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Kouat Noi (born 29 October 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Sutherland Sharks of the NBL1 East. He is also contracted with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. Noi started his professional career in 2019 with the Cairns Taipans of the NBL. He joined the Kings in 2022 and won an NBL championship in 2023.
Noi attended San Clemente High School and St Francis Xavier's College in Newcastle. In 2014, Noi moved to the United States and enrolled at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he briefly played alongside Ben Simmons. As a senior in the 2015–16 season, Noi averaged more than 19 points per game for the Eagles.
In 2017–18, Noi played in all 33 of TCU's games, starting nine of them. He averaged 10.2 points per game as the Frogs finished the season with a 21-12 record and secured a berth in the 2018 NCAA tournament, the program's first in 20 years.
As a sophomore, Noi registered his first collegiate 20-point game with a 27-point performance against Eastern Michigan on 26 November 2018 and his first career 30-point game against Oklahoma on 12 January 2019. Noi averaged 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore playing in 31 games, including 19 starts. He declared for the 2019 NBA draft, forfeiting his remaining two years of eligibility. He later withdrew from the draft.
In June 2022, Noi signed a two-year contract with the Sydney Kings. After winning the 2022–23 championship, the club exercised its team option on his contract.
Noi re-joined the USC Rip City for the 2023 NBL1 North season. He was named to the All-NBL1 North First Team for the second straight year.
In the 2023–24 NBL season, Noi averaged 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 25 games for the Kings.
On 18 March 2024, Noi signed with the Darwin Salties for the 2024 NBL1 North season. He was named to the NBL1 North First Team for the third straight year.
On 2 April 2024, Noi re-signed with the Kings on a three-year deal. On 19 January 2025, he scored a career-high 32 points in an 88–77 win over the Tasmania JackJumpers. He was named the NBL Best Sixth Man for the 2024–25 season.
On 27 February 2025, Noi signed with the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for the rest of the 2024–25 season. Following the CBA season, he joined the Sutherland Sharks of the NBL1 East for the 2025 season.
Noi has two children with his partner who is an Indigenous Australian.
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