Junior Madut (born 26 March 1997),[1][2] also sometimes referred to as Deng Junior Ring,[3] is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL).
| No. 0 – S.E. Melbourne Phoenix | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBL |
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| Born | (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 25) Juba, South Sudan |
| Nationality | South Sudanese / Australian |
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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| NBA draft | 2022 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
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He also plays for the South Sudan national team.
Madut was born in Juba, South Sudan,[1] and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.[4][5]
Madut attended Wyndham College in Sydney and then DME Academy in Daytona, Florida.[1]
Between 2017 and 2019, Madut played college basketball for Eastern Florida State College.[1] After redshirting the 2019–20 season, he played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.[1]
On 9 June 2022, Madut signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League on a two-year deal with a team option for the second year.[4]
In 2021, Madut debuted for the South Sudan national basketball team at AfroBasket 2021.[3]
South East Melbourne Phoenix current roster | |
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