General:
• Played two seasons st Jacksonville before transferring to Arkansas ... Was rated the 29th-best “Sit-Out” Transfer in the Nation by ESPN.com for the 2020-21 season.
• Sat out the 2019-20 season at Arkansas due to NCAA transfer regulations and played two seasons with Arkansas.
• AS A RAZORBACK: Scored 1,070 career points
• OVERALL: Scored 1,999 career points and had 228 career steals
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2021-22 (Sr. at Arkansas):
SEASON HONORS
• ALL-AMERICAN (3rd team) Associated Press
• ALL-AMERICAN (3rd team) The Sporting News (Mike DeCourcy)
• ALL-AMERICAN (3rd team) NCAA.com (Andy Katz)
• ALL-AMERICAN (3rd team) The Field of 68 (Rob Dauster)
• ALL-AMERICAN (HM) USBWA
• ALL-AMERICAN (HM) CollegeHoopsToday,com
• ALL-AMERICAN (5th team) All-Rolls Royce (Dick Vitale)
• NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team
• District VII Player of the Year (USBWA)
• All-District VII (USBWA)
• 2nd team All-District 20 (10 total players honored) by NABC
• 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 1st Team All-SEC (Associated Press - 1 of 3 unanimous picks)
• 1st Team All-SEC (USA TODAY Network - 1 of 2 unanimous picks)
• SEC Community Service Team
• National Player of the Week (Feb. 28) ESPN / NCAA.com (Andy Katz)
• SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 28)
• Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
SEASON NOTES
• 2021-22 ALL-AMERICAN
• 2021-22 Consensus 1st team All-SEC (unanimous media) ... Was preseason All-SEC by the coaches but was not on the media preseason team
• 2021-22 SEC Community Service Team ... Volunteered at the Samaritan Community Center, a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit providing food and other resources to families living in need ... Also volunteered at the Potter’s House Community Engagement Event, has written “Grateful Razorbacks” letters to donors and participated in RazorCall with Sequoyah Elementary in (Russellville) ... Volunteered at the Springdale community center.
• 2022 NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team
• Scored his 1,000th point as a Razorback, converting an old-fashion 3-point play early in the second half versus Texas A&M in the SEC semifinal ... He became the 45th player to score 1,000 points in a Razorback uniform ... He is the sixth Razorback to accomplish the feat in two seasons joining Mason Jones (1,146), Jaylen Barford (1,087), Daryl Macon (1,070), Bobby Portis (1,047) and Dusty Hannahs (1.047).
• Led the SEC and ranked 14th in the NCAA in steals (2.25 avg) ... HIs 81 steals ranked 3rd in the NCAA ... Led the team and ranked 2nd in the SEC in scoring (18.3 ppg - 61st NCAA) ... Ranked 2nd in the NCAA in field goal attempts (589).
• PLayed in 26 games with 35 starts ... Also led the team in assists (134) and was the only player in the SEC to rank among the league's top 15 in scoring, assists, steals and defensive rebounds.
• Mercer: Scored a game-high 30 while tying a then career-high seven steals ... 6 steals came in the 2nd half to spur the come-from-behind win ... His seven steals ties for 8th on the school's single-game list ... Just the 6th Razorback to score at least 30 in a season opener.
• UNI: Just missed his second career triple-double with 17 pts • 9 assists • 8 rebounds ... Only committed one turnover ... Led the team in assists, was second on the team in points and rebounds.
• HOF Classic: Struggled shooting, but still scored double-digits in both games ... However, had five assists and three steals vs K-State and added two steals vs Cincy, including one with 1:40 left that set-up the Hogs' game-winning run.
• Penn: Scored a game-high 28 and tied for team lead with nine rebounds ... Added five assists (four in the second half) ... Scored 14 of Arkansas' final 18 points, including 10 straight for the Hogs from 5:28 to 27 seconds left.
• LR: Tied for team lead in points with 18 ... Scored 16 of those in the second half ... Leading by 9 with seven minutes to play, scored nine straight for the Hogs to secure the win, with two steals.
