Atem Kuol Atem

Atem Atem
North Adelaide Rockets
Position Forward
League Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991
Bor, South Sudan
Nationality South Sudanese
Listed height 203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
High school Illawarra Sports High School
(Wollongong, New South Wales)
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Ipswich Force
2015 Eastern Mavericks
2016 North-West Tasmania Thunder
2017 Goldfields Giants
2018–present North Adelaide Rockets

Atem Kuol Atem Bol (born 24 December 1991) is a South Sudanese basketball player for the North Adelaide Rockets of the South Australian Premier League.

Early life

Atem was born in Bor, South Sudan.[1] He and his family spent four years in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya before moving to Sydney, Australia, where he was introduced to basketball by his high school teacher. He started to take the sport seriously when he was offered a scholarship to Illawarra Sports High School in Wollongong, and from there he earned a scholarship to Northern Oklahoma College in the United States.[2] Atem was on the 2012–13 roster at North Oklahoma College, but red-shirting challenged his commitment.[3] He didn't want to return to North Oklahoma for the 2013–14 season,[3] and instead embarked on a career in the Australian state leagues.

Career in the Australian state leagues

In 2014, Atem joined the Ipswich Force of the Queensland Basketball League (QBL). He only managed a handful of games in the QBL, as he spent the majority of the year with the Force's Southern Basketball League (SBL) affiliate team. He was subsequently named the MVP of the SBL team.[4][5]

In August 2014, Atem joined the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) for a number of preseason matches ahead of the 2014–15 NBL season.[3] He was also offered a place in the team's development program.[2] He remained in South Australia for the 2015 Premier League season, as he joined the Eastern Mavericks.[6] In October 2015, he joined the 36ers training squad for the 2015–16 NBL season.[2]

In November 2015, Atem signed with the North-West Tasmania Thunder for the 2016 SEABL season.[7] In 20 games for the Thunder, he averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.[8]

On 31 October 2016, Atem signed with the Goldfields Giants for the 2017 State Basketball League season.[9] In 23 games for the Giants, he averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[10][11]

In December 2017, Atem signed with the North Adelaide Rockets for the 2018 season, returning to the Premier League for a second stint.[12]

National team

In March 2017, Atem played for the South Sudanese national team at the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers. In four games, he averaged 9.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Atem Kuol Atem's profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Cross, Neil (27 October 2015). "Sudanese refugees, Mawut Deng and Atem Atem, join Adelaide 36ers NBL training squad". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Nagy, Boti (27 August 2014). "Daequon Montreal and Atem Atem to make Adelaide 36ers debuts in Darwin against Townsville crocodiles and Japan". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "That's a Wrap! - 2014 QBL & SBL Awards". SportsTG.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Lems, David (18 September 2014). "American MVP is keen to sign again for 2015 Force". QT.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Nagy, Boti (11 March 2016). "Basketball Premier League tips off tonight — but who knew?". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Morris, Terry (6 November 2015). "Thunder retains Jackson, signs Atem". Examiner.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Player statistics for Atem Atem". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Giants strike early in recruit search". GoldfieldsGiants.com. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Atem Atem". GoldfieldsGiants.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Player statistics for Atem Atem". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "ATEM ATEM TO PLAY AT NORTH ADELAIDE IN 2018". SportsTG.com. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Atem Kuol Atem BOL". FIBA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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