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Junior Madut (born 26 March 1997), also sometimes referred to as Deng Junior Ring, is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Manchester Basketball of the British Super League Basketball (SLB). 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.




Early life


Madut was born in Juba, South Sudan, and grew up in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.
Madut attended Wyndham College in Sydney and then DME Academy in Daytona, Florida.




College career


Between 2017 and 2019, Madut played college basketball for Eastern Florida State College. After redshirting the 2019–20 season, he played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.




Professional career


On 9 June 2022, Madut signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League. In 28 games during the 2022–23 NBL season, he averaged 3.96 points and 2.32 rebounds per game.
In February 2023, Madut joined the Norths Bears for the 2023 NBL1 East season. On 15 April 2023, he scored 50 points in a 113–62 win over the Penrith Panthers.
On 2 May 2023, Madut signed a two-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers. On 5 January 2024, he was released by the JackJumpers.
On 21 January 2024, Madut signed with Kauhajoen Karhu of the Finnish Korisliiga.
On 25 September 2024, Madut signed with Manchester Basketball of the Super League Basketball for the 2024–25 season.




National team career


In 2021, Madut debuted for the South Sudan national basketball team at AfroBasket 2021.
In August 2023, Madut was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.




References






External links


NBL profile
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors college bio

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• Junior Madut
• Manchester Basketball
• DME Academy
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• South East Melbourne Phoenix
• 2023–24 Tasmania JackJumpers season
• 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads
• 2023–24 S.E. Melbourne Phoenix season
• 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
• 2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team