• Hofstra: Came off the bench for the first time in 2021-22 and scored a team-best 20 points, making 4-of-9 3-pointers ... Added six rebounds.
• Vandy: Scored 16 points and led the team, while tying an SEC career high with five steals ... Added five assists and had 13 defensive ball touches (7 deflections, 5 steals, 1 blocked shot)
• @ A&M: Led the team and had an SEC career-best with 31 points (also his best as Hog)... Scored 12 points to start game as Arkansas raced out to a 20-9 lead ... Scored seven in a 13-3 run to cut Arkansas's deficit from 11 to 1 with 1:08 to play .. Scored 17 in the first half and 14 in the second half with two of his three assists and both steals.
• Mizzou: Scored 9 of Arkansas' first 18 points as the Hogs led 18-3 early ... Finished with a game-high 19 points.
• @ LSU: Had a game-high 19 points, including a 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 Arkansas run ... Only played 27 minutes due to foul trouble ... Team was +18 in his 27 minutes played —the only Hog in double-digits for Plus-Minus.
• South Carolina: Led the team in assists (5) and tied then career high in blocked shots (3) ... Added 17 points (making 7-of-8 FT) and an SEC career-best seven rebounds ... Had a team-best +31 (+24 in the second half) ... Only played 9:24 in the first half due to foul trouble .... Played all 20 minutes of the 2nd half with 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists and 3 BLKS.
• Texas A&M: Led the team in both points (17) and assists (4) while adding six rebounds and three steals.
• @ Ole Miss: For the third straight game, led the team in both points (25) and assists (5).
• West Virginia: Only played the first 3:26 of the first half before picking up two fouls and sitting the rest of the half ... However, scored five points (a 3-pointer to start the game and a layup) with an assist ... Finished with 15 points.
• @ Georgia: Scored 23 points and posted SEC career-bests with nine rebounds and six assists ... Helped Arkansas out-score UGA 46-26 in the second half with 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
• Auburn: Led Arkansas to just the program's 2nd win over AP #1 team with a game-high 28 points ... Had career highs in FT made (11), FT attempts (14), blocked shots (4) and minutes played (41:24) ... Had 9 early points as Arkansas jumped out to a 27-15 lead ... Made back-to-back defensive stops, blocking a shot and getting a steal ... The steal led two FT to tie the game with 54 seconds left ... Sealed the win with a FT with 12 seconds left ... Added a career-high 17 defensive ball touches (deflections, blocked shots, steals).
• @ Alabama: Only played 3:44 in the first half due to foul trouble but had three assists ... Led the team at +7 ... Finished with 12 points (all in the second half) including a 3-pointer with 2:36 to play to give Arkansas a 65-64 lead .. Added three second-half steals (had four for the game) and finished with 11 defensive ball touches.
• Tennessee: Tied for the team lead with 13 points (3-of-6 3PT).
• NATIONAL & SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (2/28): Averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds in wins at Florida and against #6/3 Kentucky. For his efforts, named both the National Player of the Week by ESPN.com and Andy Katz/NCAA March Madness as well as being tabbed the SEC Player of the Week ... @ Florida: Had a team-high 22 points while adding six rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in helping Arkansas snap a 14-game losing streak to the Gators in Gainesville ... Notae scored five key points late in the game to secure the win .. First, with Arkansas up one with 1:06 left, he drained a "dagger" 3-pointer to put Arkansas up four ... Then, after a defensive stop, Notae sank two free throws with 40 ticks left for a six-point cushion ... Kentucky: Had 30 points and eight assists to become the first Razorback to have at least 30 and 8 in any game since the Hogs joined the SEC (1991-92) ... Additionally became the first SEC player to have at least 30 and 8 versus an AP top 10 team in the last 25 years ... Eight assists both tied a season-high and were a career-high in an SEC game ... Led Arkansas to a 15-2 run to start the game versus Kentucky with eight points and two assists ... His eighth assist of the game came with 1:22 left (to Jaylin Williams) that put Arkansas up one (71-70), a lead the Hogs would not relinquish ... Up four with nine seconds left, Notae blocked a Ty Ty Washington shot to help seal the win.
