Deng Acuoth

Deng Acuoth (born 24 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for US Monastir of the Championnat National A and the BAL. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center.

Deng Acuoth
US Monastir
PositionCenter
LeagueChampionnat National A
BAL
Personal information
Born (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996
Sydney, New South Wales
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
2022Knox Raiders
2022–2023Adelaide 36ers
2023–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL1 Defensive Player of the Year (2019)

Professional career

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.

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.

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]

National team career

Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[9] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[10]

References
  1. "Sydney Kings Thank Deng Acuoth". sydneykings.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "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 2022-07-04.
  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). 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  10. "Deng ACUOTH at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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