Deng Acuoth
Mega Tbilisi | |
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Position | Center |
League | Georgian Superliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 24 October 1996
Nationality | Australian / South Sudanese |
Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Sydney Kings |
2019–2020 | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
2019–2021 | Ballarat Miners |
2021–present | Mega Tbilisi |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Deng Acuoth (born 24 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese basketball player who plays for Mega Tbilisi and South Sudan.[1] Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays as center.
Professional career[]
Acuoth made his professional debut with the Sydney Kings in the NBL.[2] In May 2019, he joined the South East Melbourne Phoenix.[3] The same year, Acuoth played with the Ballarat Miners in the NBL1, where he received the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2019 season.[4]
Acuoth re-signed with the Ballarat Miners for the 2020 season.[4] He re-signed in January 2021.[5]
On 8 December 2021, he signed with Mega Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga.[6]
National team career[]
Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[7] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[8]
References[]
- ^ "NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion". ballarat.nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Deng Acuoth, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Sydney Kings Official Website". www.sydneykings.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Deng Acuoth re-signs at Ballarat – Ballarat Basketball". Ballaratbasketball.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Evans, Kyle (31 January 2020). "Acuoth returns to Miners with 'unfinished business'". The Courier. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Den Acuoth (ex Ballarat Min.) agreed terms with Mega". Afrobasket.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Deng ACUOTH at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links[]
- Deng Acuoth at RealGM
- 1996 births
- Centers (basketball)
- South Sudanese men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Living people
- Sydney Kings players
- Ballarat Miners players
- South East Melbourne Phoenix players
- South Sudanese sportspeople stubs
- African basketball biography stubs