Noah Dahlman
Dahlman with MZT Skopje in 2012
Gifu Swoops
PositionForward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989
Braham, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolBraham Area (Braham, Minnesota)
CollegeWofford (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012MZT Skopje
2012–2013BKP Banská Bystrica
2013MZT Skopje
2013–2014Balkan Botevgrad
2014–2015Lietkabelis
2015–2016Dinamo București
2016–2017Peja
2017–2022Landstede Hammers
2022–presentGifu Swoops
Career highlights and awards

Noah Dahlman (born April 4, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Gifu Swoops of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball at Wofford College, where he was an All-American.

College career

Dahlman came to Wofford from Braham, Minnesota,[1] where he led Braham Area High School to three state championships. A 6'7" forward, Dahlman became one of the best players in Terrier history. For his career, he scored 2,013 points – most in Wofford's Division I history. He was a three-time first team Southern Conference pick and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches as a junior in the 2009–10 season.[2] Dahlman was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press that season.[3]

Dahlman also led the Terriers to unprecedented team success. He was two-time Southern Conference tournament Most Valuable Player (2010, 2011) as Wofford gained its first two NCAA tournament bids in school history.[4]

Professional career

First years

After graduating from Wofford in 2011, Dahlman was not selected in the 2011 NBA draft. He instead signed with MZT Skopje of the Macedonian First League for the 2011–12 season.[5] In his first professional season, he helped guide his team to a Macedonian National Championship. He was named Forward of the Year and to the All-Macedonian League First Team. In July 2013, he signed with Bulgarian team Balkan Botevgrad.[6]

In the 2014–15 season he played with Lithuanian club Lietkabelis of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).

In June 2015, Dahlman signed with Dinamo București of Romania.[7]

In 2016, he signed with KB Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

Landstede Hammers

On July 3, 2017, Dahlman signed with Landstede Basketbal.[8] On April 23, 2018, Dahlman was named to the All-DBL Team.[9] Over 30 regular season games, he averaged 16.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.[10] In the play-offs, second-seeded Landstede lost to third-seeded ZZ Leiden in the semi-finals, 0–4. In 4 playoff games, Dahlman averaged 13.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists.[10] On July 31, 2018, Dahlman re-signed for another season with Landstede.[11]

In the 2018–19 season, Dahlman won the DBL championship with Landstede, the first in club history.[12] He was also named to the All-DBL Team for a second straight year. On June 20, 2019, Dahlman extended his contract with Landstede.[13] During the 2020–21 season, he averaged 15.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Dahlman extended his contract with the team by two years on July 5, 2021.[14] In the 2021–22 season, Dahlman led the BNXT League in efficiency rankings with an average score of 25.2 per game.

Gifu Swoops

In June 2022, Dahlman agreed with Landstede to dissolve his contract early as he signed with Japanese club Gifu Swoops of the B.League.[15]

Personal

Dahlman is the grandson of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach John Kundla. His brother Isaiah played collegiately for Michigan State.[16]

Dahlman operates youth basketball camps which also incorporate life skills.

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Dahlman". Official Website of Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dahlman and Young Honored as SoCon Player and Coach of the Year". Wofford Athletics. 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Noah Dahlman Named AP Honorable Mention All-America". Wofford Athletics. 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Wofford earns 2nd straight NCAA bid by topping Bobby Cremins' Cougars". ESPN.com. 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Wofford's Dahlman signs to play hoops in Macedonia". GoUpstate.com. 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Balkan add Noah Dahlman". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "CS Dinamo Bucuresti adds Dahlman to their roster, ex Lietkabelis". Eurobasket.com. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Zwolle lands Noah Dahlman". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "All Star Team 2017–2018". Basketballleague.nl. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. 1 2 DBL Profile
  11. ↑ "Landstede haalt Amerikanen terug". Basketballleague.nl (in Dutch). 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cookies op destentor.nl – destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Noah Dahlman blijft bij Landstede". basketballleague.nl. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Noah Dahlman extends contract with Landstede Hammers". Sportando. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Landstede Hammers moet verder zonder Dahlman". Landstede Hammers (in Dutch). 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  16. ↑ "Noah Dahlman does it all at Wofford". ESPN.com. 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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