Deng Acuoth
Australian-South Sudanese basketball player
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Deng Acuoth (born 2 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of P. League+.
| No. 13 – Taipei Fubon Braves | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | P. League+ |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 October 1996 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 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 |
| 2022–2024 | Knox Raiders |
| 2022–2023 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 2023 | Al-Muharraq |
| 2023 | Al-Arabi SC |
| 2024 | Sagesse Club |
| 2024 | Keilor Thunder |
| 2024 | Kalleh Mazandaran |
| 2024–2025 | SG Apes |
| 2025 | US Monastir |
| 2025 | Al Bataeh |
| 2026–present | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| Career highlights | |
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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]
On 13 November 2024, Acuoth signed with the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association,[13] but he didn't play any game.
On 22 December 2024, Acuoth signed with the SG Apes of The League.[14][15]
National team career
Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for AfroBasket 2021.[16] As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.[17]
In August 2023, Acuoth was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[18]