Deng Acuoth (born 24 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays as center.
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Position | Center |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 25) Sydney, New South Wales |
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–present | Adelaide 36ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[8] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[9]
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