Deng Acuoth
Dang Acuoth (born 2 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center.
| No. 2 – Sagesse SC | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 October 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian / South Sudanese |
| Listed height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2019 | Sydney Kings |
| 2018 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2019 | Ballarat Miners |
| 2019–2020 | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
| 2021 | Ballarat Miners |
| 2021–2022 | Mega Tbilisi |
| 2022 | Knox Raiders |
| 2022–2023 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2023 | US Monastir |
| 2023 | Knox Raiders |
| 2023 | Al-Muharraq |
| 2024 - present | Sagesse Club |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Acuoth made his professional debut with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL) during the 2017–18 season. After a season in the SEABL with the Melbourne Tigers, he had another season with the Kings in 2018–19.[1]
In 2019, Acuoth played for the Ballarat Miners in the NBL1 and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.[2] He then played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix during the 2019–20 NBL season.[citation needed]
Acuoth was set to play for the Ballarat Miners in 2020,[2][3] before Covid saw the cancelled of the season. He returned to Ballarat in 2021.[citation needed]
For the 2021–22 season, Acuoth moved to Georgia to play for Mega Tbilisi of the Superliga.[4] He later joined the Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South for the 2022 season.[5]
On 10 August 2022, Acuoth signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2022–23 NBL season.[6] He missed the season opener for betting activities that occurred during the off-season. He received a 10-match ban, with nine of the matches suspended subject to no additional breaches.[7]
In January 2023, Acuoth joined the defending Basketball Africa League (BAL) champions US Monastir for the 2023 season.[8] In August 2023, he helped the Knox Raiders win the NBL1 South championship.[9]
In October 2023, Acutoh played for Bahraini club Al-Muharraq.[10]
National team career edit
Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[11] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[12]
In August 2023, Acuoth was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Sydney Kings Thank Deng Acuoth". 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.
- ^ "NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Acuoth signs on for NBL23". adelaide36ers.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Acuoth Handed Betting Suspension". nbl.com.au. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "BAL 2023 : Acuoth Deng débarque à l'US Monastir | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Woods, Dan (10 August 2023). "South Sudan names finalised World Cup roster". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links edit
- Deng Acuoth at RealGM