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 Kauhajoen Karhu of the Korisliiga. After two seasons of college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, he played a season and a half in the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also plays for the South Sudan national team.
| No. 8 – Kauhajoen Karhu | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 March 1997 Juba, Sudan (now South Sudan) |
| Nationality | South Sudanese / Australian |
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | South East Melbourne Phoenix |
| 2023 | Norths Bears |
| 2023–2024 | Tasmania JackJumpers |
| 2024–present | Kauhajoen Karhu |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
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]
College career edit
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]
Professional career edit
On 9 June 2022, Madut signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League.[4] In 28 games during the 2022–23 NBL season, he averaged 3.96 points and 2.32 rebounds per game.[6]
In February 2023, Madut joined the Norths Bears for the 2023 NBL1 East season.[7] On 15 April 2023, he scored 50 points in a 113–62 win over the Penrith Panthers.[8]
On 2 May 2023, Madut signed a two-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers.[9][10] On 5 January 2024, he was released by the JackJumpers.[11][12]
On 21 January 2024, Madut signed with Kauhajoen Karhu of the Finnish Korisliiga.[13]
National team career edit
In 2021, Madut debuted for the South Sudan national basketball team at AfroBasket 2021.[3]
In August 2023, Madut was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Junior Madut". hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Madut". semphoenix.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Deng Junior RING at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Phoenix Add Junior Madut". NBL.com.au. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Madut". efsctitans.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior Madut". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Junior Madut signs with Norths Bears". nbl1.com.au. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Norths Bears vs Penrith". nbl1.com.au. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Madut set for big things in JackJumpers' Junior Year". jackjumpers.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Exciting Wing to Call Tasmania Home". nbl.com.au. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "JackJumpers make roster change". jackjumpers.com.au. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "JackJumpers sign championship winner". nbl.com.au. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "JUNIOR MADUT LIITTYY KARHUBASKETIN JOUKKUEESEEN". karhubasket.fi (in Finnish). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Woods, Dan (10 August 2023). "South Sudan names finalised World Cup roster". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.