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Noah Nørgaard posing after winning 2025 U18 EuroBasket Division B. Claes Nørgaard On Sunday night, the U18 Danish national team won EuroBasket Division B, with 17-year-old Noah Nørgaard making yet another strong statement about his future. Right on the heels of having participated – and flourishing – at this year’s NBA Academy Games, the youngster cemented himself as one to watch. Explosive scoring touch Nørgaard, who scored 30 points in the final against Estonia, averaged 18.3 points in the tournament, in just 25.1 minutes per game. As a result of the gold medal, and his efforts, he was named MVP of Division B. The 6’2 guard is a high-volume three-point shooter, who took 6.6 attempts per game, making 37.7% of them, but he’s not limited to the outside, as he forced himself to the line five times per game, in aforementioned limited minutes. The long-range shooting tracks with his performance at the NBA Academy Games, where he drained 13 three-pointers in 155 minutes, and had back-to-back performances where he scored 20 and 22 points respectively. (Last year, the NBA Academy Games had two Danes, and the invitation of Nørgaard this year only will likely bring even more attention to the Northen European country.) Nørgaard, who received his basketball education in Spain, across both academy and club, has big ambitions and is making no secret that he aspires to making the NBA, which only one Danish player before him – Iffe Lundberg – has achieved. The next steps For Nørgaard, it’s all about continued development. At 6’2, he’s keenly aware that he has to be multifaceted to make it to the league, especially given the NBA’s recent trend of prioritizing positional size. Yet, he leans into his scoring as his primary element, and it’s probably the right decision. The mechanics on…

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