Dhieu Deing

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Dhieu Deing
No. 2–Dynamo
Position Shooting guard
League BAL
Personal information
Born (2001-08-28) 28 August 2001 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican / South Sudanese
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight175 kg (386 lb)
Career information
High school High Point Central
(High Point, North Carolina)
College
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Cape Town Tigers
2023 Pazi
2024–present Dynamo
Career highlights and awards

Dhieu Abwok Deing (born 28 August 2001) is an American-South Sudanese basketball player for Dynamo of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for the USC Aiken Pacers, Dodge City CC Conquistadors, and UTSA Roadrunners.

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High school and college career

Deing attended High Point Central High School and was a three-time all-conference selection, as well as a two-time all-state and all-district honoree. [1]

In his freshmen year with the USC Aiken, Deing averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Deing majored in communication. [1] He transferred to Dodge City Community College, where he averaged 19.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in his sophomore year. [2] Following the season, he transferred to UTSA, where he averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in his junior season. Deing later declared for the 2022 NBA draft and decided to forego his remaining college eligibility. [3]

Professional career

In August 2022, Deing joined the Cape Town Tigers and helped them win the South African national championship. [4]

In September 2023, Deing joined the Tanzanian club Pazi for the 2024 BAL qualification tournaments. [5] He made his debut on 19 October 2023, scoring a team-high 24 points in Pazi's win over Elan Coton. [6] Despite Pazi being unable to qualify, Deing led the Road to BAL in scoring with 22.2 points per game. [7]

In January 2024, Deing joined Burundian team Dynamo for the 2024 BAL season. [8] On 9 March 2024, Deing made his BAL debut with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Dynamo's 73–86 win over the Cape Town Tigers. [9] However, Dynamo forfeited its following games as the team refused to wear the league's sponsor logo Visit Rwanda amidst political tensions between Burundi and Rwanda.

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National team career

Deing was on the South Sudan men's national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021. [11] He contributed 11.2 points per game, helping the team reach the quarterfinals of the tournament. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 UTSA 251327.2.407.299.7545.31.51.3.213.6

NCAA Division II

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 USC Aiken 291528.4.423.342.7944.31.1.8.711.6

JUCO

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Dodge City CC 222132.8.391.338.7534.72.21.9.219.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dhieu Deing - Men's Basketball". University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Dhieu Deing Player Profile, Texas-San Antonio, NCAA Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (17 May 2022). "UTSA's Dhieu Deing tells me that he has hired an agent and will stay in the 2022 NBA Draft. Averaged 13.6 PPG and 5.6 RPG last season" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 June 2022– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Road to BAL: Dar es Salaam hosts Group C teams in battle for Elite 16 slot". FIBA.basketball. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023. The side has also acquired the services of highly-sought-after guard Dhieu Deing [...]
  6. ↑ "Pazi Basketball Club v Elan Coton BBC boxscore - Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023 - 19 October". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Players statistics of the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ↑ @dynamobasketballclub (24 January 2024). "News: @dhieudeng the south Sudanese shooting guard has arrived in Bujumbura after the coach @julienchaignot and the player @thelionkillaa are already here as our recruits for @thebal . Other new recruits are expected to arrive next week to complete our roster. Welcome @dhieudeng 💚🤍" – via Instagram.
  9. ↑ "LiveStats". geniussports.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Burundi's Dynamo exit Basketball Africa League over jersey row". Reuters . 12 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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