Noa Kouakou-Heugue, a 2.09m power forward, successively went through the Voiron Training Center (Aura), played for Asvel's U15 team, then joined the Pole France. In summer 2023, he participated in the U16 European Championship with the French national team (limited playing time with 2.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11 minutes). For the 2023/2024 season, he made his debut in NM1 with statistics of 3.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 18 minutes played per game over 28 matches. In early 2024, Noa Kouakou-Heugue also participated in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT) averaging 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14 minutes per game (4 games played). On May 18, 2024, he was pre-selected by the FFBB for the U17 World Cup taking place from June 29 to July 7 in Turkey.
