Kevin Noreen

Kevin Noreen
No. 34 – West Virginia Mountaineers
Position Forward
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born June 3, 1992
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Minnesota Transitions Charter School
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College West Virginia (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Noreen (born 1992) is a basketball player from Minnesota. Noreen played high school basketball at Minnesota Transitions Charter School and broke the state scoring record with an unofficial career total of 4,086 points.[1][2] In his senior year,[3] he also led the team to the 2010 Class A state championship in Minnesota;[1] he led all scorers in the championship game against Sebeka High School with 24 points,[3] and was named to the All-Tournament team.[4] Kevin Noreen was also named Mr. Basketball in Minnesota in 2010,[1] as well as the Gatorade Minnesota Boys Basketball Player of the Year.[5] Noreen initially committed to play basketball at Boston College, but was allowed to retract his commitment after coach Al Skinner was fired. Noreen then agreed to play for West Virginia.[2] While playing at WVU Kevin has built a huge following amongst the fans. When Kevin shoots 3 point shots fans call it a "NorTHREEn".

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LaVaque, David (2010-03-30). "MTS forward Noreen named Mr. Basketball". The Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stensaas, Brian (2010-06-30). "Noreen signs to play for Huggins, Mountaineers". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota). pp. C9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2010 State Boys' Basketball Tournament". Minnesota State High School League. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  4. ↑ "2010 State Boys’ Basketball Tournament Class A All-Tournament Team". Minnesota State High School League. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota Transitions Charter School Standout Named Gatorade Minnesota Boys Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). 2010-03-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.