• LSU: Made two free throws with eight seconds left to put Arkansas up 77-76 ... Made his first 3-pointer, but did not have his best scoring game ... Finished with 12 points (3-of-12 FG; 2-6 3PT) ... However, grabbed seven rebounds and had a team-best five assists ... Inside the final 2:47, had three assists and three defensive rebounds.
• @ Tennessee: Led the Hogs with 20 points, adding a team-best four assists, team-best three steals and team best one blocked shot ... 15 of his 20 (as well as three assists and two steals) came in the second half as Arkansas turned a 21-point halftime deficit to two inside the final minute ... Was +17 in the second half ... Scored nine points in a 14-3 run from 4:23 to 16 seconds to turn an 11-point deficit (73-62) to 2 (76-74) ... Was 6-of-6 at the free throw line during the span.
• vs LSU (SEC): Scored 19 points with four steals, six rebounds and three assists ... Made 10-of-13 at the line.
• vs Texas A&M (SEC): Only scored five points, but that 5th point gave him 1,000 points in a Razorback uniform ... Added a team-best five assists.
• vs Vermont (NCAA): Had 17 points (all in the second half) thanks to 6-of-8 at the line ... Made two free throws with 9 seconds left to seal the win ... Added seven rebounds and a team-best four assists ... Led the team with a +11 (the only Hog in double figures).
• vs New Mexico State (NCAA): Led the team with 18 points thanks to 7-of-8 at the line ... Had a career-high 8 steals, which also tied a school record for most in an NCAA Tournament game ... Scored 8 straight to cap a 17-2 run in the first half to put the Hogs up 13 ... Led the team with a +9.
• NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team: Averaged a team-best 17.5 points in the Regional rounds, including 21 pts vs Gonzaga and 14 vs Duke ... vs Gonzaga (NCAA): Led the Hogs with 21 points (attempting a career-high 29 shots), six assists and three steals ... The first Hog in at least 25 years to get at least 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in a game .. Scored four points inside the final 1:25 of the first half to cap a 13-2 run —including a layup at the buzzer — for a 3-point halftime lead ... vs Duke (NCAA): Scored 14 points with a team-best four assists and two blocked shots while adding four rebounds and a steal.
2020-21 (R-Jr. at Arkansas):
• Named the Bleacher Report National Sixth Man of the Year and the SEC Coaches Sixth Man of the Year ... Was Arkansas’ first sub 16 times and Arkansas was 13-3 in those games ... Third on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg) but led the team in scoring 22.2 points per 40 minutes (Moses Moody was second at 19.9 ppg) ... Led the team in steals (46) and ranked 12th in the SEC in steals per game (1.44) ... Was 7th in the SEC in FT made (92).
• Scored in double figures 21 times this season ... Led team in scoring seven times
• Lone start for the season came at home vs Auburn (1/20)
• Had a game-high seven assists with five rebounds in the season opener
• Had 16 points and six rebounds versus North Texas • Scored his 1,000th career point (5:09 of 2nd half) versus Central Arkansas ... Had a game-high 22 points, including 17 in the second half, adding three steals and six assists with just one turnover
• Versus Oral Roberts, finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, three assists and tied career-high with three blocked shots ... Made a then career-high seven free throws (7-of-8)
• Scored 19 in the win over Abilene Christian, including 17 in the second half ... Made two key 3-pointers —one to put Arkansas up 12 with 3:05 left and hit another to seal the win 1:23 left
• Scored 21 in the win at Auburn, including 19 in the second half ... Made a then career-high seven free throws and had a season-high four assists
• Led the team with 19 points at Tennessee (season-best 63.6% shooting 7-of-11 FG) ... Added four rebounds and three assists
• Led Arkansas and tied a season-high with 22 points at LSU, including 14 in the first half ... Scored nine points during a 12-0 run for the Hogs
• Led the team with 19 points vs Ole Miss - 14 in the second half ... Only made four shots from the field but three were 3’s ... Had career-highs for free throws made (8) and free throws attempted - tied (9) ... Added five rebounds for the second straight game • Scored 11 points at Kentucky, including eight in the first half and making 2-of-3 from deep in the period
