Deng Acuoth

Deng Acuoth
No. 99 – Shenzhen Leopards
PositionCenter
LeagueChinese Basketball Association
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–presentShenzhen Leopards
Career highlights and awards

Deng Acuoth (born 2 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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.[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]

National team career

Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[13] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[14]

In August 2023, Acuoth was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[15]

References

  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. ^ "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Deng ACUOTH at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  15. ^ Woods, Dan (10 August 2023). "South Sudan names finalised World Cup roster". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.