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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.

Deng Acuoth
No. 7 – Adelaide 36ers
PositionCenter
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 25)
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–presentAdelaide 36ers
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]


National team career


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]


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. "South Sudan at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. "Deng ACUOTH at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.




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