• Broke a mini slump with a 12-point performance in the Alabama win, making 2-of-4 from 3-point range ... His last triple gave Arkansas its largest lead (16 points with 5:22 left in the game) ... Added three assists (his most in 12 games) with two steals
• Played perhaps his best overall game — including his best defensive game — in the win over LSU ... Scored 18 points while tying a season-best with six rebounds (his most in an SEC game) and two steals while taking his fourth charge of the season
• Trumped that performance the next time out in the win at South Carolina with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals ... The 21 points and five assists both tie his best performances in an SEC game ... He became the first Razorback to have at least 20-5-5-5 in a game since Kareem Reid versus Louisville on Dec. 9, 1997 (HogStats.com)
• Only scored nine in the season finale versus Texas A&M but they all came in the second half (making 6-of-6 FT) as Arkansas completed the come-from-behnd win ... Added four rebounds and three steals
• In the SEC quarters versus Mizzou, had a season-best 27 points — his best as a Hog and 4th-best overall in his career — with four assists and four rebounds
• Added three steals in SEC semis vs LSU
• Only made three 3’s versus Colgate but all three were key and added three steals ... Down four, Notae scored six straight to put the hogs up two with 10:20 left ... With the game tied, made a triple and two free throws and Arkansas led the rest of the way ... Last 3 came with 3:21 left to put the game out of reach
• Down 10 in the first half to Texas Tech, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start a 20-8 run to end the first half and give Arkansas a 2-point lead ... Only scored once in the second, a free throw with 19 seconds for a 2-point lead ... Grabbed the final rebound on the defensive end to seal to win over the Red Raiders
• In the Elite 8 contest versus Baylor, tied for the team lead in scoring with 14 points despite playing just 14:47 after fouling out with 13:38 left in the second half ... Was 5-of-6 from the field, including 2-of-2 from 3-point.
2019-20 (Jr. at Arkansas):
Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 (So. at Jacksonville):
Voted second team All-ASUN after averaging 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists; all team highs … Scoring average ranked fifth in the ASUN while ranking fourth in assists, fourth in steals (1.6) and 10th in rebounding … Posted 24 games in double figures, including nine 20-point games, with nine games of five assists or more and three games with at least 10 rebounds … Had three double-doubles, including a triple double at Kennesaw State (15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists … First double-double was the game prior to triple double, posting 12 points with 13 rebounds versus Lipscomb … Other double-double came versus Stetson as he scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds … Scored a career-high 40 points, adding eight rebounds and five assists, versus Florida Memorial … Made 16-of-22 shots from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point range … Had 29 points and five assists in the regular-season finale versus Florida Gulf Coast … Versus Indiana, posted 15 point and rebounds.
2017-18 (Fr. at Jacksonville):
Named ASUN Freshman of the Year after averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range ... Started all 28 games he appeared in until injuring his foot and missing the final five games of the year ... Scored 432 points, the second-most by a Dolphin freshman in a season ... Scored a then career-high 30 points vs. Middle Georgia State ... Scored 20 or more points seven times, four times in ASUN play ... Knocked down a season-best five three-pointers twice (at UAB, at Michigan) ... Hit two free throws with one second left to lead the Dolphins to a win at Stetson ... Led ASUN freshman in scoring (15.4 ppg), minutes (31.4 mpg) and steals (49) ... Was the ASUN Player of the Week once and Newcomer of the Week twice.
High School:
Was a four-year starter at Newton High School ... Averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game ... Led his team to the 2016-17 7A Elite 8 with a 26-2 record ... 2016 GACA All-State member, Region Tourney Player of the Year and All-Region 2 AAAAAA team ... In AAU ball, was named the Atlanta Lightning MVP in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Personal:
Born Oct. 27, 1998. in Covington, Ga. ... Son of Stacy Notae ... Has four siblings: Jeremiah, Munie, Bailey and Keyanna ... Majoring in recreation and sport management.