Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana adds Kirkwood to their roster

Defending champion Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (Liga OTP banka) added 26-year old Canadian forward Noah Kirkwood (201cm-98kg-1999, college: Harvard) to their roster for the new 2026-27 season. Kirkwood played last season at Slask in the Polish OBL league, where he averaged 12.1ppg, 4.5rpg, and 3.5apg in 27 games, helping them reach the Polish Cup Semifinals. He was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Polish League First Team for his impressive performance. Kirkwood also played 16 games in Eurocup, averaging 12.7ppg, 4.3rpg, and 4.4apg. In the previous (2024-25) season, he played at Saint Quentin (Betclic ELITE ProA) in the French league.
He is a quite experienced player. Kirkwood has played professionally in Canada, France, Germany (Telekom Baskets), and the NBA G League (Long Island Nets).
In 2025, his team reached the French Leaders Cup Final Four. In 2019, he was named All-Ivy League Rookie of the Year during his college career.
Kirkwood graduated from Harvard University in 2022 and this will be his fifth season as a professional player.