Deng Acuoth (born 2 October 1996) is an Australian-South Sudanese professional

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player for the SG Apes of

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Professional career

Acuoth made his professional debut with the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL) during the 2017–18 season. After a season in the

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with the

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, he had another season with the Kings in 2018–19. In 2019, Acuoth played for the

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in the

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and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award. He then played for the

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during the

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. Acuoth was set to play for the Ballarat Miners in 2020, 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

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of the

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. He later joined the

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of the

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for the 2022 season. On 10 August 2022, Acuoth signed with the

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for the

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. 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. In January 2023, Acuoth joined the defending

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(BAL) champions US Monastir for the 2023 season. In August 2023, he helped the

win the NBL1 South championship. In October 2023, Acutoh played for Bahraini club

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. In January 2024, Acuoth joined Sagesse Club of the

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. In September 2024, Acuoth joined Kalleh Mazandaran of the

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. On 13 November 2024, Acuoth signed with the

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of the

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, but he didn't play any game. On 22 December 2024, Acuoth signed with the SG Apes of

National team career

Acuoth was on the South Sudan national basketball team for

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. As the starting center of the team, he averaged 9.3 points and 9 rebounds per game. In August 2023, Acuoth was named in the South Sudan squad for the

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Deng Acuoth
at RealGM {{DEFAULTSORT:Acuoth, Deng 1996 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian men's basketball players Australian people of South Sudanese descent Ballarat Miners players Centers (basketball) South Sudanese men's basketball players Sydney Kings players South East Melbourne Phoenix players Basketball players from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Al-Muharraq SC basketball players Al-Arabi SC basketball players Sagesse SC (basketball) players 21st-century Australian sportsmen SG Apes players BC Margveti players