Paul Noel

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Paul Wendel Noel (August 4, 1924 – November 16, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.

Born in Midway, Kentucky, Noel was a 6'4" forward from the University of Kentucky, Noel played five seasons (1947–1952) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Rochester Royals. He averaged 3.3 points per game in his BAA/NBA career and won a league championship with Rochester in 1951.

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1947–48	New York	29	–	.290	.633	–	.1	3.4
1948–49	New York	47	–	.253	.617	–	.7	3.8
1949–50	New York	65	–	.337	.609	–	1.0	3.8
1950–51†	Rochester	52	–	.282	.711	1.6	.7	2.5
1951–52	Rochester	8	4.0	.222	.667	.5	.4	.8
Career		201	4.0	.291	.636	1.4	.7	3.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1948	New York	3	–	.000	.000	–	.0	.0
1949	New York	4	–	.417	.800	–	.5	3.5
1950	New York	5	–	.143	.333	–	.2	.6
1951†	Rochester	9	–	.389	.714	1.0	.1	2.1
Career		21	–	.295	.625	1.0	.2	1.7