-foot-2 guard also played at the IMG Academy in Florida, where he led the team to the 2019 GEICO High School National Championship. Additionally, Farrakhan started his high school career at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J. He was a member of the 2017 and 2018 NJISSA state championship teams, and earned Second Team All-State honors as a sophomore. Farrakhan also played AAU for the New Jersey Playaz's, where the team won the Nike National Championship Peach Jam.
Eastern Michigan continues its offseason schedule and prepares for the 2021-22 season with Coach Heath at the helm of the program.
For more information on Eastern Michigan men's basketball, visit EMUEagles.com or follow the team's official Twitter at Twitter.com/EMU_MBB, on Facebook at Facebook.com/EMUMBB, or on Instagram at Instgram.com/emumbb.
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