| No. 13–Mexico City Capitanes | |
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| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 July 2002 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Listed height | 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2023 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2022 | Illawarra Hawks (NBL1 East) |
| 2023 | Southern Districts Spartans |
| 2023–2025 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2024 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| 2025–present | Mexico City Capitanes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Akoldah Gak (born 12 July 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League.
Gak was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to parents who had fled South Sudan and moved to Australia. [1] He attended St Dominic's College in Sydney. [2] Gak received a scholarship to attend Blair Academy in the United States in 2018 through a basketball pipeline that was established by professional basketball player and Blair alumni, Luol Deng. [1]
On 12 October 2020, Gak signed a three-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). [3] He was rostered as a development player during the 2020–21 NBL season before he became a contracted player for the remainder of his tenure. [3] Gak's family chose for him to develop in Australia due to the global uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic; Hawks head coach Brian Goorjian considered the assignment of a National Basketball Association (NBA) prospect to his team as a "real compliment". [4] Gak received limited playing time during his three seasons with the Hawks. [5]
In the 2022 off-season, Gak played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League [6] and had a one-game stint with the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL1 East. [7] In the 2023 off-season, he played for the Southern Districts Spartans in the NBL1 North. [7]
On 10 April 2023, Gak signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans. [8]
Gak joined the West Adelaide Bearcats for the 2024 NBL1 Central season. [7] He was named the NBL1 Central U23 Player of the Year. [9]
On 4 December 2024, Gak was ruled out for a month with a knee injury. [10]
On 2 March 2025, Gak signed with the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. [11]
Gak played for the Australia men's national under-19 basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. [12] In 2022, he played for the Australian Boomers in three FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. [13]
Two of Gak's older brothers have played college basketball: Gorjok for the California Baptist Lancers and Deng for the Miami Hurricanes. [1] [4]