Deng Adel

Deng Adel
Adel playing for Louisville
Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Juba, Sudan (now South Sudan)
Nationality South Sudanese / Australian
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Victory Rock Prep
(Bradenton, Florida)
College Louisville (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Deng Adel (born 1 February 1997) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

Early life

Adel was born in Juba under what is now South Sudan. As a youth, he, his mother and five siblings fled war-torn Sudan and moved to Uganda to set up a move to Australia when Deng was 8 years of age. He settled in Melbourne in 2004 and lived in the suburbs of Fitzroy and Sunshine. Basketball only came into Adel's life when his friends introduced him to it as a 14-year-old. From there, he began playing locally for the Sunshine Longhorns, and in 2012, he joined the Waverley Falcons' Big V team.[1][2] Growing up, Adel also played soccer and ran track.[3]

Adel attended high school at both Keilor Downs College[4] and Xavier College.[1] In August 2013, he moved to the United States after landing a rare $20,000 basketball scholarship to Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Florida.[5]

High school career

As a junior at Victory Rock Prep in 2013–14, Adel averaged 22 points and eight rebounds per game in helping the Blue Devils to a 24–8 record.[6]

In November 2014, Adel signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Louisville.[6] Adel considered offers from Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi and Virginia Tech before choosing to sign with the Cardinals.[6]

As a senior at Victory Rock Prep in 2014–15, Adel averaged 19.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in helping the Blue Devils to a 27–9 record. He subsequently earned all-state selection by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC).[3]

College career

In May 2015, Adel enrolled in classes and moved to the University of Louisville for the first session of summer school.[7] He later joined the Louisville Cardinals for the 2015–16 season, and was made a starter for the team to begin his freshman campaign. He started for the Cardinals in the first two games of the season, averaging 4.5 points in 17 minutes while helping the team win both games. However, on 20 November, the day before the team's third game, Adel landed awkwardly in practice and was subsequently ruled out for three to six weeks with an MCL sprain in his left knee.[8] He returned to full practise on 21 December,[9][10] and made his return to the court the following night against UMKC.[11] On 30 January 2016, he recorded season-highs in points (12), rebounds (five) and minutes played (21) against Virginia.[12] On 6 February, he had a season-best game with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes as a starter in a 79–47 win over Boston College.[13]

As a junior, Adel led Louisville in scoring with 15.0 points per game and also pulled down 5.2 rebounds per game. After completing his junior year at Louisville, Adel announced him intentions on enter the 2018 NBA Draft. Originally, he entered the draft without hiring an agent, but after a few weeks, he hired an agent of his own accord, thus removing any chance of him returning to Louisville for his senior year at the university.[14]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Louisville 22812.1.456.350.7412.1.6.3.04.0
2016–17 Louisville 333030.1.422.346.7714.52.1.6.412.1
2017–18 Louisville 343333.1.447.350.7865.22.8.6.314.9
Career 897126.8.437.348.7764.12.0.5.311.2

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Adel signed with the Houston Rockets for the NBA Summer League.[15] On September 14, 2018, Adel signed with the Toronto Raptors on a training camp contract.[16] After appearing in two preseason games, Adel was waived on October 12.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Ward, Roy (4 March 2015). "Rising star Deng Adel chases NBA dream with Louisville Cardinals college team". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Player statistics for Deng Adel". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Deng Adel - 2015-16 Men's Basketball". GoCards.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Keilor Downs College Ex-Student, Reaching The Heights". kdc.vic.edu.au. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Lucas, Brendan (23 August 2013). "Melbourne teenager Deng Adel lands US basketball scholarship". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Cards' Basketball Signing Class Among Nation's Best". GoCards.com. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Greer, Jeff (11 May 2015). "Deng Adel enrolls at U of L, starts workouts". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Greer, Jeff (21 November 2015). "Louisville's Deng Adel has sprained MCL". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Greer, Jeff (19 December 2015). "Deng Adel nears return from knee injury". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Greer, Jeff (21 December 2015). "Louisville's Deng Adel returns to practice". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "No. 16 Louisville pulls away from Missouri-Kansas City 75-47". ESPN.com. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Jones, Steve (30 January 2016). "Adel's play a silver lining in U of L's loss". Courier-Journal.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "No. 19 Louisville rolls past Boston College 79-47". ESPN.com. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Moore, Annie (April 9, 2018). "Deng Adel to hire agent, stay in NBA Draft". NBC12. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ Sayers, Justin (June 23, 2018). "Louisville's Deng Adel joins Houston Rockets for NBA Summer League". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Raptors Sign Adel and Collinsworth". NBA.com. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Raptors Waive Four". NBA.com. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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