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A fan favorite in Allen Fieldhouse, Nooner
enters his third season as a Jayhawk
• A
non-scholarship student-athlete who came to KU as a walk-on
in 1996-97 after emerging from a large group of candidates
at an open campus try-out
• Known
for his three-point shooting, Nooner gives the Jayhawks
depth on the perimeter
• Came
off the bench in the first half of KU’s win over Kansas
State in last year’s Big 12 Tournament, providing the
team with a spark
• Enjoyed
an outstanding prep career at Raytown (Mo.) High, where he
was one of the top players in the Kansas City metro area
• A good
student seeking a degree in business
administration
Sophomore Season
(1997-98)
Saw action in 22 games including
nine conference games
• Played
an average of 2.2 minutes per game
• Made
7-of-19 field goal attempts (.368) including 6-of-16 (.375)
from three-point range
• Made
his only two free throw attempts
• Played
in all three Big 12 Tournament games
• Was
5-of-10 from beyond the arc against non-conference opponents
• Hit at
least one three-pointer in four different games
• Did not
attempt a shot inside the three-point arc after mid-December
• Hit a
three-pointer in a win over UNLV in the Preseason NIT
• Went
2-of-2 from the line and added a steal in the Big 12
Conference opener against Nebraska
• Knocked
down his only three-point field goal attempt in a
CBS-televised win at Texas
• Hit
three three-point field goals in the postseason including
one against Nebraska in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals and
two three-pointers (on two attempts) against Prairie View A&M
in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Freshman Season
(1996-97)
Played in 21 games, seeing 38
minutes of action
•
Attempted at least one field goal in 13 of those games
• Was
8-of-20 from the field (40.0 percent) and made four of his
12 three-point attempts
• Scored
his first collegiate points Dec. 30 against Washburn, then
made his first career three-point field goal three nights
later against Brown
• Scored
four points, blocked a shot and had one steal in home win
over Oklahoma State
• Erupted
for eight points on 3-of-3 shooting -- including 2-of-2 from
three-point range -- in Feb. 15 win over Colorado
• That
performance inspired a column in the Kansas City Star the
next day
• Saw
action in four of the final six games of the regular season
• Played
in all three Big 12 Tournament games
• Played
three minutes in conference title game against Missouri
• Saw
action in KU’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over
Jackson State
High
School
Raytown (Mo.) High School, 1996
• Led the
Blue Jays to conference championships in 1995 and 1996
• Played
for coach Marc Scanlon
• Team
won a district title in 1995
• Was
named all-area, all-conference and all-district as a senior
• Was
all-conference and all-area as a junior
• Sank a
remarkable 13 three-point field goals in a summer league
game against Pembroke Hill
• Once
scored 33 points against Washington High School
• High
school teammate Cortez Groves plays for Kansas
State
Personal
Post-school ambition is to own a
business or work for a Big Six accounting firm
• Because
KU had one extra scholarship last season, it was rewarded to
Nooner for the year
Notes
• One of
three players on the roster from the state of Missouri
joining Ryan Robertson (Saint Charles) and Jeff Carey
(Camdenton).
•
Nooner’s high school teammate was former Nebraska
standout Tyronn Lue. Nooner and Nebraska’s Cookie
Belcher, who grew up near Raytown, remain good friends.
•
Nicknamed “Noon Ball” by teammates.
• Nooner
claims to be the team champion in chess.
Major
Business Administration
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Season/Career
Highs
Points
5 vs. Pennsylavania
(11-17-98) Season
8 vs. Colorado
(2-15-97) Career
Rebounds
2 vs. Fort Hays St.
(11-21-98) Season
2, Two Times Career
Field Goals
1, Three Times Season
3 vs. Colorado
(2-15-97) Career
Field Goal Attempts
3 vs. Pennsylavania
(11-17-98) Season
3, Four Times Career
Three-Point Field Goals
1, Two Times Season
2, Two Times Career
Three-Point Attempts
3 vs. Pennsylavania
(11-17-98) Season
3, Two Times Career
Free Throws
2, Two Times Season
2, Three Times Career
Free Throw Attempts
2, Three Times Season
2, Five Times Career
Assists
2 vs. Texas A&M
(1-2-99) Season
2 vs. Texas A&M
(1-2-99) Career
Steals
2, vs. St. Louis
(12-23-98) Season
2 Two Times Career
Blocked Shots
0 Season
1 vs. Oklahoma St.
(2-12-97) Career
Minutes Played
11 vs. Kentucky
(12-1-98) Season
11 vs. Kentucky
(12-1-98) Career
Miscellaneous
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1998-99
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Career
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Games With 1+ 3-Point Field Goals
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2
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9
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'Hawktalk
Full Name
Terry Nooner, Jr.
Parent
Linda Denise White
Birthdate
November 12, 1977
Birthplace
Kansas City, Mo.
High School
Raytown (Mo.) HS
High School Coach
Marc Scanlon
Up
Close
Favorite TV shows
General Hospital; Loveline
Best book I have ever read
Divine Revelation of Hell
People who have had the greatest influence on my
athletic career
My mother and Reggie Middlebrook
When I played basketball as a kid I pretended to
be
Magic Johnson
The first time I met Coach Williams I
thought
He was very generous for chatting with me after winning a
big game
Person in history I would like to meet
Jesus Christ
My favorite class at KU is
Microeconomics
My greatest moment in sports was
Scoring eight points against Colorado
My favorite sports announcer is
Isiah Thomas
My nickname is
T Noon or Noonball
The best player I have ever faced was
Paul Pierce
My advice to youngsters is
Work hard and follow your dreams
If I could add one team to the schedule, it would
be
UCLA
The thing I like most about the city of Lawrence
is
The tremendous support of the basketball team
After my KU career is over, I’d like to be
remembered as
A nice guy that tried hard and loved to have fun
The teammate who makes me laugh the hardest
is
T.J. Pugh
If I could switch places with a person for a day,
I’d choose
Magic Johnson
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