I think I'm mostly looking forward to the college life. I'm looking forward to more freedom. Here everything is really structured and scheduled, but in college you've got to be more responsible and you can get things done on your own time. I'm really looking forward to that.

5 of the blocks happened while Noel had 4 personal fouls and two of them were slam dunk attempts. " Ole Miss senior forward Murphy Holloway added that he believes Nerlens Noel is the "best shot blocker [he has] played against" including Anthony Davis. The AP has honored at least one UK freshman on the first team in four-consecutive seasons.

Noel a son of Haitian immigrants to the U. He is known for his trademark hi-top fade hairstyle. He plays center and was one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2012.