The Toronto Raptors announced Monday that they have signed guard Marquis Noel to a two-way contract.
Noel, 5-foot-8, 160 pounds, joins the Raptors after five years in the NCAA, spending time at Little Rock (2018-21) and Kansas State (2021-23). During the 2022-23 season, he averaged 17.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 2.6 steals and 36.9 minutes in 36 games (all starts) with the Wildcats. Noel finished the season ranked second nationally in assists made per game, total assists (297) and total steals (92). He was awarded the 2023 Bob Cousy Award, which is presented annually to the best guard in Division I men’s basketball. Nowell also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and was voted to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the second year in a row.
A native of Harlem, New York, Noel set an NCAA single-game tournament record with 19 assists on March 23 against Michigan State. His 54 assists during Kansas State’s run to the Elite Eight were the most since 1989, and the third in tournament history.