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Kenny Noland Named to All-Met Second Team
4/22/2026 9:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The senior guard led the Lions and ranked tied for second in the Ivy League in scoring
NEW YORK — Columbia men's basketball senior guard Kenny Noland has been named to the All-Met Division I Second Team, the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) announced on Wednesday.
Noland and the All-Met teams will be honored at the 93rd MBWA Haggerty Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 23, at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center in Tarrytown, New York. The Haggerty Awards live stream will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
The Apex, North Carolina, native averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers, earning him a spot on the All-Ivy League Second Team. Noland led the Lions in assists, field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws made, and minutes per game. His 72 three-pointers were the third-most in the league.
Noland completed his career by solidifying his name in the program's record book in several categories: 111 games played (tied for fifth); 1,225 points (14th); 281 assists (10th); 126 steals (fourth).
On Jan. 24 at Dartmouth, Noland posted 28 points and 11 rebounds (both career highs) for his first-career double-double in the 79-69 win. Noland went 11-11 from the free throw line (also a career-high) and tallied four steals, which tied his career-best.
Noland's 28 points were the most scored by any Ivy League player amongst that week's games and were the most points scored by a Lion on the road since Nov. 13, 2022, at Sacred Heart (Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, 28). His 28 points were also the most points scored by a Lion in a road Ivy League game since Feb. 15, 2020, at Harvard (Mike Smith, 38).
On Jan. 5 at Cornell, Noland notched his 1,000th career point, becoming the 31st Lion in program history to reach that mark and the first since Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa on Feb. 23, 2024.
Noland trumped his career-high in points three times this year and recorded 13 20-point performances. Noland went off for an at-the-time career-best 27 points in a win at Lehigh on Nov. 21, where he went 11-18 from the field. He then matched the 27-point mark on Dec. 28 at North Florida.
At 70-76 (92.1 percent) from the charity stripe, Noland ranked fifth in the country in free throw percentage among qualified players and set the single-season program record.
Noland earned three Ivy League Player of the Week honors and was added to the Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List on Dec. 18, which recognizes the top mid-major players in Division I college basketball.
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Noland and the All-Met teams will be honored at the 93rd MBWA Haggerty Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 23, at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center in Tarrytown, New York. The Haggerty Awards live stream will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
The Apex, North Carolina, native averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers, earning him a spot on the All-Ivy League Second Team. Noland led the Lions in assists, field goals made, three-point field goals made, free throws made, and minutes per game. His 72 three-pointers were the third-most in the league.
Noland completed his career by solidifying his name in the program's record book in several categories: 111 games played (tied for fifth); 1,225 points (14th); 281 assists (10th); 126 steals (fourth).
On Jan. 24 at Dartmouth, Noland posted 28 points and 11 rebounds (both career highs) for his first-career double-double in the 79-69 win. Noland went 11-11 from the free throw line (also a career-high) and tallied four steals, which tied his career-best.
Noland's 28 points were the most scored by any Ivy League player amongst that week's games and were the most points scored by a Lion on the road since Nov. 13, 2022, at Sacred Heart (Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, 28). His 28 points were also the most points scored by a Lion in a road Ivy League game since Feb. 15, 2020, at Harvard (Mike Smith, 38).
On Jan. 5 at Cornell, Noland notched his 1,000th career point, becoming the 31st Lion in program history to reach that mark and the first since Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa on Feb. 23, 2024.
Noland trumped his career-high in points three times this year and recorded 13 20-point performances. Noland went off for an at-the-time career-best 27 points in a win at Lehigh on Nov. 21, where he went 11-18 from the field. He then matched the 27-point mark on Dec. 28 at North Florida.
At 70-76 (92.1 percent) from the charity stripe, Noland ranked fifth in the country in free throw percentage among qualified players and set the single-season program record.
Noland earned three Ivy League Player of the Week honors and was added to the Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List on Dec. 18, which recognizes the top mid-major players in Division I college basketball.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia men's basketball, follow @CULionsMBB on X and Instagram, search Columbia men's basketball on Facebook, or follow on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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