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Kenny Noland '26CC Signs Professional Contract with the Artland Dragons
7/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Dragons play in the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA in Germany
NEW YORK — Columbia men's basketball alumnus Kenny Noland '26CC has signed professionally with the Artland Dragons of the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA in Quakenbrück, Germany.
Noland embarks on his professional career after racking up All-Ivy League Second Team and All-Met Division I Second Team honors as a senior in 2025-26.
The Apex, North Carolina, native averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers. 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 on the season 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.
The Dragons open the 2026-27 season on Friday, Sept. 25 against the Giessen 46ers.
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Noland embarks on his professional career after racking up All-Ivy League Second Team and All-Met Division I Second Team honors as a senior in 2025-26.
The Apex, North Carolina, native averaged a team-best 17.1 points per game and was tied for second among Ivy League scorers. 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 on the season 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.
The Dragons open the 2026-27 season on Friday, Sept. 25 against the Giessen 46ers.
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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