Deng Deng

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Deng Deng
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)
Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Australian
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High school Box Hill (Melbourne, Victoria)
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016 Texas Legends
2017Al Shamal Doha
2017 Tadamon Zouk
2017 Korihait
2018 Louaize
2018McKinnon Cougars
2018–2019 Sydney Kings
2019 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2020–2021 Illawarra Hawks
2021–2022Kilsyth Cobras
2021–2022 Brisbane Bullets
2022–2023Illawarra Hawks
2023 Ipswich Force
Career highlights and awards

Deng Angok Deng (born 5 January 1992) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player. He also plays for the South Sudan national team.

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Deng played three seasons of college basketball in the United States, two with Lee College and one with Baylor. He has played professionally in the NBA Development League, Qatar, Lebanon, Finland, Poland and Australia. He debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2018 with the Sydney Kings. He played for the Illawarra Hawks in 2020–21, then the Brisbane Bullets in 2021–22, and then returned to the Hawks in 2022–23.

Early life

Deng was born in Sudan. [1] He moved to Egypt at age four and then Australia at age nine. [1] He is of South Sudanese descent. [2] He attended Box Hill Senior Secondary College in Melbourne, Victoria. [1]

College career

In 2012, Deng moved to the United States to attend Lee College. As freshman in 2012–13, he helped Lee to the school's first ever NJCAA Region 14 championship and qualified for the National Championship tournament with a 25–11 record. He was selected to the Region 14 All-Tournament team. [1] As a sophomore in 2013–14, he averaged 19.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He led Lee to a 20–12 record, earning NJCAA second-team All-Region 14 and first-team All-South Zone honours. He scored in double figures in 27 of 28 games before suffering an injury on 26 February. [1]

In May 2014, Deng signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Baylor Bears. [3] As a junior in 2014–15, he played 23 games for Baylor and averaged 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.8 minutes. [4]

In August 2015, Deng was ruled ineligible to play college basketball in 2015–16 due to his age. [5] Despite his ineligibility, Baylor still honoured his scholarship so that he could complete his graduation requirements. [5]

Professional career

On 25 February 2016, Deng was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. [4] In 16 games to finish the 2015–16 season, he averaged 2.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. [6]

In October 2016, Deng re-joined the Texas Legends. [6] He left after appearing in three games to start the 2016–17 season. [6] In February 2017, he played five games in Qatar for Al Shamal Doha. [7] The following month, he played four games in Lebanon for Tadamon Zouk. [7]

For the 2017–18 season, Deng moved to Finland to play for Korihait. [7] He played eight games between 26 September and 27 October. [7] In March 2018, he returned to Lebanon and played seven games for Louaize. [7]

In May 2018, Deng returned to Melbourne and joined the McKinnon Cougars for the rest of the Big V season. [2] [7] In 11 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. [7]

Following the Big V season, Deng joined the Sydney Kings for the 2018–19 NBL season. [8] In 19 games for the Kings, he averaged 2.2 points per game. [6] On 22 March 2019, he signed with Polish team MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza. [9] In 10 games to finish the PLK season, he averaged 12.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. [6] [7]

In October 2019, Deng joined the New Zealand Breakers as an injury replacement for Rob Loe. [10] [11] He did not play in a game during the 2019–20 NBL season. [6] [7]

On 16 July 2020, Deng signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2020–21 NBL season. [12] In 39 games, he averaged 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. [6] [7] He then played for the Kilsyth Cobras during the 2021 NBL1 South season. [13]

On 10 July 2021, Deng signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2021–22 NBL season. [14] He then returned to the Cobras for the 2022 NBL1 South season. [15]

On 1 June 2022, Deng signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2022–23 NBL season, returning to the team for a second stint. [16]

In the 2023 NBL1 North season, Deng helped the Ipswich Force reach the grand final series, where they defeated the Gold Coast Rollers 2–1 to win the championship behind Deng's 41 points and 13 rebounds in game three. [17]

National team career

In July 2015, Deng played for the Australian University National Team at the World University Games in South Korea. [18] In seven games, he averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. [7]

In February 2023, Deng played for the South Sudan national team, [19] and helped the country qualify for their first-ever World Cup after sealing their spot in the last qualifying round. [20]

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