Pronunciation - Noah Haynesworth
2020-21: Will not use a year of eligibility, and maintain his current status, due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 policy… Scored two points and grabbed one rebound in his UC Davis debut vs. William Jessup (12/4).
SKYLINE COLLEGE (2018-20): Named team captain before the start of the 2019-20 season and ended the year with second team all-conference honors... Awarded the Philip and Ellis Garlington Scholarship while at Skyline, which recognizes the school's top student-athlete... Graduated magna cum laude with a psychology degree... California Community College Men's Basketball Coaches Association selected Noah as the top men's basketball student-athlete in Northern California when the organization announced its 2019-20 selection after the season concluded... Started 39 of 53 games throughout his two years at Skyline College, including all 27 played throughout his sophomore season... That year, he shot 46 percent overall, averaged 10.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
TAMALPAIS HS '18: Led the basketball team to consecutive 21-win seasons during his junior and senior years... The Red Tailed Hawks also won 10 league games each year... THS enjoyed deep runs in the North Coast Section playoffs by advancing to the semifinals one year and the championship game in the other... Three-sport standout also played volleyball and football.
PERSONAL: Ran the Black Student Union and was named Marin Foundation Student-Athlete of the Year when he graduated from at Tamalpais HS in 2018... Noah is the second-youngest of Ayoola Haynesworth's five children... He is the second member of the family to compete for Division I program; his cousin played volleyball at Duke from 2019-13... Played the trumpet, jazz and classical, for eight years... Dream job is to become a sports psychologist after playing basketball professionally... Favorite players are Kobe Bryant Draymond Green and Stephen Curry... Favorite artist is 2Pac... Malcolm X is his non-sports hero... Traveling outside the country, learning a new instrument and language are the three things on his bucket list... Chose to attend UC Davis because of the coaching staff and players, both past and current... He was excited to join a program that has a winning culture, values the important things, and prepares its players for future success.
