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South Sudan. The South Sudan men's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing South Sudan. It was established in May 2011, and became a member of FIBA in December 2013. [2] They are nicknamed the Bright Stars. The most recently founded national basketball team in FIBA, South Sudan has already played at one AfroBasket ...
Stats at Basketball Reference. Wenyen Gabriel (born March 26, 1997) is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, after being a 5-star prospect in 2016, ranked as high as #14 on ESPN's Top 100.
Nuni Omot. Anunwa "Nuni" Omot (born October 3, 1994) is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears after two years at Concordia University and Indian Hills Community College.
Carlik Jones. Carlik Anthony Jones (born December 23, 1997) is an American-born naturalized South Sudanese professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the ABA League, Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders and the Louisville Cardinals.
Khaman Maluach. Khaman Madit Maluach (born 14 September 2006) is a South Sudanese college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he plays the center position. He is also a current member of the South Sudan national team, whom he joined at the age of 16.
Stats at Basketball Reference. Luol Ajou Deng OBE (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese-British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in what is now South Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, eventually settling in the United ...
JT Thor. Jokhow Panom " JT " Thor (born August 26, 2002) is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and was selected with the 37th ...
The South Sudanese took part in their first ever international football tournament when they took part in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda. [13][14] They were drawn in Group A alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, and hosts Uganda. [15] The national team played their first match against Ethiopia, losing 1–0 through a Yonathan Kebede goal.