Kuany Kuany (basketball, born 1994)

Kuany Ngor Kuany (born 8 July 1994) is a South Sudanese-Australian basketball player who last played for Kauhajoen Karhu of the Finnish League and FIBA Europe Cup.

Kuany Kuany
Free Agent
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994
Aweil, South Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Australian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
CollegeChaminade (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Cairns Taipans
2019Ballarat Miners
2019Sydney Kings
2021Sandringham Sabres
2021–2022Vrijednosnice Osijek
2022–2023Kauhajoen Karhu

Professional career

Born in Aweil, South Sudan, Kuany moved to Melbourne, Australia at age 9.[1][2] Kuany started his professional career in 2017 with the Cairns Taipans of the NBL. He stayed there for two seasons. On 20 December 2018, Kuany had a career-high 10 points in a home loss to the Sydney Kings. In the 2018–19 season, Kuany played with the Ballarat Miners in the NBL1. There, he averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

On 15 September 2019, Kuany signed with the Sydney Kings.[2] On 27 November, he was delisted from the roster by the Kings after the team acquired Xavier Cooks.[3]

In 2021, Kuany returned to the NBL1 to play with the Sandringham Sabres, where he averaged 20.2 points per game in 12 games.[4]

In September, 2021, Kuany signed for Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian League and the ABA League Second Division.[5]

National team career

Kuany has played for the South Sudan national basketball team. At AfroBasket 2021, he contributed 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds as a starter, helping the team reach the quarterfinals in its first major tournament.[6]

In August 2023, Kuany was named in the South Sudan squad for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[7]

References
  1. "Kuany Kuany". Aussiehoopla.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. "Kuany Kuany signs with Kings". nbl.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. Brehaut, David (27 November 2019). "Miners player makes way for son of Ballarat legend in NBL". The Courier. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. "NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. "Kuany u Osijeku - Brokeri potpisali kapetana reprezentacije Južnog Sudana". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "Kuany Ngor Kuany Player Profile, Chaminade, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. Woods, Dan (10 August 2023). "South Sudan names finalised World Cup roster". NBL.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.



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