Trent Noah didn’t play for UK basketball in rivalry loss at Louisville
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- Trent Noah didn’t play for UK basketball in rivalry game against Louisville.
- Mark Pope said on UK pregame radio that Noah had recovered from an ankle injury.
- Noah was a full participant in Kentucky’s practice on Monday.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s much-hyped rivalry matchup between No. 9 Kentucky and No. 12 Louisville, the playing status of one UK player was in question.
We knew that Mark Pope’s Wildcats would still be without sophomore forward Jayden Quaintance for at least a few more weeks. Quaintance is recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered near the end of last season while playing at Arizona State.
But another sophomore forward, Harlan native Trent Noah, had a more optimistic outlook to play in Tuesday’s game.
Noah — who started both of UK’s exhibition games against high-major opponents and its season opener against Nicholls — was dealing with a left ankle injury. Noah suffered the injury in the first half of that Nicholls game. Noah didn’t dress for UK’s second game of the season, a home thrashing of Valparaiso, last Friday night.
Prior to Tuesday’s game, Pope said on UK pregame radio that Noah would be available for the contest after practicing in full on Monday.
Still, Noah didn’t play for the Cats in what was a 96-88 Louisville win.
Before he suffered the left ankle injury, Noah recorded two rebounds and one steal in nine minutes against Nicholls. It was Noah’s first college start.
This could be a potential breakout season for Noah, who made 24 appearances off the bench for the Wildcats as a freshman last season. In UK’s exhibition victory over preseason No. 1 Purdue, Noah had 10 points and made a pair of 3-pointers.
This story was originally published November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM.
