5
Nov
2026
Aussies in NCAAM
Noah cracks code with career night for the Norse
Australian Northern Kentucky senior forward Noah Pagotto had a career-high 30 points against South Dakota. Photo: Northern Kentucky
Noah Pagotto scored 30 on 11-from-15 shooting, and 10 Aussie men's teams went 9-1 on day three.
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Northern Kentucky senior forward Noah Pagotto, scored 30 points on 11-from-15 shooting as the Norse beat South Dakota 102-94 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion, South Dakota.
Ten Australian men had a game on day three, and their teams went a combined 9-1.
All box scores are below in a searchable table. Games played Wednesday, November 4 US time, Thursday, November 5. All times AEDT.
Pagotto, who transferred from East Texas A&M, went 7-from-11 at the line and 1-from-2 from three in 36 minutes, adding four rebounds and two assists. It is the highest score by any Australian man on our tracker this season, ahead of the 23 Charles Johnston put up on opening day, and it follows the 19 points and 12 rebounds Pagotto had against UTEP on opening day.
Fellow Australian Will Shortt, a Northern Kentucky junior from Sydney, started and had three rebounds and a block in 14 minutes. Sophomore Ethan Elliott, from Perth, dressed but did not play
Saint Mary's junior guard Josh Dent, from Wollongong, made five of his six threes for 17 points and six assists in 21 minutes as the Gaels beat North Dakota State 105-64 at University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California. Four Australians played for Saint Mary's and they scored 38 of its 105 points between them.
Saint Mary's redshirt sophomore Rory Hawke, from Townsville, did not miss, going 6-from-6 from the field and 3-from-3 from three for 15 points in 18 minutes. Sophomore Luke Fennell, from Melbourne, had four points, two rebounds and two assists off the bench, and freshman Flynn Pavely, from Frenchs Forest, had two points and a block in nine minutes.
Southeast Missouri State senior forward Clayton Jewell, from Darwin, had eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 18 minutes as the Redhawks beat Webster 90-65. Furman senior Charles Johnston, from Sydney, needed only 12 minutes for six points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Paladins beat Bob Jones 121-52. Neither Webster nor Bob Jones is a Division I program.
The only loss belonged to Maryland Eastern Shore senior Alvin Cole, from the Gold Coast, who scored five points with a three in 15 minutes as the Hawks went down 63-49 at High Point.
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