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Deng Acuoth

Deng Acuoth
No. 13 – SG Apes
PositionCenter
LeagueThe League
Personal information
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian / South Sudanese
Listed height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Sydney Kings
2018Melbourne Tigers
2019Ballarat Miners
2019–2020South East Melbourne Phoenix
2021Ballarat Miners
2021–2022Mega Tbilisi
2022–2024Knox Raiders
2022–2023Adelaide 36ers
2023Al-Muharraq
2023Al-Arabi SC
2024Sagesse Club
2024Keilor Thunder
2024Kalleh Mazandaran
2024–presentSG Apes
Career highlights and awards

Deng Acuoth (born 2 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the SG Apes of The League.

Professional career

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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]

In January 2024, Acuoth joined Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.[11]

In September 2024, Acuoth joined Kalleh Mazandaran of the Iranian Basketball Super League.[12]

On 13 November 2024, Acuoth signed with the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association,[13] but he didn't play any game.

On 22 December 2024, Acuoth signed with the SG Apes of The League.[14][15]

National team career

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Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[16] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[17]

In August 2023, Acuoth was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Kings Thank Deng Acuoth". sydneykings.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Deng Acuoth re-signs at Ballarat – Ballarat Basketball". Ballaratbasketball.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Kyle (31 January 2020). "Acuoth returns to Miners with 'unfinished business'". The Courier. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Den Acuoth (ex Ballarat Min.) agreed terms with Mega". Afrobasket.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ "NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Acuoth signs on for NBL23". adelaide36ers.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Acuoth Handed Betting Suspension". nbl.com.au. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "BAL 2023 : Acuoth Deng débarque à l'US Monastir | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ "NBL1 South Recap | Men's Grand Final 2023". NBL1.com.au. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Sagesse inks Deng Acuoth". Eurobasket.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Deng Acuoth (ex Keilor T.) is a second import added to the roster of Kalleh". Eurobasket.com. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ "【官宣】深圳新世纪篮... - @深圳新世纪烈豹篮球俱乐部的微博". 微博. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  14. ^ "WELCOME TO THE SG APES!". Facebook. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Apes land Deng Acuoth". Eurobasket.com. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  16. ^ "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Deng ACUOTH at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  18. ^ Woods, Dan (10 August 2023). "South Sudan names finalised World Cup roster". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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